OT Another Yankee in the South

[Guest guest]

I have another addition to the Yankee stories:

In June of 2000, I moved from my birthplace (Queens,

NY) to my current residence (Culpeper, VA). While

waiting for a train, an elderly gentleman asked me the

time.

After I answered him, he said " I reckon you're not

from around here. " I stifled the temptation to laugh,

then I told him I was from Queens, NY.

He replied, " So, you're a Yankee. "

I said, " Well, I'm closer to Shea Stadium (where the

NY Mets play), but I'm a Yankee fan. " With that he

walked away in a huff as if I had just taken the

Lord's name in vain.

Later that night, I was recalling the incident to my

roommate, a fellow NYer whose dad lives in NC. She

helped me realize why the man walked away from me.

Now when people tell me I'm a Yankee, I still have the

same response. It usually makes people smile.

Have a great day,

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Rose DeNicola

Coordinator, Fauquier County's Promise

73 E. Lee Street, Box 22; Warrenton, VA 20186

Phone: (540) 347-7000, Fax: (540) 347-4732

www.fauquier.americaspromise.org

Fauquier County's Promise ... We're Pulling Our Weight

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[Guest guest]

I loved this story, !

Damn Yankee from the Land of Lincoln

[ ] OT Another Yankee in the South

> I have another addition to the Yankee stories:

>

> In June of 2000, I moved from my birthplace (Queens,

> NY) to my current residence (Culpeper, VA). While

> waiting for a train, an elderly gentleman asked me the

> time.

>

> After I answered him, he said " I reckon you're not

> from around here. " I stifled the temptation to laugh,

> then I told him I was from Queens, NY.

>

> He replied, " So, you're a Yankee. "

>

> I said, " Well, I'm closer to Shea Stadium (where the

> NY Mets play), but I'm a Yankee fan. " With that he

> walked away in a huff as if I had just taken the

> Lord's name in vain.

>

> Later that night, I was recalling the incident to my

> roommate, a fellow NYer whose dad lives in NC. She

> helped me realize why the man walked away from me.

>

> Now when people tell me I'm a Yankee, I still have the

> same response. It usually makes people smile.

>

> Have a great day,

>

[Guest guest]

,

Perfect answer! Loved the story. The way I figure it, if there weren't any

Yankees in the South, the indiginous population wouldn't have anything to

talk about.

Suzanne

[ ] OT Another Yankee in the South

> I have another addition to the Yankee stories:

>

> In June of 2000, I moved from my birthplace (Queens,

> NY) to my current residence (Culpeper, VA). While

> waiting for a train, an elderly gentleman asked me the

> time.

>

> After I answered him, he said " I reckon you're not

> from around here. " I stifled the temptation to laugh,

> then I told him I was from Queens, NY.

>

> He replied, " So, you're a Yankee. "

>

> I said, " Well, I'm closer to Shea Stadium (where the

> NY Mets play), but I'm a Yankee fan. " With that he

> walked away in a huff as if I had just taken the

> Lord's name in vain.

>

> Later that night, I was recalling the incident to my

> roommate, a fellow NYer whose dad lives in NC. She

> helped me realize why the man walked away from me.

>

> Now when people tell me I'm a Yankee, I still have the

> same response. It usually makes people smile.

>

> Have a great day,

>