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Cracker (Answer)

Here is the answer to the cracker word origin game.

I REALLY stumped so many people on this one!

Posted by Marina on June 19, 2008 · Filed under Lessons, cocomment  

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  1. azur says:
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    June 5, 2009 at 5:53 am

    There are two other southern regional names that I know of. “Tar Heels” and “Raw Backs”. North Carolina was a large producer of tar (pine pitch) for bottom of boats, and the North Carolina regiments were said that “they stuck to their works as if their heels were stuck with tar”. Of course this became a tease as the other states [especially the Virginian's] who would joke that they were slow, because of the “tar” on their heels. This ensued the nickname “Raw Backs” to the Virginian’s as the “Tar Heels” would reply that the Virginian’s “backs” were raw, because of they (NC) had to run over top of them in order to get to the front.

  2. darlingj says:
    145
    May 23, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    I’m getting you now…

    …but still not getting 30 secs of co-comment promo at the end of the vid…or maybe I do…

    You are SO much better and enduring than a temporary Sponsor…it’s YOU Marina – you will be around after they have had their moment in the sun…

    I feel it – know it…notice the date here…and the future will tell…

    …but then again, I could be wrong…

  3. leonard says:
    144
    April 24, 2009 at 10:26 pm

    :smile: random rules…http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/everyday-life-russian-antarctic-station/10210…guess when learning happens , just get out of its way… :eek: :razz: Related PostsA Day in the Life of Novolazarevskaya Antarctic Station
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    Helpless Penguins Killed by Climate Change….thanks to HFW…[efforts] and [affects]…now is nite, woe the bite..flyte

  4. leonard says:
    143
    August 22, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    random lesson and comment ‘nice pictures’ SPAIN Hot word to expand on. Soda crackers are food. Bees are Good and so are you!

  5. lostforwords says:
    142
    July 9, 2008 at 12:25 am

    I thought the way you compared yourself wearing heals to the airport to Russian girls wearing heals to MacDonalds was really sweet–it would be terrible if were born sophisticated snobs! I loved the way you showed your old pictures; the moment had a certain wistfulness, which I liked.

    By the way, there are too good words to investigate: sophisticated and snob.

    lostforwords

  6. tedt says:
    141
    July 7, 2008 at 6:32 am

    :lol: Me as a German knew that one, how could she stump so many ?
    Btw, most Americans are Europeans, and telling lies was invented by us I think, the old Romans already dd it :lol:

  7. rylankeeper says:
    140
    June 24, 2008 at 9:00 am

    yankee doodle

  8. spelcheck says:
    139
    June 24, 2008 at 2:40 am

    thier all yanks to me

  9. wayne_leonheart says:
    138
    June 22, 2008 at 11:41 am

    I believe that they called Northerner’s Yank’s or Yankee’s.

  10. daddydoc says:
    137
    June 22, 2008 at 8:53 am

    you asked, “if the northerners called the southerners ‘cracker’ as a slur, what slur did the southerners use to describe the northerners?”

    the obvious answer is that southern gentlemen don’t use slurs. The more common folk used the offensive term ‘Yankee’, to refer to the foppish idiocy described in the song yankee doodle dandy. note that members of the confederacy considered Washington and Jefferson as southerners.

    other slurs: up until the civil rights movement, the word ‘N*gger’ (nope i don’t mean nagger) was not considered a slur, it only referred to the color of one’s skin->latin nigre meaning ‘black’

    I was born and raised in the north, but my family roots are in the south, and i take personal affront every time i hear the derogatory term Yankee. Did you know that new york has even named one of its baseball teams this offensive slur? personally, i think that they should change it to something far less offensive, like “the New York Nigres”

    nequaquam Veritum

  11. boondoggle says:
    136
    June 22, 2008 at 1:52 am

    carpet baggers, like W

  12. okay4now says:
    135
    June 21, 2008 at 5:44 pm

    Marina, everyone’s always commenting on your looks/features I’d like to add to that and say I think your hair looks real nice. Of course, it always does etc etc. <—wow Andy, why was that so hard to say?

  13. shane says:
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    June 21, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    OK, dumb question. Where does the term Yankee come from then?

  14. lostinhere says:
    133
    June 21, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    Post-Civil War, the southerners called northerners ‘CarpetBaggers’. Anyone know the origin?

    • azur says:
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      June 5, 2009 at 5:31 am

      If I remember correctly, the term “Carpet Bagger” is a term used for Northerners that settled in the southern states. They usually carried with them bags made of oriental rugs, thus the name.

      Any one? Any one? Hope this helps.

  15. shane says:
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    June 21, 2008 at 3:22 pm

    Marina,

    I was watching the Russia vs Netherlands soccer game today and got to wondering… why are people from the Netherlands called Dutch and speak Dutch. Why are they not Netherlanders and speak Netherian? :)

    Where does the name Dutch come from?

    Also, I visited the Getty museum and they had some Flemish art. I was told Flemish is also from the Holland region. So why is it Flemish art and not Dutch art?

  16. sniperskaya says:
    131
    June 21, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    Marina, I was doing some channel surfing on the TV this morning and happened to catch a show called “Attack Of The Shows” onG4. They had a bunch of Hi-tech stuff, new video games, etc., and the top 10 Women Of The Web. They listed Hot For Words as number 5! Kudos to you, kiddo! Keep up the good work!

  17. lofkc says:
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    June 21, 2008 at 10:29 am

    Yankee is the term for northerns that i know of. From the pictures i take it you are not a natural blonde so was you a red head just curious.

  18. capman911 says:
    129
    June 21, 2008 at 7:00 am

    Ok it’s working now. Thanks a million. :wink:

    • Warren says:
      129.1
      June 21, 2008 at 7:34 am

      capman911,
      What happened to all of the rest of the replies? I was reading them and then – zip – gone.
      Oh and don’t sweat it. You already explained how you were able to reply like a sniper.

      • capman911 says:
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        June 21, 2008 at 7:36 am

        I had to reboot my computer to get them to appear back. I don’t think it is our computers as much as it is with Marina’s site. A lot of blogs for her server to keep up with.

  19. misterben says:
    128
    June 21, 2008 at 6:38 am

    what is the origin of “sucker” referring to so someone who is gullible or easily tricked.

  20. harkorebel says:
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    June 21, 2008 at 6:00 am

    why dony ya put some pics on yer site. ill bet not everyone is wathing you for yer lessons. :oops:

  21. muggins says:
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    June 21, 2008 at 5:37 am

    I believe the Southern soldier called Northerners was ‘Yanks’, short for ‘Yankee’.
    A term used by the Yanks for Southerner soldiers was ‘Johnny’ or ‘Johnnies’, which is short for ‘Johnny Rebs’, which is short for ‘Johnny Rebels’.’ The crackers were also called ‘Butternuts’ because it was a cheap natural dye they used in their woolen uniforms.

    Wow…no funky xylophone ‘n’ flute transitional music in this lesson.
    I was getting used to that. What CD is that on?

    I want to recommend an easy reading and humorous book called….”Crackers” by Roy Blount Jr., which can be snatched up at
    Amazon, used hardcover, for practically S&H. (5 bucks)
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0017KX4XM/ref=sr_1_olp_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214051541&sr=1-5

  22. WooYownik says:
    125
    June 21, 2008 at 4:21 am

    Please, Can You tell what is the origin of the word Pandemonium ? :)
    Thanks

  23. pedantickarl says:
    124
    June 21, 2008 at 4:14 am

    I kindly request the word origin of the word “smart” as in Marina is very pretty and smart.

    It seems that there are many uses for the word smart as in, “ouch, that smarts”, and “smart ass” and “smart aleck”. What does aLx have to do with that? :lol:

    Just kidding aLx…..

  24. welsh_guy2008 says:
    123
    June 21, 2008 at 3:26 am

    what is the origin of hte word foot fetish, you are stunning xx

  25. dale_jr_fan_88 says:
    122
    June 21, 2008 at 2:56 am

    What is the origin of the word, playboy :?:

  26. jamessayssup says:
    121
    June 21, 2008 at 2:27 am

    I was wondering if you could find the origin of the word.. Defenestrate! A weird verb, and sounds weird. Please investigate ;;) thanks HFW

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