Oh, believe me, I am far from the most normal around here! Though I did gleefully report this within hours to at least two other sets of neighbors, one set of whom was completely flabbergasted. "We've lived here twelve years," they said to me, "and WE never heard of Sweet Momma! WHAT IS YOUR SECRET. How are you finding these things out!?"
I told them it's the curse and blessing of being Southern: you can make small talk about the weather for hours on end, and eventually it relaxes (or sets even the wariest neighbor at ease), and soon, THEY TELL EVERYTHING. Oh, my, do they. *cackles*
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Date: 16 Jan 2010 04:47 am (UTC)I told them it's the curse and blessing of being Southern: you can make small talk about the weather for hours on end, and eventually it relaxes (or sets even the wariest neighbor at ease), and soon, THEY TELL EVERYTHING. Oh, my, do they. *cackles*