OWH's Topic That Will Never Die XXIII

[vollygirl]

Carry the torch!

Every day.

 

[feathersax]

Good morning y'all. Thunder, lightning & rain before Nashville sunrise. It's been mighty DRY.

 

[YankeeVol]

Morning

 

[Tin Man]

Good morning. In Gwinnutia, we’re 0.39” above normal rainfall for August.

 

[joevol33]

Morning folks

 

[feathersax]

Good morning. In Gwinnutia, we’re 0.39” above normal rainfall for August.

gwinnutia? Is this local slang/pronunciation for Gwinnet?

 

[Tin Man]

gwinnutia? Is this local slang/pronunciation for Gwinnet?

Yes, some residents refer to Gwinnett County as Gwinnutia. The county’s strange relationship to Atlanta, spates of local government corruption, and other quirks among the populace gave rise to the nickname. It now has a stable government and a tax structure of which most residents begrudgingly approve.

 

[PB&J]

Johnny cracked corn ….

 

[Tin Man]

Johnny cracked corn ….

And Jimmy was skeptical

 

[PB&J]

And Jimmy was skeptical

To be fair to Jimmy, he had a lot going on.

 

[feathersax]

Yes, some residents refer to Gwinnett County as Gwinnutia. The county’s strange relationship to Atlanta, spates of local government corruption, and other quirks among the populace gave rise to the nickname. It now has a stable government and a tax structure of which most residents begrudgingly approve.

Thanks for the insight. Never too old to learn stuff, eh?

 

[vollygirl]

Morning

 

[feathersax]

Good morning y'all.

 

[Tin Man]

Good morning

 

[YankeeVol]

Morning

 

[QuarterSawnVol]

Top of the morning to ya

 

[joevol33]

Morning folks, foggy down here

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Morning gang

 

[Orangesmokey]

Morning all. Took the day off yesterday to help my girlfriend move her daughter in to UT!

Dorms have really been upgraded since I was there.

 

[7thgroupvolfan]

Good morning, volnation.

 

[PB&J]

Holla!