eating bonbons & watching soap operas

[Dennis R. Preston]

Doubtless thought to be another class below by uninformed Northerners.

dInIs

>In a message dated 9/8/2002 8:16:58 AM, preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU writes:
>
><< My own guess is that there is a not-so-subtle attempt at class
>differences between "eating bonbons and watching TV" and "eating
>cupcakes and watching Oprah."
>
>dInIs >>
>
>And then there is eating Moonpies and listening to rural South shock radio.

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