And if Gen. Lee hadn't surrendered at Appomattox...

jgoodguy · Apr 20, 2012

unionblue said:
Especially with wonderful Southern accents.

I can just imagine a sweet, Southern ladies voice asking for deep dish cherry pie and vanillia ice cream on top.

It sends shudders of joyful expectations down the length of my entire spine.

Locke can go find his own Southern gal.

Unionblue

Imagine, just imagine a sweet, Southern lady offering deep dish cherry pie fresh from the oven with vanilla ice cream on top.

unionblue · Apr 20, 2012

jgoodguy,

A dream, a good dream, and one that I plan to have tonight.

Unionblue

The Blue Ghost · Apr 20, 2012

unionblue said:
Here's a "what if" for everyone.

And if Gen. Lee hadn't surrendered at Appomattox..., by Glen W. Lafantasie.

http://www.salon.com/2010/11/21/south_civil_war_lee/

The article pretty much sums up "what if" scenarios for me.

Sincerely,
Unionblue

I can't see any major effect if Lee hadn't surrendered at Appomatax. He would just be prolonging the inevitable and because he was such a wise man, he surrendered when the time was right.

carson_reb · Apr 20, 2012

unionblue said:
Perhaps that deep dish cherry pie with vanillia ice cream on top was a God-given right for all men to enjoy?

Yup! I think Locke, Paine and Jefferson et al would agree it was an unalienable right to pursue happiness: A happy palate, a happy (wo)man!

As for me, true happiness could be found in rhubarb or apple pie...with Cool Whip on top.

Ahhh...now that's essential liberty: To be able to freely choose without compulsion the kind of pie that makes my palate sing.

Let's hope all this talk about pie (when does a thread not include something about food?) has successfully quashed the ping-pong match over slavery, which seems way off topic anyway.

unionblue · Apr 20, 2012

carson_reb said:
Yup! I think Locke, Paine and Jefferson et al would agree it was an unalienable right to pursue happiness: A happy palate, a happy (wo)man!

As for me, true happiness could be found in rhubarb or apple pie...with Cool Whip on top.

Ahhh...now that's essential liberty: To be able to freely choose without compulsion the kind of pie that makes my palate sing.

Let's hope all this talk about pie (when does a thread not include something about food?) has successfully quashed the ping-pong match over slavery, which seems way off topic anyway.

carson_reb,

AMEN!

Sincerely,
Unionblue

BillO · Apr 20, 2012

Never had a slave but I have pie!

unionblue · Apr 20, 2012

BillO said:
Never had a slave but I have pie!

BillO,

Two more points in your favor!

Unionblue

Nathanb1 · Apr 20, 2012

jgoodguy said:
Imagine, just imagine a sweet, Southern lady offering deep dish cherry pie fresh from the oven with vanilla ice cream on top.

I may not be sweet but I am Southern and I make a mean cherry pie....and some pretty good homemade vanilla ice cream.

jessgettysburg1863 · Jun 22, 2012

unionblue said:
Here's a "what if" for everyone.

And if Gen. Lee hadn't surrendered at Appomattox..., by Glen W. Lafantasie.

http://www.salon.com/2010/11/21/south_civil_war_lee/

The article pretty much sums up "what if" scenarios for me.

Sincerely,
Unionblue

Greetings Unionblue,

Well l think the most obvious thing would be the death count would of gone up and up.
Even the most hardened and devoted Southerner must of realised that the war could not
be won and a continuation of hostilities would serve no purpose at all. The war had gone
on far to long as it was and lets just be thankful that R. E. Lee did realise this and he did
surrender to U. S. Grant at Appomattox.

Thanks.........................jessgettysburg1863 :smile:

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Lee · Jun 22, 2012

B Peach said:
80% of slaves came to the New world, before 1810, cotton production in 1810 was in its infancy, it was for sugar they came.

This is true. And they didn't come of thier own accord either. The fact is they were captured, enslaved, and sold by fellow Black Africans. So the blame for the original sin of slavery as it relates to the New World (North, South, Central, America and the Caribean) Can be placed squarely on the backs of Black African Slavers for creating the supply and the White Europeans and thier colonists/speculative western expansionists for creating the demand.

Lee · Jun 22, 2012

Y'all enjoy your pie and ice cream. I would go to war for Barbeque though............<g>

BillO · Jun 22, 2012

Blue eyed blondes with a light dusting of freckles (I've always loved to play connect the dots) and a slow drawl serving BBQ ribs that fall off the bone and pie for dessert. My oh my!

And if Gen. Lee hadn't surrendered at Appomattox...

jgoodguy

Banished Forever

unionblue

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The Blue Ghost

Private

carson_reb

Sergeant Major

unionblue

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BillO

Captain

unionblue

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Lee

Colonel

Lee

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BillO

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