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re: Mt. Rushmore of Southern Icons

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Posted by Hoodie
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:03 pm to
I consider North Carolina to be part of the South, but I don't view Michael Jordan as "Southern."

Ali sure as hell ain't Southern.

I do like your suggestions of Dolly Parton, Bo Jackson, and Johnny Cash, though.
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Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:04 pm to
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Muhammad Ali


His mama call him Cassius Clay, Ima call him Cassius Clay.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

I consider North Carolina to be part of the South, but I don't view Michael Jordan as "Southern."

Ali sure as hell ain't Southern.

I do like your suggestions of Dolly Parton, Bo Jackson, and Johnny Cash, though.


We can't agree on a list if we can't even agree with what is southern.

Posted by Utah
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:06 pm to
Sam Walton
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:07 pm to
If geography isn't important, then Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) is probably the most Southern person of all time.
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:08 pm to
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Sam Walton


That's a good one. Although if Louisville isn't southern, then Bentonville, Ark., sure as hell isn't.
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 4:09 pm
Posted by Hoodie
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:08 pm to
Feel no pressure to agree with me; the debate is part of the fun.

Personally, while I love His Airness, I just dont' see him as a Southern personality.

Many folks I know down here don't care for Ali becuase he bailed on the war while their loved ones went over. Hell, even Elvis went. I can't see a Muslim on my all-time Southern team.

Posted by TheFonz
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:10 pm to
Posted by Duckhammer_77
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:11 pm to
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Jake "The Snake" Roberts.
don't you mean Ken "Snake" Stabler?



also nominating Lewis Grizzard
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 4:15 pm
Posted by Master of Sinanju
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:12 pm to
Mark Twain should be on there.
Posted by holdmuh keystonelite
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:12 pm to
Joe burreaux
Posted by SquatchDawg
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:13 pm to
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:15 pm to
quote:

Feel no pressure to agree with me; the debate is part of the fun.

Personally, while I love His Airness, I just dont' see him as a Southern personality.

Many folks I know down here don't care for Ali becuase he bailed on the war while their loved ones went over. Hell, even Elvis went. I can't see a Muslim on my all-time Southern team.


I smell what you're cooking.

A Mt Rushmore of people who embody the South is different than a list of people merely from the South.

My revised list:

Robert E. Lee
Bear Bryant
Elvis Presley
Jimmy Carter
Mark Twain
Posted by Utah
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:17 pm to
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That's a good one. Although if Louisville isn't southern, then Bentonville, Ark., sure as hell isn't.


Louisville is on the Ohio River, 596 miles northeast of Bentonville, Arkansas.
This post was edited on 6/15/26 at 4:31 pm
Posted by Harahan Boy
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:18 pm to
Fats Domino
Posted by Hoodie
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:18 pm to
Ain’t nothin’ more Southern than the Wal-Mart.

I’ll allow it.
Posted by Night Vision
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:21 pm to
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:21 pm to
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Louisville is on the Ohio River, 596 miles north of Bentonville, Arkansas.


No, it is not.

Louisville is barely 100 miles north of Bentonville. Most of those miles are driving east.

But we've already established that the OP was discussing "cultural" south, not "geography" south.

Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 6/15/26 at 4:23 pm to
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