Cracker

[the Robot Vegetable]

On Thu, 17 Jul 1997 calbert at pop.tiac.net wrote:

> I have heard that the word "cracker" is derived from "whip-cracker". 
> In that context it is predictable that pea brained southern pols 
> should embrace the term, and ironic that the State of Florida should 
> deem it "hate speech". 

	It's because of them damn Georgians.  We're *Proud* to
be called Crackers.  It's _Georgia_ _Crackers_ and so of course it
is hate speech to those Floridians.