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SteveA · 05-19-2010, 06:29 AM

Looks like it's a term used all over the country.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...erm=flatlander

I really like the old "saying", orginally from Vermont when a relatively new resident said,

"I know I'll never be a a native Vermonter, but our children were born here so at least they will be Vermonters"

To which the reply from a "native" was... "If your cat had her kittens in the oven, you wouldn't call them muffins, would you?"

I think the only folks that can make any sort of claim of "native" status would
be the folks that were here when the first europeans showed up. But even that has been challenged.

http://americanhistory.suite101.com/...irst_americans

I'll go with Railroad Joe... I'm an American that currently lives in and loves New Hampshire.

05-19-2010, 06:29 AM	#9
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	From the Urban Dictionary Looks like it's a term used all over the country. http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...erm=flatlander I really like the old "saying", orginally from Vermont when a relatively new resident said, "I know I'll never be a a native Vermonter, but our children were born here so at least they will be Vermonters" To which the reply from a "native" was... "If your cat had her kittens in the oven, you wouldn't call them muffins, would you?" I think the only folks that can make any sort of claim of "native" status would be the folks that were here when the first europeans showed up. But even that has been challenged. http://americanhistory.suite101.com/...irst_americans I'll go with Railroad Joe... I'm an American that currently lives in and loves New Hampshire. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown