Sugar in cornbread and snow in the forecast: 29 ways to scare an Alabamian
Want to hear something scary?
Well, it’s your lucky (or maybe unlucky?) day because our friends at This is Alabama recently asked the followers on its Facebook page to share one sentence that would scare an Alabamian, and the replies were downright frightful.
It turns out that while Alabamians might not scare easy, there are a few things you can say to get folks from our state a little spooked, and most of them have to do with the weather, food and our college football team of choice.
So if you’re feeling brave, you can read some of the submissions below, and you can read all of them — and add your own — on the This is Alabama Facebook page.
It doesn’t always go well for Alabama football fans. On rare occasions, the Crimson Tide lose games. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)
Sports scares
“There will be not be football in the fall.” — Donna Crowe Gilmore
“Tennessee Vols will beat you every year from now on.” — Lenita Arthur
“The cable provider isn’t carrying the Bama game because of some failed negotiation! (Oh wait – that already happened.)” — Angela Morgan
“They have canceled the Iron Bowl indefinitely.” — Judy Kendrick Painter
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Conecuh sausage (Frank Couch / The Birmingham News)The Birmingham News
Food frights
“The Conecuh Sausage factory burned down.” — Brian Mintz
“Serving stuffing instead of dressing for Thanksgiving.” — Cheryl Champion
“Is Pepsi alright?” — Sharon Carter Cain
“There’s sugar in the cornbread.” — Felecia Phillips
“Our fryer’s broke.” — Joseph Precup
“Little Debbie is going out of business.” — Chonsea Sims
“Bacon is no longer available.” — Leigh Hilbert Webb
“We ran out of biscuits, but we have croissants.” — Mike Randall
“Barbecue has been outlawed.” — Joe Sherif
“All we have is unsweetened tea.” — Mikey Gardner
“Krispy Kreme went bankrupt.” — Amanda Hayden Rawls
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Meteorologist James Spann. (Ben Flanagan/al.com)
Weather worries
“James Spann is taking his coat off and rolling up his sleeves.” — Beverly Watson
“We can expect sleet and up to 8 inches of snow tonight.” — Wade Giddens
“You are definitely in the polygon.” — Melissa Enfinger
“Waffle House is closed.” — Jennifer Morgan
“An Arctic cold blast is headed our way!” — Victoria Elizabeth
“It’s 100 percent humidity with a heat index of 115.” — Gail Martin
“I saw Jim Cantore at the Waffle House.” — Sue Boutwell Duncan
“We have a First Alert Weather Day with snow expected to begin in the early morning and lasting all day.” — Morgan Sharpe Bouldin
READ MORE: The James Spann you never knew
Traffic exits I-65 South at the Alabaster exit after officials closed the interstate as officials cleaned up a fatal accident. (The Birmingham News/Frank Couch) BN FTPBN FTP
And more…
“Interstate 65 is down to one lane.” — Chris Capasse
“Looks like a brown recluse to me.” — Stephenie Hitt Holtkamp
“The air conditioning is out!” — Rubye Wilkerson
“I put your cast-iron skillet in the dishwasher.” — Bruce Milner
“The fan isn’t working.” — Bea Puche
“Six more weeks of summer.” — Caroline DuBose Bedwell
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