Just what defines a Flatlander

BroadHopper · 05-19-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac

I was going to chime in and say that everyone in Colorado would get a real kick out of reading this thread.

But I'm not gonna do that ... nope.

So what's the difference between a hill and a mountain ?

I spend my winters in Summit County CO. I know where this will lead to!

NE mountains are definitely hills.

John Denver reign supreme over the radio waves of the Rockies.

Joints are legal in the old coal towns.

Rockie Mountain High!

John A. Birdsall · 05-19-2010, 02:04 PM

Well, today I might have learned something. I have heard the term flatlander and I always thought that was a boat that landed flat on it keel when it fell off the trailer. and now you say its about where people come from? Well, I looked on the map of New Hampshire, and I see no town or hamlett named flatlander.

Natt · 05-19-2010, 06:14 PM

This is up for interprutation as there are many different views. When I think flatlander, I think of someone with a suburban state of mind, who is hopefully here to slide into a more rural culture and appreciate what's around us. Doesn't always work out that way. And it certainly is not specificly a geographic reference because I know enough of my fellow natives who fit in quite well with the same visitors they are critical off. It's often meant as a derogatory term and is best not used.

MAXUM · 05-19-2010, 07:57 PM

Flatlander - the complete opposite of a redneck.

wifi · 05-19-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MAXUM

Flatlander - the complete opposite of a redneck.

Not bad

05-19-2010, 02:04 PM	#2
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	flatlander Well, today I might have learned something. I have heard the term flatlander and I always thought that was a boat that landed flat on it keel when it fell off the trailer. and now you say its about where people come from? Well, I looked on the map of New Hampshire, and I see no town or hamlett named flatlander.

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05-19-2010, 06:14 PM	#3
Natt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 120 Thanks: 125 Thanked 30 Times in 23 Posts	This is up for interprutation as there are many different views. When I think flatlander, I think of someone with a suburban state of mind, who is hopefully here to slide into a more rural culture and appreciate what's around us. Doesn't always work out that way. And it certainly is not specificly a geographic reference because I know enough of my fellow natives who fit in quite well with the same visitors they are critical off. It's often meant as a derogatory term and is best not used.

05-19-2010, 07:57 PM	#4
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 244 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	Flatlander - the complete opposite of a redneck.