"Stump the Yankee"

[Laurie Verge]

I know some very smart people who don't even have a high school diploma, Joe; so I am in no way an academic snob. I admire people the most who have educated themselves in certain fields through persistent reading and researching or learning trades and technology.

On the other hand, if I win this one, can I hire you as a handy man at my house for about a month? I know the commute will be a killer, but you Yankees have no problem with packing your things into carpetbags and heading south...

That said, a definite Lincoln scholar told me to try Buck Best for the answer - and this scholar lives south of the Mason-Dixon. If that's not the answer, I throw in the towel (temporarily).