On 7/13/2010 8:18 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
> On 7/12/2010 4:16 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On 7/12/2010 9:46 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:01:46 -1000, > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I knew that small finger of cornbread was a pone but I was unaware of
>>>> the usage as a big cornbread or as the guts of a loaf. Thanks!
>>>
>>> YW, but if you knew that much going in - you knew more about it than I
>>> did. I've only heard "pone" used in a derogatory way as in calling
>>> someone a "cornpone".
>>>
>>
>> I think you win because I've never heard of pone used in a bad way,
>> probably because we're not into corn on this island. Mostly, we don't
>> think much about corn or corn products - except maybe ethanol, which we
>> ship over here from the mainland so we can add it to our gas. Maybe we
>> should be growing corn over here and making our own ethanol. Yee Ha.
>
> Well, there _was_ Jubilation T. Cornpone . . .

That's from li'l Abner. The comic strip didn't make much sense to me but
the film was pretty memorable. My guess is that it's a favorite of any
boy over the age of 12 - must be the music and the sets and the plot
although, to be honest, I can't rightly remember any of that stuff... :-)