We are reading a book about John Adams, and it refers to him as a Yankee.
The kids acted all incredulous, and I didn't understand why.
So I told them I'm a Yankee.
And then they started screaming, and shouted, "The Yankees are coming, the Yankees are coming!"
That's what I get for letting them watch Gone with the Wind with me. (My annual tradition as I take down Christmas decorations -- four hour movie, four hour job.)
I had some explaining to do....