Yeah you completely whiffed on this one.
Also, I rather enjoy talking like where I'm from. Regional speech is one of those great old-fashioned spices of life that's being mercilessly ground out of existence by mass media culture. Plus, as you no doubt well know, chicks dig any unfamiliar accent, so as long as you're not in the South, sounding Southern works out pretty well. Finally, if y'think ah'm twangy, y'shid hear m' daddy.