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by Dmitri on August 30th, 2008
I think it might have something to do with either of these possibilities. It could be a Civil war reference, for the confederates (southerners) were a bit ornery back in the day, and even a little bit now as evidenced by confederate flags, though it has nothing to do with racism or slavery.
The second possibility would be in reference to lewd conversations. A conversation could be said to go south when it goes beneath the belt or waistline, and while it could mean a mere low blow, it could mean potentially objectional humor.
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