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Okay, yeah... I stole this one from the "Ask the Mexican Catholic" blog... But I think it's a great idea.
You see, I've lived a few years now and I feel pretty keen on a bunch of different subject matters. My heads got enuff usless junk stored away that I could fill three trailer parks and a uhaul.
So ask away and I will try to respond in a timely fashion. Anything goes... From finances to fried foods... technology to tater-tots... marriage to mobile homes... I got an answer for it.
(Keep in mind, my answers are not to be taken seriously cause I probably won't be taking any of these questions very serious)
Let's go! |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| Why are rednecks confused with trailer park trash? |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Good Question Zach. Too often rednecks are confused with trailer trash. This is mostly due to the fact that their vicinity or living conditions are usually similar.
There are distinct differences however. For example; a redneck will ponder what flannel shirt to wear to a birthday party (sleeves or cut-offs)... Trailer Trash would probably consider not wearing one at all... at least till her husband insists. |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| lol |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| Must one be a fan of NASCAR to be considered a Redneck? Conversely, if one is a fan of NASCAR, is one automatically placed in the Redneck category? |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Thanks Sooz.. Yes all rednecks must like NASCAR... They don't have to know how to spell it, but they must follow it like a cult.
However, anyone can enjoy the benefits that racing has to offer as long as they understand a few simple rules...
1. Your driver will only get the lead when he needs fuel.
2. The remaining number of laps is ALWAYS two more than the amount of fuel left in the tank.
3. The guy behind your driver will always be the person he bumped last week. |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| Sadly...I must renounce my redneck status as I am not a fan of NASCAR :-( |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Ha ha! :D
why are Rednecks called Rednecks? (I kindoff feel everyone knows the answer to this question but little mexican me doesn't know)
could you define "Redneck"?
Thanks!
ha ha!
:D |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Hey Tim... Around here a trailer court is considered an RV park for campers and such. Even though a camper and a trailer are both mobile... A trailer park is for folks who want to stay a while.
It's okay Zach, we'll still keep ya. Just don't tell none of them good ol boys what you just said okay? |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| lol..you got it man! |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Ali, that's a great question. I'm not sure where the term came from but I do know it carries two different meanings depending upon who uses it.
When it is used within a group of rednecks it is considered a badge of honor and pride, sort of a bonding tie. However, when someone outside the group uses the term it is considered offensive. The backlash is usually consists of terms like "stomping a mudhole", "opening a can", "get my gun out of the backseat", etc...
In short, being a redneck is less about region or ethnicity... Is has more to do with social status and way of life. |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Rich - I was gonna just call you but I'll ask here. Om, what does it mean when my camaro starts makin a pu-pu-pu-pu-zrrrrrrrrrrrr sound while idling at at a stop sign. It just started doin it a couple days ago. thanks man. God bless. |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| Let me help: "Rednecks" are hard working, living-off-the-land kind of folks. They are farmers, mechanics, truck drivers, etc who spend a lot of time outside. As a result, the backs of their necks get sunburned. Hence the term, "Redneck." I may not be from the south, but I do live in the western capital of Oklahoma: Bakersfield. We have tons of 'necks living here. I even work with a bunch of them. They have their own stock cars and race on the weekends at what we call locally the Okie Bowl (http://bakersfieldspeedway.com/). They spend most of their free time during the week either working on their cars or talking about them. Gotta love 'em! |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| Rich, why have rednecks apparently adopted the rebel flag as their identifying symbol, when it is so offensive to so many of the rest of us? And can one be a card-carrying "redneck" and refuse to wear/fly/post the confederate flag? |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Listen to it again. If it is making a pu-pu-pu-zrrrrrr sound in idle you will probably need to check out the carborator.
If it has an extra pu (pu-pu-pu-pu-zrrrrr) this means you are about out of gas. Knowing you, you might want to check that first. |  |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Kathy, you may be asking the wrong redneck to get a good answer but here's my two cents...
Yes, you can be a redneck and not own a rebel flag. I don't have one anywhere in my home. I don't have an attachment to it, it's not who I am. Give me a Christian Flag and an American Flag and I'm good to go!
I guess for some it helps them identify with their southern roots. For others, they may wear this to attract attention and cause controversy, but I would assume most don't fall into this category. For the rest, perhaps they still think they are separated from the Union or something... they might not get the news where they are located. |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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I have a question. Is there an official term for those rednecks that move out of the trailer park and into the city? Kind of like a country redneck who for some reason moved to a big city. I ask because I have meet people who on the outside appear to be "citified" if that is a term, but deep down, they are rednecks at heart!!
Great blog!! Thanks for posting and answering all our questions!! |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Kristine- Most of the time, around here we call them "ole what's his face." "I wonder what happened to ole what's his face that went up to Boston?"
Seriously though, I can't think of any terms for them besides "High-tech Redneck". Most of the time we just identify them as City-Slickers like the rest of them. |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| Thanks for clarifying!!! I have another question. Do you happen to know how a tobaggon, which in every dictionary that I have check means a sled, has come to become a headpiece used to protect one's head from the cold - this according to southerners? This is an ongoing debate between my husband and myself. God bless him, he is a NC boy who married a yankee!! |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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I don't know for sure but I think it may go like this.
Years ago, us southerners seen ya'll riding sleds and wearing these knit hats (also known as touques in Canada). We kept hearing the term tobaggon and, being too polite to ask, we just figured ya'll was talking about yer hats, cause the sled already had a name. |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| Well, I'm gonna be rushing off pretty soon to go see Granny. Keep the quesitons coming and I'll respond as soon as I can! |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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"they might not get the news where they are located"
rotflol - great answer! |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Awww!! Interesting theory!!! I just thought that one day a southerner was cold and the only thing around was a tobaggon. Wrapping it around his head seemed to do the trick, so thus, the TOboggan was created!!
I am blessed by your blog today. Thank you! The Lord so loves for us to smile!! |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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Ford or Chevy? |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| Dodge- More horsepower and better towing for the size. |
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| August 17, 2007 |
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| If I win the lottery should I pay tithe on the winnings? |
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| August 18, 2007 |
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| Who shot JR? |
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| August 18, 2007 |
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Redneck and Hillbilly is the only difference that one wears shoes and the other doesn't??????? |
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| August 18, 2007 |
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Mullet- Just cause you say you're gonna pay tithes don't mean that God's gonna fix the whole lottery thing to your advantage. You aint gonna win, deal with it!
Marsha- OJ shot JR
Rosie- You are correct, but this is only one difference. Another difference would be... a redneck will ruin a good pair of pants in order to make swimming trunks. A hillbilly will just swim without. |
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| August 18, 2007 |
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| We cut off a pair of my husband's jeans just YESTERDAY b/c he didn't have any swim trunks and the girls wanted to go to the lake. I am so proud! |
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| August 18, 2007 |
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Rich, three questions (hope that doesn't exceed the legal limit):
1.) Any rednecks ever been to outer space?
2.) Any rednecks ever medal in the Olympics?
3.) Any rednecks in Hollywood that we would be surprised to find is a redneck?
Thanks Rich!! ~mike |
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| August 18, 2007 |
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Good questions Mike...
1. Yes, more rednecks have been to space than any other... haven't you ever heard of alien abductions?
2. When the Olympics were held in Atlanta in 1996 you would have thought that that would have been a prime time for us to win some medals. However, horseshoe throwing is still virtually unknown in the Olympic realm.
3. Hollywood-NO, Dollywood-Oh Yeah! |
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| August 18, 2007 |
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| Heidi- Sounds like you got a good one, hang on to him. BTW- I took a look at the photo on your page and I must say, he's got a fine choice in eyewear! Funny, he didn't have no swim shorts but he seems to have goggles. Tell him I said hey. |
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| August 19, 2007 |
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| Here's one Rich who makes the best moonshine Rednecks or Hillbilly's???????? And which one is the best runner...........You know what i'm talking about. |
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| August 19, 2007 |
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Can you list some good Redneck books, either about Rednecks or the sorts of books Rednecks like to read? |
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| August 20, 2007 |
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Rosie- Most would argue that the backwoods mountian hillbillies make the best moonshine. I wouldn't claim to know for sure but it does remind me of a joke...
An old moonshiner tries to talk a city-slicker into takin a sip of his moonshine. "No thanks" said the city boy. When the moonshiner insists again the city boy continues to decline. Finally the moonshiner picks up a shotgun and holds it to the boys head. "Now, you're gonna take a sip, right?" "Yes sir" he replies and follows through with his wishes. After a few moments of gagging and gasping for breath, the moonshiner says "Now, you hold the gun and force me to take a swig!"
Anyway, I would assume the best runner would have been one of them old boys who made up Nascar, that's the legend anyway. I heard Opie Taylor could do a mean run every now and then!
Soozanne- Bout the only material I ever seen a redneck read is Field and Stream magazine, with the only exception being the Bible when the preacher came to visit. |
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| August 20, 2007 |
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| What is a "redneck magnet", and is it the same as a "tornado magnet"? |
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| August 20, 2007 |
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Sooz- They are not the same. A tornado magnet is a trailer park. As seen on the news, tornadoes seem to be drawn to them.
A redneck magnet is anything that is big, loud, and smells like gasoline... but enough about our women! We like fast cars too! |
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| August 20, 2007 |
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No, not all rednecks chew, suck, or spit tobacco; but I guarantee you there is a long family history of chewers in any rednecks family... and this includes granny!
Also... no, most rednecks do NOT say Get-r-done, only the motivated ones that acutally want to get things done. These are few in number. We will wear the shirt though, to give the appearance that we like to get things done, but it's simply not the case. |
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| August 20, 2007 |
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That's a good question. Me, I prefer indoor. The thang is, us rednecks don't want to spoil the kids. Between indoor plumbing and cable television, some kids never leave the house.
We have to make sacrifices sometimes. |
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| September 15, 2007 |
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Whats it like at the redneck dinner table? Does Granny get to come?
A good answer gets you a star!
PJ |
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| September 16, 2007 |
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The redneck dinner table is a total assault on the senses! Visually, there is little color (other than the Dale Jr centerpeice on the talbe). Most of the food served falls in the brown/beige category with the exception of maters or green beans.
Most of the food smells and tastes similar partially due to the fact that they were probably all fried in the same grease.
There's always more food than needed and most of it goes to the dogs.
And finally... yes... Granny can come to the dinner table but she has to leave her spit cup in the living room. This usually causes much debate and pre-dinner turmoil.
Thanks for asking! |
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| September 23, 2007 |
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Rich,
Your sense of humor is outstanding!! I really enjoy reading your blogs. In one of your answers above, you mentioned rednecks and cable tv in the same sentence and I have to ask....do most rednecks prefer cable tv over the usual tin foil antennae?
Matt
PS: If I could give you 20 stars, I would...so I am hopin you'll settle for one. |
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| September 24, 2007 |
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Thanks so much for the kind comment Matt! I do appreciate your star!
To answer the cable question... Most rednecks prefer cable over rabbit ears any day. The reason is, you can't find any episodes of the Dukes of Hazzard unless you have cable or sattelite.
Thanks again!
Rich |
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| September 27, 2007 |
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| OK Heres your star!! : ) |
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| September 28, 2007 |
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I don't know if Rich is on this time of night, so I guess I'll take a try at answerin this.
My suggestion would be to
1. Peench yourself and make sure you ain't dreamin (I've had nightmares before like this, except there is a rabbid squirrel in my dream)
2. If you ain't dreamin then obviously the appocalypse has begun. Get a shovel and dig out a bomb shelter. Wait for the nuclear fallout to dissipate (usually takes a few years). Then come out and try to rebuild civilization similiar to the way it was before. It'll just be you a few hundred rednecks left on earth (cause most rednecks are like cockroaches you cain't kill em very easy).
3. Try number one again. |
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| September 28, 2007 |
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Ditto MulletPreacher, couldn't have said it better myself.
Lara, you are an absolute HOOT (that means yer funny)! I love yer comments. Sorry I wasn't able to answer this one but I was at a hockey game! Imagine that, 10,000 northerners, 2,000 Canadiens + 1 redneck! YeeHaw! |
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| September 29, 2007 |
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| Hey Shann... This one was touched on earlier but I'll sum it up this way... A redneck will ruin a good pair of pants in order to make swimming trunks. A hillbilly will just swim without, unless her husband has a problem with it. |
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| September 30, 2007 |
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| I have thought and thought and thought and....well, you guessed it....thought some more and I believe I have come up with the most difficult question for you to answer Rich....I searched the world over and thought I found true...'er.. wait a min...they oughta make a song out of that.....anyways....my question is.....paper or plastic?? |
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| September 30, 2007 |
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Alrighty Matt!
As a bonifide redneck, I always go with the plastic. This is because they don't take up much space in the pantry when you save them and use them as trash bags, lunch boxes, dirty diaper bags, or gloves for pickin up dog mess.
Its like getting space saving technology for free at the store, I got like 200 bags all mashed into an old pickle jar. They're great! |
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| October 01, 2007 |
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| God Bless ya Rich!!! Gonna see if I can sneak ya 'nother star!! |
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