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What is a "redneck"? The latest Wikipedia describes a redneck as "a particular stereotype of whites from the Southern United States. The word can be used either as a pejorative or as a matter of pride, depending on context."

One man observes that, "Being a 'real' Redneck is so much more than driving a pick-up truck and naming your dog Bubba. A true Redneck does not feel the need to impress people with the outward trappings of superficial wealth and a real Redneck is perfectly comfortable in an Armani suit or a stained t-shirt." (Donald Burleson)

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "redneck" dates back to 1893 when it was a derogatory term used to insult rural farm workers. Farmers would work all day in the sun wearing straw hats and tee-shirts, and the backs of their necks would get sunburned. Since the South long remained the agricultural hub of the United States, the term was eventually applied to Southerners in general.

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Understanding "Southern Talk" Without Living in Dixie

Anyone who has watched an episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies" realizes that the Clampetts speak a language of their own. But when I was growing up, it made perfect sense to me, because everyone I knew talked just like Granny and Jed. Now that I am a seasoned, world traveling American who lives in the United Kingdom, it has become painfully obvious that very few people are privileged enough to understand the "Southern" language. Some predict that this regional dialect is on its way to extinction, but I think not. This lens was produced to introduce you to the basic of "Southern Talk."

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captdale wrote...

Tickles the funny bone. I'm a good redneck myself. Born and raised in Tampa, FL, I'm a hunter, saltwater fishing guide, have a fishing boat and an airboat..all good rednecks have airboats down here..doing gator hunting right now..love to gig frogs on the lakes...that's truely a redneck pastime!!

Posted August 29, 2007

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Forgiven wrote...

5 Star lens! Please visit my faithography when you get time and rate it if you would.

Posted August 21, 2007

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KCStargazer wrote...

Burnin' kweshtyuns-
1. Duz possum grease make a gud har tonik or perfyoom?
2. Yer in Ingland, right? Whuddo they call Inglish "Rednecks"?

Posted July 24, 2007

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KCStargazer wrote...

A real hoot and a holler- left me in stitches! Had so durned much fun ah lensrolled ya'll to my own "country livin' lenses" - "Grandma's Magic Pan: Adventures in Cast Iron Cooking" and "Plumber's Butt: The Crack Epidemic" (thot you could use summore EXPOSURE - LOL).

Posted July 24, 2007

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KAM wrote...

I enjoyed your lens, Areopagus! Terrific, entertaining content. Please come visit my Guarded True Secrets Of Master Hunters lens. Thanks.

Posted June 11, 2007

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GrillGirl wrote...

Great lens. Loved it. You might enjoy my Southern Road Kill Cooking page. I rolled you there. Figure we might have some common readers. I won't define common. Pitcher included as requested.

Posted June 05, 2007

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GrillGirl wrote...

Hey there. If can fig'r this out, I'm going to lens roll ya for my Road Kill Cooking. This spot is a hoot, and I'll betcha the folks that visit Road Kill will also love your space.

Posted June 04, 2007

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GrillGirl wrote...

Can't believe anyone thinks we's gonna quit talkin' like we do. Probably think's we's gonna quit wearing big hair too.

Posted June 04, 2007

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CamBrown wrote...

Too funny! Maybe them Yankees will understand one day with more education like this. My cousin wrote the White Trash Cooking that you have featured and it's really and truly a work of art.

Posted December 01, 2006

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wineo wrote...

Saweet like lemon and funna 's hell!

Posted October 04, 2006

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aGeekzSwapNmore

hee lair ee us lens idea.. ;].. may i be the first to vote the city mngr of tuttlesville okie'homo to the redneck's hall o infamous please then? ;]].. i lived in okie'homo 14 yrs.. even born in tulsy town.. lets just say i deserve rednecks teases.. i earned it! kkk stickers on all payphones n all ;]

Posted October 04, 2006

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genglo wrote...

hilarious!

Posted October 04, 2006

You Might Be A Redneck If...

Most of these are attributed to Jeff Foxworthy

You think Sherlock Holmes is a housing project down in Biloxi.
You think a stock tip is advice on wormin' your hogs.
You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.
You think Taco Bell is the Mexican Phone Company.
Your state's got a new law that says when a couple get divorced, they are still legally brother and sister.
You got stopped by a state trooper. He asked, "You got any ID?" And you responded, "'Bout what, officer?'
You can burp and say your name at the same time.
You think Possum is "The Other White Meat."
You think a quarter horse is a ride out in front of the Wal-Mart.
You think safe sex is a padded headboard.

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Redneck Game Events

Held every year in Dublin, Georgia.

See a video of the games HERE. Contact details for this event HERE.

The cigarette flip
Bobbing for pig's feet
Watermelon seed spitting
Toilet seat throwing
Mud pit belly flop
Big hair contest
Wet T-shirt contest
Armpit serenade
Bug zapping with spitballs
Dumpster diving
Hurling hubcaps

DVD's

Jeff Foxworthy - You Might Be a Redneck If... / Check Your Neck

Redneck Computer Terms

BACKUP - What you do when you run across a skunk in the woods.
BAR CODE - Them's the fight'n rules down at the local tavern.
BROWSER: What ya do when a purty gal walks by ya in the general store.
BUG - The reason you give for calling in sick.
BYTE - What your pit bull dun to cusin Jethro.
CACHE - Needed when you run out of food stamps.
CHIP - Cow patties that you try not to step in!
CRASH - When you go to Junior's party uninvited.
DISKETTE - Female Disco dancer
HACKER - Uncle Leroy after 32 years of smoking.
KEYBOARD - Where you hang the keys to the John Deere.
MEGAHERTZ - How your head feels after 17 beers.
MOUSE PAD - Where Mickey and Minnie live.
ONLINE - Where to stay when taking the sobriety test.
SCREEN - Helps keep the skeeters off the porch.
COLD BOOT - How yer boots are in winter when ya first put em on.
SCSI - What you call your week-old underwear.
CURSOR - What some guys do when they're mad at their wife and/or girlfriend.

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Kin U Reed?

Redneck World Magazine: Funny, humorous magazine for rednecks and other Americans.
True Tales of the Redneck: True Tales of the Home of Southern Fried Humor, September 2006.

Showing Ur Redneck Pride!

Cookin' Up A Storm

Drunk Chicken - The Finest drunk chicken beer can chicken cooker on the planet.: Cook great drunk chicken with Buster's Drunk Chicken Beer Can Chicken Cooker.
Barbeque U :: The Hottest Cooking Show on TV: So what makes BBQ U unique? In a nutshell, the word 'university.' When Raichlen set out to plan the show and the web site, he had in mind a specific pedagogy. 'I wanted to show viewers how to use all the major types of grills and smokers and all the major barbecuing and grilling techniques.'
Sorry Boys BBQ Chicken: The Sorry Boys Championship Barbeque Team was founded in 2002 by Merritt Island, Florida Dentist, Chip Faul and his partner Gary Leyman from Orlando, Florida. Chip and Gary, both long time barbeque masters had met years before while competing in Memphis in May (MIM) and Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests.
Redneck Recipes: Includes tips on "how to catch a possum" as well as a recipe for "Wild Possum Kebabs."

Books

Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of

Naming Ur Redneck Young'un

Redneck Baby Names: The most redneck names out there!

White Trash Titles

Having a Good Time!

Country Humor, Redneck, Yankee, Southern living and jokes.: Southern Humor, Redneck Jokes, Battle of the Sexes, Yankee bashin, southern recipes, Home of Top Country Sites, Webrings, all good clean family humor
Summer Redneck Games: The Summer Redneck Games are a humorous look at the real southern games.
Dan Washburn's Sporting Life: Columnist Dan Washburn was first to take the plunge in the mud-pit bellyflop event July 6 at the Redneck Games in East Dublin, Ga. Redneck Games: You might be a redneck ... if you enjoy this column July 18, 2002.