Posted by Phil on February 2, 2003, at 16:21:18
In reply to You're welcome! See yuns, headin' to Walmart! (nm) » Dinah, posted by Ritch on February 2, 2003, at 15:20:19
When I was a young long haired holey blue jean wearing aspiring drug addict in South Texas, we defined rednecks as usually older people who would sneer at us, didn't understand us, sometimes despised us. That was our definition.
I knew lots of people with cars in their yard, etc. but many were very cool people and good friends. But I also knew business men who were rednecks.
None of it had to do with poverty especially or many of the other definitions.
Jeff Foxworthy started a comedy routine that changed the definition and I honestly think he's a very funny guy.
Growing up in Texas, I can promise you, if Jeff Foxworthy walked into a "redneck bar" they would be begging for more jokes and laughing their butts off.
People used to make fun of all the heartache and drinking songs of country music before it became a watered down rock with a country twang. Nashville sqeezes any artist they can into a slick polished soul less musician.
Some of the best people I worked with on my stepfathers 6000 acres of grain and cotton fields would 'look like rednecks'. My stepfather wore boots, blue jeans a farmer Stetson and western shirts. In the city, people may have seen him as a dumb redneck. Well, he just made it thru the 10th grade and then hadto go to work on his daddys farm.
He took out a loan for a hay bailer and never looked back, a banker told me. Old Herschel, walked with a limp that he never ever complained about and retired a millionaire. Not too bad for a redneck.
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