Are You a Redneck or just the opposite?

[Reyer Farms]

What's the real definition now?
Since people seem to be proud to be a redneck -
Proud to be poor and going to stay that way?
Proud to be ignorant and defend you don't have a need to know?
or
Proud to be hard working in the sun?
Proud to know your not the smartest one but trying hard to become one?

The portrayal of "rednecks" by comedians seems to show it as a derogratory term.

From the Wicki it seems that the root of the word comes from

Seems to be a catch all for whatever is handy. Drive a truck- redneck, baby playing barefoot- redneck, ring in you jeans- redneck. I really don't know what the big deal is about identifying with it or slamming someone by calling them it. Now I think is just fun conversation and most of the time is harmless. I am from Mississippi and very proud of it. If polled we would probably be first per capita. I could be the butt of alot of redneck jokes, but it does bother me. I do find it absolutely hilarious when people try to put on the redneck act. Like coca cola cowboys.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

I'd rather be a REDNECK than a cubicle worker any day ! Or the guy who buys some land and equipment so it looks good in the barn and then BUYS FIREWOOD AND HAS IT DELIVERED AND STACKED !

 

[deepNdirt]

I used to think I was somewhat of a Redneck,..... until I traveled through the small town of Commerce,.. Everyone there driving jacked up trucks with large rebel flags flying in the back, their trucks all covered in Red mud with 3/4 worn out 44" tires, driven around as though they were proud of the their accomplishments, Though now I realize I'm only a Conservative RedNeck owning but a 2 wd truck with a camper shell on its back washing it every other week.
Back when I used to ride My Bike I felt a bit of Redneckisym, I'd put on my Harley Boots, leather palm cloves, half shell helmet, raggedy pair of Blue-jeans,leather vest,all tat's exposed, Flying an American flag off the Back,....... I felt Red neck all they way Brothers....



Oh! did I mention I drove a Gold Wing.....

 

[2LaneCruzer]

This is just the top 50:

Jeff Foxworthy

You might be a redneck if...
Your kids are going hungry tonight because you just had to have those Yosemite Sam mud flaps.
You owe the taxidermist more than your annual income.
You fainted when you met Slim Whitman.
You have lost at least one tooth opening a beer bottle.
Jack Daniels makes your list of "most admired people".
You won't stop at a rest area if you have an empty beer can in the car.
Your dog can't watch you eat without gagging.
You have a Hefty bag on the passenger side window of your car.
You have a very special baseball cap, just for formal occasions.
Red Man sends you a Christmas card.
The Salvation Army declines your mattress.
You bought a VCR so you could tape wrestling while you are at work.
Your dad walks you to school because you are both in the same grade.
Your wife has a beer belly and you find it attractive.
You've ever filled your deer tag on the golf course.
You've ever shot somebody over a mall parking space.
Santa Claus refuses to let your kids sit in his lap.
Your toilet paper has page numbers on it.
You think mud rasslin' should be an Olympic sport.
The receptionist checks the rat traps at your place of business.
You list your parole officer as a reference.
There are more fish on your wall than pictures.
Motel 6 turns off the lights when they see you coming.
There are more dishes in your sink than in your cabinets.
You think a turtleneck is a key ingredient in soup.
You've ever stood in line to get your picture taken with a freak of nature.
Your anniversary present was getting the septic tank pumped.
Your local ambulance has a trailer hitch.
You watch cartoons long after your kids get bored.
You think the French Riviera is a foreign car.
You think you are an entrepreneur because of the "Dirt for Sale" sign in the front yard.
You're still scalping tickets after the concert is over.
More than one living relative is named after a Southern Civil War general.
You think the stock market has a fence around it.
You think the O.J. trial was the big Sunkist and Minutemaid taste test.
You've ever lost a loved one to kudzu.
Your boat has not left the driveway in 15 years.
Your front porch collapses and kills more than three dogs.
You've ever used lard in bed.
Your coffee table used to be a telephone cable spool.
You keep a can of Raid on the kitchen table.
You've ever used a toilet seat as a picture frame.
Your home has more miles on it than your car.
Your Christmas tree is still up in February.
You've ever been arrested for loitering.
You think that potted meat on a saltine is an hors d'ouvre.
There is a stuffed possum anywhere in your house.
You hammer bottle caps into the frame of your front door to make it look nice.
You've ever shot anyone for looking at you.
You own a homemade fur coat.

 

[bullbreaker]

DR??? Drinking age in Florida is 21. You qualify!!!!

Thanks !
Also might be a redneck if :
You think a 4O1K is your mother in laws bra size.

Boone

 

[deepNdirt]

Thanks !
Also might be a redneck if :
You think a 4O1K is your mother in laws bra size.

Boone

ehhwwww! now thats an awful thought, excuse me while I go wash that from my brain

 

[sweettractors]

If you had Twinkies for a wedding cake, you and your wife both qualify. Ken Sweet

 

[bikerdib]

I grew up in a small town (1000 people) in Texas. When I was young (way back in the late 60's), redneck just meant a labor worker that worked with his hands, usually outside and a flower boy was an office worker. Back then, being a redneck was not bad, in fact; it was something to be proud of because rednecks built America. Then there were the redneck posers that would buy a small place in the country, invest in some equipment to make it look good then hire someone to do ALL the work, never even getting their hands dirty.

I consider myself a redneck reniassance man. I attended college, studying computer science (programming) but dropped out my senior year and went to work as an iron worker, eventually working my way up to forman position. I later started my own company in the construction field (wholesale supplier of post tension strand). I enjoy going out to dinner in a nice resturant and having a fine glass of wine but I also brew my own beer. In my job I've visited lots of the nations large cities but I much prefer a small town (still live in the town I grew up in and it's still around 1000 people). I enjoy going out to the country place and doing work on the tractor, I built my own camphouse out there and I still do lots of projects involving welding and such.

RR or renaissance redneck.

 

[QueBota]

One of my favorite bumper stickers:

"If you ain't a Redneck
You ain't s#%t"

I am a redneck, born and raised north of the Mason Dixon line, currently residing in the
Peoples Republik of Maryland, not sure what that makes me.

We refer to each other as hillbillies, a complementary term amongst ourselves, not to be used
by non-hillbillies.

Dave

 

[greasemonkeyok]

I'm a redneck...fairly open minded...

With your tag line and penchance for censorship, that statement is a real hoot Roy.