define redneck??? (St. Louis, Hannibal, Union: college, camping, live)

[ozarksboy]

Georgia columnist Lewis Grizzard wrote a wonderful essay defining a redneck. I'm a native Southerner, a redneck, a hillbilly and (I hope) a good ole boy. (BTW, I consider a pick-up a necessity, even though my job doesn't require it. I sold mine last year, but I plan on buying another soon.)

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by ozarksboy

Georgia columnist Lewis Grizzard wrote a wonderful essay defining a redneck. I'm a native Southerner, a redneck, a hillbilly and (I hope) a good ole boy. (BTW, I consider a pick-up a necessity, even though my job doesn't require it. I sold mine last year, but I plan on buying another soon.)

A Redneck: my younger granddaughters boyfriend from Ar.

NMNita

[sandman72]

Originally Posted by gnubler

Of course her car was totalled; she crashed into your Overpriced American Road Monster. Would you have had the same experience if you were hit by another Ford Expedition?

I would pay money to see two SUVs crash into one another.

Funny... What makes an SUV diffrent than a F-350 Super Duty?

[GregW]

The SUV is smaller?

[mhogan10010]

You'll know it when you see it. Kind of like I know a Gumba up here when I see one.

[ShadowCaver]

Originally Posted by missymomof3

I thought Hoosiers were only in Indiana! Boy, do I have alot to learn!

lol,,, In some parts of MO, esp. in the StL and her outskirts, a hoosier is somewhere in the mix of white trash and redneck.
Of course, a Hoosier is one from Indiana...


Me,,, I'm a hillbilly.

[rollagirl]

Originally Posted by msjbrent

I know the term redneck in Alabama and it is nothing to be proud of. Here it goes:

Poverty stricken, obese, uneducated, never really been anywhere, live in a small rural Southern town, Wal Mart is your Friday night, your Fried Chicken and maybe if your really something, your low paying hourly job and you can't afford clothes that aren't from a second hand store.

Nope- nothing to be proud of.

Other than the uneducated.....I've been one my whole life and didnt know it....hahahaha. Of course, you cant help to get low paying jobs when thats all there is in your area. Even the "good" jobs(those requiring skills/higher education), still pay as much(maybe) as McDonalds...

Anybody else experience the no jobs/low pay in other areas of MO? I've looking to move closer to STL so that I can get work. There just isnt anything here. Fast food is about it. And you can put apps in, but you can't force them to interview you, or hire you. I have many skills, and education but no go.

[rollagirl]

Originally Posted by kyla

I know this may sound funny, but i have been out of the states for many years, and it seems like redneck is now something people are proud of. In my time it was not. Has the definition changed from days of old: racist, under-educated, falstaf beer drinking{only}, ect... Is it political?? Demographic?? WHAT???
We are returning to live in Mo. and hope to be enlightened before our return.

Definition....."If your porch falls down and you kill 4 dogs, you're probably a redneck."...Jeff Foxworthy

[rollagirl]

You Know Your From Missouri:

If you think potted meat on a saltine is an hor'dourve.
If directions to your house include, "turn off the paved road."
If Jack Daniels makes your list of most admired people.
If your family tree is a straight line.
If you've ever worn a tube top to a wedding.
If your mother has ever been in a fist fight at a high school sports event.
If your dad walks you to school because you're in the same grade.
If you consider a six pack of beer and a bug zapper to be quality entertainment.(this happens to be true at my house)
If you have a brother named Bubba, Junior, or Jim Bob.
If you prominently display a gift you bought at Graceland.
If you view the next family reunion as a chance to meet girls.
If your front porch collapses and kills more than 3 dogs.

I got these from a Missouri postcard....since I collect them, I have lots of strange ones.

I can't say that I'm not much of a Missourian if these are the qualifications...heheehhe

[rollagirl]

Originally Posted by northbayeric

Well probably most of you who are reading this thread have heard of Jeff Foxworthy. He's written some really funny redneck books, and I probably can't specify any titles or it would amount to advertising. Just enter his name on Amazon.com and it will come up with quite a few records.

I also enjoy the song "What This World Needs is a Few More Rednecks" by Charlie Daniels. In this song, 'ol Charlie sings:

"Now what most people call a redneck/Ain't nothin' but a workin' man/Who makes his livin' by the sweat of his brow/And the callouses on his hands/Now you intellectuals may not like it/But there ain't nothin' you can do/Cause there's a whole lot more of us common folk/Than there ever will be of you."

Well, for what it's worth anyway. It's a good tune I think, if not as well known as "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" or "In America."

I wouldn't call them a redneck....that's a blue collar worker....but isn't that what Jeff F. calls his comedy show?