I wouldn't think so, iceman, unless "gypsies" has become sort of a slur.
no, rednecks usually live on farms or trailor parks...gypsies are roaming and move from town to town selling their goods and services
Here's another list, Stu:
"You know you're a redneck when..."
1. You take your dog for a walk and you both use the same tree.
2. You can entertain yourself for more than 15 minutes with a fly swatter.
3. Your boat has not left the driveway in 15 years.
4. You burn your yard rather than mow it.
5. You think the "Nutcracker" is something you do off the high dive.
6. The Salvation Army declines your furniture.
7. You offer to give someone the shirt off your back and they don't want it.
8. You have the local taxidermist on speed dial.
9. You come back from the dump with more than you took there.
10. You keep a can of Raid on the kitchen table.
11. Your wife can climb a tree faster than your cat.
12. Your grandmother has "ammo" on her Christmas list.
13. You keep flea and tick soap in the shower.
14. You've been involved in a custody fight over a hunting dog.
15. You go to the stock car races and don't need a program.
16. You know how many bales of hay your car will hold.
17. You have a rag for a gas cap.
18. Your house doesn't have curtains, but your truck does.
19. You wonder how service stations keep their restrooms so clean.
20. You can spit without opening your mouth.
21. You consider your license plate personalized because your father made it.
22. Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.
23. You have a complete set of salad bowls and they all say "Cool Whip" on the side.
24. The biggest city you've ever been to is Wal-Mart.
25. Your working TV sits on top of your non-working TV.
26. You've used your ironing board as a buffet table.
27. A tornado hits your neighborhood and does a $100,000.00 worth of improvements.
28. You've used a toilet brush to scratch your back.
29. You missed your 5th grade graduation because you were on jury duty
.30. You think fast food is hitting a deer at 65 mph.
....Even MORE You Might Be A Redneck If...
...Your dad's cell number has nothing to do with a
telephone.
...Your outdoor light used to be in a mall parking
lot.
...You use your above-ground pool for storage.
...You've ever waved at traffic from your front porch
wearing just your underwear.
...You spent a significant amount of your early years
in the child-care room at the bowling alley.
...Your new job promotion means the company foots the
bill to have your name sewn on your shirts.
...Your neighbors call 911 every time you use the BBQ
grill.
...Your screen door has no screen.
...You're the only one at your ten-year reunion with
grandchildren.
...You know that your wheelbarrow will hold ten
twelve-packs iced-down.
...Your medical plan is not to get sick.
...According to your birth certificate, your father's
name was "X."
...The only newspapers you read are sold in the
checkout line of the grocery store.
...The first time you ever saw your wife in lingerie,
you had to pay a cover charge.
...You think the three most important things in life
are air, water and mayonnaise.
...You pawned your grandfather's pocket watch because
you needed beer money for the weekend.
...Your swing set has been condemned.
...Your wedding shirt has cut-off sleeves.
...Your barn is nicer than your house.
...You've sold a car to settle a bar tab.
...You do your bird-watching through a rifle scope.
...All your home electronics have the serial numbers
filed off.
...You've ever snuck a dog into the hospital for a
visit.
...You punish your children by taking away their
chewing tobacco.
Re crackers and Georgia: I'm not from there, but--
Wasn't Atlanta's minor league team named the Crackers? I do believe it was...
crikey mister macawber u are one funny guy
Or at least Jeff Foxworthy is . . .
Thanks, pal-- give credit where credit is due. I just got it in an email from my Carolina cuzzin.
Fantastic thread with posts from everywhere! So far I've just scanned it but I'm proud to admit that I'm a Southerner, a bit of a redneck (which may have a different connotation than it did or does in Mississippi vs my state of Virginia) and I've spent some time up in the hollows where the "hillbillies" live. More about that later.
Re Rock City: one of my earliest memories is of visiting that place. I don't recall what we saw but, when we got back to the parking lot, teenage employees had wired on a "See Rock City" thingee to the back of every car, including my dad's 1952 Chevy. The modern equivalent would be a bumper sticker without the adhesive. That happened at many tourist attractions and my father didn't like it. He kept a wire-snip in the glove compartment. Off it would come but I got to keep it. -johnboy-
Lookin forward to them thar hillbilly stories, johnboy!
Could resist posting this list (but please don't tell the preacher at the Hallyluya Church down the road a piece):
Redneck Churches
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... people ask, when they learn that Jesus fed the 5000, whether the two fish were bass or catfish, and what bait was used to catch'm.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... opening day of deer season is recognized as an official church holiday.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... a member of the church requests to be buried in his 4-wheel-drive truck because "It ain't never been in a hole it couldn't get out of."
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... the choir is known as the "OK Chorale".
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... in a congregation of 500 members, there are only seven last names in the church directory.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... Baptism is referred to as "branding".
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... high notes on the organ set the dogs on the floor to howling.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... people think "rapture" is what you get when you lift something too heavy.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... the baptismal pool is a #2 galvanized washtub.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... the choir robes were donated by (and embroidered with the logo from) Billy Bob's Barbecue.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... the collection plates are really hub caps from a '56 Chevy.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... instead of a bell, you are called to service by a duck call.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... the minister and his wife drive matching pickup trucks.
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... the communion wine is Boone's Farm "Tickled Pink".
You Know Your Church Is a Redneck Church if... the final words of the benediction are, "Y'all come back now, ya hear!"
Mister Micawber wrote:Thanks, pal-- give credit where credit is due. I just got it in an email from my Carolina cuzzin.
I will take this opportunity to remind you that i am not your pal.
May I assume friend set, that Mr. Micawber has been someone else in other places?
No, Bear, however, it would not be an unwarranted assumption that someone's whose first reference to me in these fora referred to "xenophobic pomposity" is not on my christmas card list . . .
Hey Hiyall,
Great addition, and on its way to Charleston as soon as I log off. Thanks!
