Thank God for Rednecks (Or...Could YOU Think of This??)

I have to admit...Im a mountain man at heart.  But, my roots are in the south.  I'm a 6th generation American and the only one to be raised outside of the Mason-Dixon line or west of the Mississippi.  So, I have a fair amount of good ol' fashioned redneck blood in me. 

So, with that in mind, I wanted to pay some respect to the ingenuity of my fellow rednecks.  Lets just take a quick snapshot of the things that we wouldn't have were it not for the glorious people of the south:

  • Jack Daniels.  (OK, I don't need to say any more, do I?)
  • Moonshine or any major form of alcoholic production in general.  (Bootleggers of the world, unite!)
  • Alligator skin boots and handbags, alligator farms, alligator restaurants...pretty much anything involving the alligator can fall into this category.  (I, for one, would not be caught dead within 100 ft of a live alligator.  Those suckers scare the holy beejeezus out of me!)
  • Anything Creole!  (And being a foodie like I am, I would be sooo sad to not have this around!)
  • Bass fishing tournaments!  (Any excuse to fish!)
  • Air-boats!  (Any way to get to fish we cant get to with other boats!)
  • Monster Trucks!  (Again, I don't need to say anything else here...)
  • And the ultimate advent of the south -- Nascar!  Gotta love Nascar!  Gotta love anyone willing to drive 1,000 miles just to watch someone else drive 500 miles!  (I'm not really sure what Nascar stands for, but Im pretty sure its 'Non-Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks'.)

Aside from those outstanding and 'cant-live-without' contributions to society, I have complied a stack of inventions and oddities that are truly "Redneck".

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42 commentsClint Miller • January 12 2010 07:19AM

Comments

Clint..that is hilarious!!! Thanks for the laugh this morning. The pictures are priceless...

Posted by Pat O'Reilly (RE/MAX..214-289-6176 Irving and all of Dallas Fort Worth) 6 months ago

OK the grill is ingenious.  Rednecks look a lot like Maritimers sometimes : ) -- Tanya in Montreal

Posted by Tanya Nouwens, Montreal Real Estate Broker (JJ Jacobs Realty Inc/Ready, Set...Sold! Inc, Montreal Canada) 6 months ago

Pat -- You are quite welcome. :-)

Tanya -- I thought the grill was the best one....that and the camper/motorcycle. :-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Ok being married to a self professed red neck I need to see something new as most of these were my husbands inventions or his friends. Note he is enjoying the hot tub.

Posted by Laura Jefferson (Acquire Real Estate) 6 months ago

I love the neighborhood watch.....we need more of that in the city.....

Posted by Barbara Todaro (RE/MAX Executive Realty in Franklin, Ma) 6 months ago

Laura -- LOL! Well, have him send me some of his stuff and I will blog them also. :-)

Barbara -- Yeah, that exists in my home town. ;-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Too funny.  You've got to appreciate some good ole redneck ingenuity!

Posted by Lisa Oden (Results Realty Services) 6 months ago

Lisa -- You dont have any other choice, really. ;-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

OK, you must have come down to my neck of the wood for your photo's.  LOL

Posted by Diane Williams (RE/MAX Realty Pros) 6 months ago

Great pictures Clint, thanks for the laugh

Posted by Al Wright - Affordable Home Inspections (Affordable Home Inspections) 6 months ago

Clint your sense of humor is working over time this morning...  these are pretty funny! 

Posted by Lee & Pamela St. Peter Raleigh NC, RealtorsĀ®, GRI,CRS,ABR,ePro (Prudential York Simpson Underwood Realty) 6 months ago

Diane -- LOL! Actually, Im related to most of those people. :-)

Al -- My pleasure! ;-)

Pamela and Lee -- My sense of humor is in overdrive most of the time. :-) Im just glad I get to use this power for the forces of GOOD. LOL!

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

I don't have a fave picture. I like them all!! Thanks for the laugh.

Posted by Barb Szabo E-pro Realtor Cleveland Ohio Homes (RE/MAX Trinity) 6 months ago

Clint....sooooo funny.  I love the statement on what NASCAR stands for.....Non-Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks'.   the photos are a hoot!!!

Posted by Rebecca Gaujot Lewisburg WV Realtor (Coldwell Banker Stuart & Watts Real Estate) 6 months ago

Barb -- Yeah, me too! ;-)

Rebecca -- Thank you so much! ;-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Clint, these are classic.  Thanks for the laughs!

Posted by Craig Richardson (RE/MAX Allegiance) 6 months ago

Craig -- Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Clint, you do bear a slight resemblance to Broker Bryant!  Cute post.

Posted by Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company Realtors) 6 months ago

Patricia -- LOL! I will take that as a compliment. ;-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Clint - Not often do we get to see the positive side of rednecks.  Thanks for taking the time to let the world see that you don't have to be city-folk to be creative.

Posted by Matt Stigliano (RE/MAX Access (210) 646-HOME) 6 months ago

Matt -- My pleasure. Gotta do right by my blood lines. ;-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

I like the red neck guest rooms, it would be even funnier if I didn't know people who really did that - and they don't live in the South :)

Posted by Monica Ray (JAM Media Group) 6 months ago

If you go to Plains, MT and visit my parents, you will stay in the camper in the back yard. :-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Clint: those are great photos! Still chuckling over them!

Posted by Tony Cannon, e-PRO & Darcy Cannon, SFR - The C Team (ERA Realty Center) 6 months ago

Tony and Darcy -- Thanks. ;-) I liked em.

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Creole food and redneck do not belong in the same sentence.  New Orleanians consider ourselves a breed apart from the typical southerner ;)

Posted by Lisa Heindel, New Orleans West Bank Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty Crescent City West Bank Partners) 6 months ago

Lisa -- True, but the food has spread farther than just New Orleans... #justsayin. ;-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

These were good for a laugh, some of them were actually new to me... Thanks for sharing

Posted by Caron's Gateway Real Estate 6 months ago

Carson -- My pleasure. :-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Sweet mercy! I thought Asians had the monopoly on ingenious solutions. haha

Posted by James K Barath, CMPS - Northwest Indiana FHA Loan Expert - Benchmark Mortgage (HUD Approved Lender: 219-926-1600) 6 months ago

James -- LOL!!! No comment....hahahhaha

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Clint. Those all look very familiar to me. In fact, most are probably from my neighborhood. The South has character.

Posted by Bryant Tutas-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc 6 months ago

Jack Daniels and Nascar are pretty cool...the rest of it you can keep. I do like the scooter with the toilet on it! LOL neat pics!

Posted by Monika McGillicuddy~REALTORĀ®~ N.H. Real Estate Broker & Trainer (Prudential Verani Realty/Hampstead) 6 months ago

Clint,

Being a girl that was raised in the infield of the Daytona Speedway let me just say, I LOVE NASCAR! 

I have made one of those grills myself.  Hey...a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!  LOL  Wait till you come and visit and I take you for a ride on my motorized ice chest! 

My Yankee husband LOVES his GRITS!  Girls Raised In The South :)

Love ya buddy !

Posted by Kristina Cusick (C. J. Brown Realtors) 6 months ago

OMG Clint this is just what I needed after a long couple of days.  You had way too much fun putting this one together!  The first picture of guys - they had a gas posing for that pic!

Posted by Anna 'Banana' Kruchten, Phoenix Property Shoppe 602-380-4886 6 months ago

Clint, I have to admit that I really like the redneck "neighborhood watch" and the redneck "rest area" is a close second!  And by the way...I'm with Monika regarding Jack Daniels.

Posted by Nick Pappas - Madison and Huntsville Alabama (Associate Broker e-Pro REMAX MADISON, ALABAMA) 6 months ago

Clint - ha ha, you gave me a good laugh tonight. Loved the photos.

Jeff

Posted by Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 (RE/MAX Moonlight Beach (CA DRE Lic. # 01490977)) 6 months ago

Bryant -- LOL! I was told I looked like you earlier... ;-) Must be in the blood, huh?

Monika -- Yeah, Im with you on the first two. ;-)

Kristina -- MUAH! Love ya, my favorite GRITS! LOL @ motorized ice chest. Somehow I knew you had one of those. LOL

Anna -- Im happy it made you happy!

Nick -- Yeah, that makes 3 of us on Jack. :-)

Jeff -- Awesome! Glad to hear it.

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Too funny for words.  Love your sense of humor!

Posted by Dawn Fabiszak, CRS, GRI, SFR, CNE (Keller Williams Real Estate ( Denver metro area, Colorado) 6 months ago

Dawn -- Thank you so much! :-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

Clint ---- this was a great break for my busy day -- I love the senior scooter -- they are all hilarious.
                                                                                    

Posted by Liz Loadholt- AgentOwned Realty- Covering SC 6 months ago

Liz -- Happy you enjoyed them. ;-)

Posted by Clint Miller (Real Estate Client Referrals, LLC (RECR)) 6 months ago

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