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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Clint..that is hilarious!!! Thanks for the laugh this morning. The pictures are priceless...
OK the grill is ingenious. Rednecks look a lot like Maritimers sometimes : ) -- Tanya in Montreal
Pat -- You are quite welcome. :-)
Tanya -- I thought the grill was the best one....that and the camper/motorcycle. :-)
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.
I love the neighborhood watch.....we need more of that in the city.....
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. ;-)
Too funny. You've got to appreciate some good ole redneck ingenuity!
Lisa -- You dont have any other choice, really. ;-)
OK, you must have come down to my neck of the wood for your photo's. LOL
Great pictures Clint, thanks for the laugh
Clint your sense of humor is working over time this morning... these are pretty funny!
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!
I don't have a fave picture. I like them all!! Thanks for the laugh.
Clint....sooooo funny. I love the statement on what NASCAR stands for.....Non-Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks'. the photos are a hoot!!!
Barb -- Yeah, me too! ;-)
Rebecca -- Thank you so much! ;-)
Clint, these are classic. Thanks for the laughs!
Craig -- Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Clint, you do bear a slight resemblance to Broker Bryant! Cute post.
Patricia -- LOL! I will take that as a compliment. ;-)
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.
Matt -- My pleasure. Gotta do right by my blood lines. ;-)
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 :)
If you go to Plains, MT and visit my parents, you will stay in the camper in the back yard. :-)
Clint: those are great photos! Still chuckling over them!
Tony and Darcy -- Thanks. ;-) I liked em.
Creole food and redneck do not belong in the same sentence. New Orleanians consider ourselves a breed apart from the typical southerner ;)
Lisa -- True, but the food has spread farther than just New Orleans... #justsayin. ;-)
These were good for a laugh, some of them were actually new to me... Thanks for sharing
Carson -- My pleasure. :-)
Sweet mercy! I thought Asians had the monopoly on ingenious solutions. haha
James -- LOL!!! No comment....hahahhaha
Clint. Those all look very familiar to me. In fact, most are probably from my neighborhood. The South has character.
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!
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 !
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!
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.
Clint - ha ha, you gave me a good laugh tonight. Loved the photos.
Jeff
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.
Too funny for words. Love your sense of humor!
Dawn -- Thank you so much! :-)
Clint ---- this was a great break for my busy day -- I love the senior scooter -- they are all hilarious.
Liz -- Happy you enjoyed them. ;-)