[Dianaj64]

Originally Posted by Kmchamplin

God gave us animals to eat (just not dogs or cats..yuck).

Unless you live in Korea or China
http://www.dogbiz.com/dont-eat-dog-meat.htm

[Shopz2Much]

or wear a coat from Burlington Coat Factory...

[Kmchamplin]

Diana...I know that since I have a SIL from Thailand. They are so desparate for food over that that she taught us a lesson on eating "all of a fish". My hubby was cleaning a fish and throwing the "skeleton" into a bucket. She asked us what he was going to do with them and he said bury them. "Oh no, oh no! I will cook and eat." So she proceeded to cook it over the fire until it was a toasty brown. As it cooled, she started to eat everything off the skeleton of a fish including the eyeballs. Now that was gross, but the kids thought it was great. So yes, we learned a lesson in what it really means to be desperate for food.

[KellyMarie]

My uncle from Ecuador says guinea pigs are a staple there

[KellyMarie]

Originally Posted by HollyHobby

Here you go Ladies. I posted a few other ones for some other people (hehe Barb) You're Probably a Redneck if...

1. More than one living relative is named after a southern civil war general.
2. Your front porch collapses and more than six dogs are killed.
3. Your home has more miles on it than your car.
4. You think that potted meat on a saltine is an hors d'oeurve.
5. There is a stuffed possum anywhere in your house.
6. You consider a six-pack and a bug-zapper high-quality entertainment.
7. Fewer than half of your cars run.
8. The primary color of your car is "bondo."
9. You stand under the mistletoe at christmas and wait for Granny and cousin Sue-Ellen to walk by.
10. Your family tree doesn't fork.
11. Your hairdo has ever been ruined by a ceiling fan.
12. Your mother has been involved in a fistfight at a high school sports event.
13. You've ever barbecued Spam on the grill.
14. The best way to keep things cold is to leave'em in the shade.
15. The neighbors started a petition over your Christmas lights.
16. Your brother-in-law is your uncle.
17. You have refused to watch the Academy Awards since "Smokey and the Bandit" was snubbed for best picture.
18. Your only condiment on the dining room table is the economy size bottle of ketchup.
19. The rear tires on your car are at least twice as wide as the front ones.
20. You consider "Outdoor Life" deep reading.
21. You prominently display a gift you bought at Graceland.
22. You use the term 'over yonder' more than once a month.
23. The diploma hanging in your den contains the words "Trucking Institute."
24. Your mother keeps a spit cup on the ironing board.
25. You've ever worn a tube top to a wedding.
26. Your favorite Christmas present was a painting on black velvet.
27. You think that Dom Perignon is a mafia leader.
28. You think that beef jerky and Moon Pies are two of the major food groups.
29. You think that Campho-Phenique is a miracle drug.
30. The first words out of your mouth every time you see friends are "Howdy!" "HEY!" or "How Y'all Doin?" (If they respond with the same... they're a redneck too!)
31. You have more than two brothers named Bubba or Junior.
32. Your father encourages you to quit school because Larry has an opening on the lube rack.
33. You think a Volvo is part of a woman's anatomy.
34. You think that the styrofoam cooler is the greatest invention of all time and doubles as a hope chest.
35. You've been too drunk to fish.
36. You had to remove a toothpick for wedding pictures.
37. You've ever used a weedeater indoors.
38. You have a rag for a gas cap (on a car that does run.)
39. You look upon a family reunion as a chance to meet 'Ms. Right.'
40. You have to go outside to get something out of the fridge.
41. Your richest relative invites you over to his new home to help him remove the wheels and skirt.
42. You've ever financed a tattoo.
43. Your idea of a 7 course meal is a bucket of KFC and a sixpack.
44. You go to a tupperware party for a haircut.
45. You have spray painted your girlfriend's name on an overpass.
46. Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.
47. Someone asks to see your ID and you show them your belt buckle.
48. Your Junior/Senior Prom had a daycare.
49. The directions to your house include "turn off the paved road."
50. Your dog and your wallet are both on chains.
51. Your kids are going hungry tonight because you just had to have those Yosemite Sam mudflaps.
52. You owe the taxidermist more than your annual income.
53. You have lost at least one tooth opening a beer bottle.
54. Jack Daniels makes your list of "most admired people".
55. You won't stop at a rest area if you have an empty beer can in the car.
56. Your dog can't watch you eat without gagging.
57. You have a Hefty bag on the passenger side window of your car.
58. You have a very special baseball cap just for formal occassions.
59. Redman sends you a Christmas card.
60. You bought a VCR so you could tape wrestling while you are at work.
61. Your house doesn't have curtains, but your truck does.
62. You have started a petition to change the National Anthem to "Georgia on My Mind."
63. You consider your license plate personalized because your dad made it in prison.
64. You have been fired from a construction job because of your appearance.
65. You need an estimate from your barber before you get a haircut.
66. The biggest fashion risk you take is which plaid you'll wear to the 4-H Fair.
67. You have flowers planted in a bathroom appliance in your front yard.
68. Someone in your family says "Cum'n heer an' lookit this afore I flush it."
69. You mow your lawn and find a car.
70. If going to the bathroom in the middle of the night involves putting on shoes (if you have them) a jacket and grabbing a flashlight.
71. You go christmas shopping for your mom, sister, and girlfriend, and you only need to buy one gift.
72. You are still holding on to Confederate money because you think the South will rise again.
73. You consider pork and beans to be a gourmet food.
74. You have to go down to the creek to take a bath.
75. You consider a three piece suit to be a pair of overalls, a plaid flannel shirt and thermal underwear.
76. You've ever made change in the offering plate.
77. If the fifth grade is referred to as "your senior year."
78. You have 5 cars that are immobile and house that is.
79. You gene pool doesn't have a "deep end."
80. Your 'huntin dawg' cost more than the truck you drive him around in.
81. You have a Hefty bag for a Car/Truck convertable top.
82. Your belt buckle weighs more than three pounds.
83. You have an Elvis Jello mold.
84. You own more cowboy boots than sneakers.
85. You have a picture of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, or Elvis over your fireplace.
86. You just bought an 8-track player to put in your car.
87. There are four or more cars up on blocks in the front yard.
88. The theme song at your high school prom was 'Friends in Low Places.'
89. It's easier to spray weed killer on your lawn than mow it.
90. You think that John Deere Green, Ford Blue, and Primer Gray are the three of the primary colors.
91. You've ever climbed a water tower with a bucket of paint to defend your sister's honor.
92. Your vehicle has a two-tone paint job--primer red and primer gray.
93. The tobacco chewers in your family aren't just men.
94. Ya can't get married to yer sweetheart cause there is a law against it.
95. Ya celebrate groundhog day (cause ya believe in it!)
96. You've been on TV more than 5 times describing the sound of a tornado.
97. Your beer can collection is considered a tourist attraction in your home town.
98. Getting a package from your post office requires a full tank of gas in the truck.
99. You dated your daddy's current wife in high school.
100. You grow Vidalia onions rather than considering them a gourmet item.
101. The most serious loss from the earthquake was your Conway Twitty record collection (you insurance man is one too if he pays you for it.)
102. You've ever hit a deer with your car... on purpose!
103. Your mom gives you tips on how to sneak booze into sporting events.
104. The blue book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it.
105. On your first date you had to ask your Dad to borrow the keys to the tractor.
106. In tough situations you ask yourself, "What would Curly do?"
107. Taking your wife on a cruise means circling the Dairy Queen.
108. You think the last words to the Star Spangled Banner are "Gentlemen, start your engines." or "Play Ball..."
109. Your child's first words are "Attention K-Mart shoppers!"
110. Your wife's best pair of shoes are steel-toed Red Wings.
111. You have a color coordinating rope that ties down your car hood.
112. You bring your dog to work with you.

WARNING:

IF TWENTY OR MORE OF THE ABOVE ARE TRUE ABOUT YOU.... YOU ARE A REDNECK, AND SHOULD SEEK CIVILIZED HELP IMMEDIATELY...

Bumping this because tonight I realized that my daughter in law Lacie's best pair of shoes are these, #110!

Your wife's best pair of shoes are steel-toed Red Wings.

Boy she is gonna kill me when she sees I posted this LMAO!

[stevesunrise]

Since this original post was from 2005, us Yankees must have been edumacated real good since then...I mean, even McDonald's is making fried chicken in a biscuit for breakfast now. hehehe

[therbel]

Originally Posted by stevesunrise

Since this original post was from 2005, us Yankees must have been edumacated real good since then...I mean, even McDonald's is making fried chicken in a biscuit for breakfast now. hehehe

!!!!! Thanks , needed a good laugh tonight!

[stevesunrise]

Thanks therbel...I was expecting fireworks of a different kind with that post.

[therbel]

where in mass are you from??? ( sorry to hiijack thread)

[stevesunrise]

about 35 miles south of Boston

[nursemom]

Originally Posted by lah123

Oh,yes we grow polk sallet(kind of taste like spinach to me). I have always fried the sliced stalks --dipping them in flour,salt and pepper and the greens I bring water to boil, put in greens cook for about 15 minutes--drain the water--I was told you had to -- to remove poision??This I'm not too sure about--refill pan with water then boil them again in water for about 15-30 minutes then drain well and place in fry pan with bacon drippings add a little salt and pepper stir fry for a couple of minutes then serve.We grow it in our backyard--wild of course -brought here by the birds who eat the berries, not by choice....I've not eaten this in about 5 years.. Oh and don't forget most Southerns leave their Christmas decorations and lights outside up all year long..why put them up???..look at all the restaurants and businesses that put outside lights up for decoration the look festive..when Fourth of July comes around it looks festive like Christmas in July.. and Then we are already for the next holiday season...--trust me lights in my area and Santa are still on the lawns and will be for a while if not until next Christmas-and I live in a nice area..some of the houses around me are brand new in the new subdivisions and are listing for sale around $250,000--I don't live in that expensive of a house...mine is about 30 years old...but it does happen. around here.
Thanks Lah123

We were always taught to pour off the water and refill because of poison so there must be something to it. LOL!

[marbear]

Ok, anyone who makes fun of you for Chocolate Gravy just let them keeping making fun- they don't deserve the chocolatey goodness anyway! We eat it and I am from Alabama. My husband is from Mississippi and they think I am weird (except the aunt who lives close to AL) and they do tomato gravy (barf-tomatoes are NOT better than chocolate...easy winner).

I always thought it was Polk salad b/c it was all people had to eat when Polk was president. I don't know, but I know how to pick it.

The thing I like about the south is the individuality. I hate to see subdivisions creeping in to the smaller towns. My husband works for a big corporation and whenever I have to attend a to-do I always come away feeling proud to be from the South because I can talk to anybody from anywhere (and I am an introvert) and everybody is so captivated by stories of growing up or living in the south. I remember some people growing up were so embarrassed to be southern,but looking back those people are DULL!

[Nerthy]

Wow... I 'can't even understand half of what was said KellyMarie I need private course!

[KellyMarie]

Ok, anyone who makes fun of you for Chocolate Gravy just let them keeping making fun- they don't deserve the chocolatey goodness anyway! We eat it and I am from Alabama. My husband is from Mississippi and they think I am weird (except the aunt who lives close to AL) and they do tomato gravy (barf-tomatoes are NOT better than chocolate...easy winner).

I always thought it was Polk salad b/c it was all people had to eat when Polk was president. I don't know, but I know how to pick it.

The thing I like about the south is the individuality. I hate to see subdivisions creeping in to the smaller towns. My husband works for a big corporation and whenever I have to attend a to-do I always come away feeling proud to be from the South because I can talk to anybody from anywhere (and I am an introvert) and everybody is so captivated by stories of growing up or living in the south. I remember some people growing up were so embarrassed to be southern,but looking back those people are DULL!

AMEN SISTER!

I love the fact that I live in Arkansas, I love my life and our ways. the west coasters, easterners, and northeners may get a good laugh out of poking fun at us, but deep down they all secretly wish they knew how to sit back a spell and enjoy it. We make our own fun here on the farm...whether it be drinking some Miller Lite and pitchin horseshoes or jumping in the jacked up 4 wheel drive and doing donuts in a mudhole. Yeah, we know how to be all preppy and clean up and go to work and church...but when it comes to having fun it's just down home country stuff that we love the most

[lah123]

Polk salad..I've had that too many times growing up with the pot liquor poured over cornbread. And the polk stalks fried like okra..I even have had some growing in the corner of my yard and the neighbors. And the birds love the berries off the plant..my windshield unfortunately gets the benefits from the birds eating the polk berries. Oh and dh has horseshoe pits set up in our backyard. LOL Dh and ds do this to win tropies in AHPA-Alabama Horseshoe Pitchers Association which they are members of and have been for ever. LOL

[KellyMarie]

and dh has horseshoe pits set up in our backyard

hubby has been considering doing up some "real" horseshoe pits in our backyard

[GrannyGodley]

Enjoyed this thread. Thanks for bumping it, KellyMarie. Having been raised in the South I can understand some of the stuff mentioned. However, I'm a Southern city girl. But we did eat collards, turnips, sweet potatoes, corn bread. No chittlin's, etc. No polk salad greens. Just store-bought stuff.

Then once I reached adult hood, DH and I lived in the rarefied area of academia in Chapel Hill, home of the great University of NC. Around there, most were transplants from regions beyond. There were/are some true rednecks driving genuine pickups with genuine gun racks, but not much mingling with the academia folks. Of course, now we have SUV society parking right along with BMW society and so in a sense they co-exist. Of course, some folks are driving their SUVs for the sheer protection value (think "tank-a-tank not bang-a-bang") not for the value of getting in 'n out of the woods.

When we get a storm to blow through as in the case of a Fran type hurricane or a snow/ice store that takes out the power for a week, folks is glad for a few rednecks around who know how to survive w/o and "make-do." They are happy to have the rednecks to pull 'em out of the ditch w/ their tractors, john deers, 'n trucks or chain saw the trees off 'n their roofs, and climb up in the cherry pickers to splice the wires back together for them. Well, they actually think them rednecks is pretty smart folks - just a bit rough around the edges you know. And well, you know, they'll climb back into the woodwork 'n won't be a bother once we get through tis make-do stage.

Folks, I am glad for the academia folks who are smart and teach us lots of stuff. But I am also thankful for those who live basic, simple lives and know the value of a good laugh, a good hunt, a good dinner, and good friend. We all have a bit to contribute to the lives of others, and I am so glad that each of you has contributed your bit to make each day a bit better.

[Faith]

After reading this thread...all I have to say is...

I'm glad I'm still a Yankee girl at heart!

[nursemom]

No where but the south will you see a cheating husbands clothes piled up in a fishing boat spray painted with the words "lying, cheating husband." I enjoyed that as much as I do reading most church signs, which is a past time here too.

Yards rolled in toilet paper.

.........well just do not make us mad! You will be taking on mom, sis, grandma and all the cousins.

[cmlassengirl]

I am redneck and was born in Ca. My parents are from arkansas and Oklahoma. I was raised on beans, fried potatoes, Corn bread, fried green tomatoes. My mom had only a wood cook-stove, and it heated the hot water too. But we were happy, and dirt poor. Parents sang, played played country music . Our house was happy. I like being a redneck too. You just gotta love it.

[*Ems*Cakes]

My favorite quote that describes us Virginia girls:

"Tough girls come from New York. Sweet girls, they're from Georgia. But us Virginia girls, we have fire and ice in our blood. We can ride horses, be a debutante, throw left hooks, and drink with the boys, all while makin sweet tea, darlin'. And if we have an opinion, you know you're gonna hear it."

Ashley Judd

[KellyMarie]

Originally Posted by nursemom

No where but the south will you see a cheating husbands clothes piled up in a fishing boat spray painted with the words "lying, cheating husband." I enjoyed that as much as I do reading most church signs, which is a past time here too.

Yards rolled in toilet paper.

.........well just do not make us mad! You will be taking on mom, sis, grandma and all the cousins.

OMG that is all so true!

[mpayne]

Hrmph. Ain't no true Southern Girl gonna say "#5 we can make fun of us.....you all can't"

That'd be "Y'ALL cain't!"

Imagine me arguing with my DD when she was in elementary school, learnin' how to spell, and she insisting that "can't" must have an I in it, cuz it's pronounced "cain't".

Go Tarheels!! ~born & bred NC girl here~

Hey, I just remembered - this is a brand, spankin' new one for me - just in from my DD (now 15 and still spells "cain't" on her MySpace). She helps with the VBS bus for church, and this is the week:

You might be a NC redneck if --- you try to light a cigarette on the Vacation Bible School bus! (some kid - about 14yo - actually did this tonight!)

[emarkle]

Thanks for the laugh!!-e

[lifeworthliving]

Originally Posted by KellyMarie

My hubby's favorite meal; pinto beans, fried taters, polk sallet, gravy and cornbread. I have never seen the boiled peanuts...that one is new to me.

Growing up in FL (till I was 10, then ma in pa brung me here, TX ) we called them goober peas. Peanuts boiled in salty water. Very good really.

Dang skippie we eat some good ol home cookin here!