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Posted on 08.23.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 11:19 pm
Nothing says “redneck” like a load of lettered laundry hanging out to dry for the whole neighborhood, and the passerby photographer, to see: The photographer, Mark Luethi, snapped the photo at the Weissport Redneck Festival in Pennsylvania. This is the third year for the event, which is scheduled for Labor Day weekend. Filed under: Just For Laughs and Photography and Redneck Humor and Rednecks Comments: None |
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Posted on 08.23.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 10:58 pm
Earlier this year, I earned my 15 seconds of fame in the international spotlight when BBC interviewed me about the meaning of the word redneck. I owe it all to comedian Robin Williams, whose jab at Australia as the home of English rednecks triggered an Australian attack on Alabama. Now Williams is set to tour Australia, and he wants to make sure the Aussies and everyone else involved knows he was just doing his job — telling jokes and making people laugh. “That was pretty bizarre. I was like: ‘Wow! I’ve started an international incident! I don’t want to cause a war between Alabama and Australia — please no!’” Filed under: Entertainment and Hatin' On Rednecks and Just For Laughs and Redneck Humor and Rednecks Comments: None |
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Posted on 07.12.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 9:54 pm
Sheer genius. I wish our minivan had a DVD player just so I could play this video repeatedly on our next road trip when one of the kids “breaks wind” and forces us to roll down the windows for fresh air. It’s the only sure-fire way to get me to stop so the culprit can take a bathroom break. Filed under: Entertainment and Family and Just For Laughs and Music and Redneck Humor and Video Comments: None |
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Posted on 07.05.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 10:56 am
My sister-in-law from Louisiana sent this joke via e-mail. It describes the Cajun cleanup plan for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill:
That sounds like an honest, redneck misunderstanding to me. Filed under: Just For Laughs and News & Politics and Redneck Humor Comments: None |
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Posted on 06.29.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 10:56 pm
Non-rednecks think it’s a word game you play to poke fun at rednecks.
Enlightened rednecks know it’s a language you speak, and it takes years of practice to master. Filed under: Just For Laughs and Redneck Humor and Rednecks Comments: None |
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Posted on 03.11.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 1:37 pm
In my new role as the editorial director of Digital Society, I’ve been focused like a laser on high-speed Internet the past few weeks. The FCC will be releasing its national broadband plan in six days, so leaders of the commission have been making the rounds on the speaking circuit to promote pieces of the plan. The central message of the plan is that all Americans need broadband access — Commissioner Michael Copps this week even joined the chorus of people proclaiming it as a “right” — so the government must take steps to ensure that the poor, minorities, the elderly and, yes, rednecks in rural areas are enlightened by the Internet. The FCC is so committed to selling its plan that Chairman Julius Genachowski spoke to the Country Music Association’s board of directors at its meeting in Washington yesterday. Of course, country bumpkins are way too backward to understand the high-tech lingo of the FCC, so Genachowski’s staff translated his speech into “Nashvillese” that features country music titles:
Don’t you feel so much more enlightened about broadband now? Filed under: Entertainment and Government and Music and News & Politics and Redneck Humor and Redneck Music and Rednecks and Technology Comments: None |
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Posted on 03.03.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 9:07 pm
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Posted on 02.22.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 7:44 am
Here’s a little redneck humor to start the workweek:
As is often the case, I have no idea of the origins of this joke because it’s all over the Internet. But if somebody can lay claim to it, I’d love to give due credit on this blog. Filed under: Just For Laughs and Redneck Humor Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 02.21.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 1:38 pm
I can’t think of a better place than an “Ugly Truck Contest” for an enlightened redneck to make a statement against global warming hysteria, and that’s just what an Oregon teenager and his father did yesterday.
It’s too bad the Albany Democrat Herald didn’t snap a picture to illustrate the story. I would rather see what the Redneck Prius looks like than hear a description of it. A side thought: The way things are going for Toyota, all of its cars, including the recalled Corolla I am driving, are going to have a redneck reputation before long. Filed under: Government and Just For Laughs and News & Politics and Redneck Humor and Rednecks Comments: None |
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Posted on 02.21.10 by K. Daniel Glover @ 1:18 pm
I still remember the strip that hooked me as a Calvin fan for life. Calvin burped, prompting the typical adult reply from his mother: “Calvin! What do we say after that?” Here’s how the conversation went next:
Classic! Calvin was a redneck through and through. So was his stuffed tiger, Hobbes, who came to life in Calvin’s imagination and the strip. But their creator is an enlightened redneck.
I sure do miss Watterson’s work, which ran for only a decade. So do millions of other fans. Filed under: Books and Entertainment and Human Interest and Just For Laughs and Media and People and Redneck Humor Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.24.09 by K. Daniel Glover @ 1:05 pm
Our Christmas tree is decorated with all kinds of redneck ornaments, including a Tasmanian Devil/Angel tree topper and several bear ornaments, but we don’t have this redneck scooter: Of course, enlightened rednecks would fill that scooter with non-alcoholic drinks. Filed under: Holidays and Just For Laughs and Redneck Humor Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.21.09 by K. Daniel Glover @ 12:02 am
Senate Democratic leaders yesterday bought the 60th vote they need to impose the heavy hand of government on the American health-care market. Failing a revolt by the more liberal House, “Obamacare” is looking more and more like the future for this country. But “we, the people” always get the last word, and hopefully the decision by President Obama and Democrats in Congress to force on this nation a law opposed by a majority of Americans will prove to be their undoing politically. Ray Stevens, my favorite comedic singer as a child, gives voice to that possibility in a new song. The best line: “Please tell Nancy Pelosi, we’re gonna do the hokey pokey — put the right ones in, pull the left ones out.” And one of Stevens’ oldies but goodies, “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival,” is a metaphor for how the nation reached this point. Obama is the squirrel who went berserk in the first self-righteous Congress, and liberals are singing “Hallelujah” to his plan for socialized medicine. Filed under: Government and Just For Laughs and Music and News & Politics and People and Redneck Humor and Redneck Music and Video Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.19.09 by K. Daniel Glover @ 12:03 pm
Think of all the small game that died to make this festive wreath possible — and smile knowing that it is driving the animal lovers at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals crazy. Filed under: Holidays and Hunting & Guns and Just For Laughs and Redneck Humor Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.18.09 by K. Daniel Glover @ 10:58 pm
Still Christmas shopping for that special redneck in your life? Well, nothing says “I love you” like a gun rack under the mattress and a shotgun within reach as you sleep: That reminds me of a redneck Christmas carol I learned as a kid and sing to our children now: “Jingle bells, shotgun shells, Santa Claus is dead. Tried to steal my teddy bear, so I shot him in the head.” Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! Filed under: Holidays and Hunting & Guns and Just For Laughs and Redneck Humor and Video Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.12.09 by K. Daniel Glover @ 4:14 pm
The Emerald Coast of Florida, which runs from Pensacola to Port St. Joe, has earned the nickname “Redneck Riviera,” so it makes sense that the area is home to a redneck Christmas festival. The event is today, and the Pensacola News Journal published a preview earlier this week:
Rednecks raising money for good causes — it doesn’t exactly fit the elitist stereotype, does it? But the fun and games do. “Everything from redneck fishing to frying pan toss to greasy pig contest and cow patty bingo will entertain kids and adults alike.” One of these days, I need to make an annual list of all of the great, all-American redneck events — and then plan some road trips. Filed under: Holidays and Redneck Humor and Rednecks Comments: None |
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