MetaFilter posts tagged with redneck

Jerry Clower: A superb Southern storyteller

Daddy-O — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:33:44 -0800

Jerry Clower (Wikipedia article) started telling his funny stories to boost sales when he was a seed and fertilizer salesman. He went on to become a successful comedian and Grand Ole Opry star. Here are some of his stories (all YouTube links): A Coon Hunting Story On the Jerry Reed Show (check out Jerry's collar!) The Burning Building A New Bull Fishing with the Game Warden Examples of a Redneck (Shame on you Jeff Foxworthy!) Bird Huntin' At Uncle Versies Wanna Buy a Possum? (with bizarrely unrelated video)

"Redneck mansion."

kmennie — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:25:15 -0800

Dream-like "redneck mansion" is (disappointingly) actually a theatre set, but still a great bit of architecture.

"Almost true freedom."

Sticherbeast — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:00:44 -0800

Off The Grid: Life On The Mesa. A new documentary explores life in 15 square miles of northern New Mexico. With no cops, no official authority, and barely any understanding of who even owns the land, a special environment has arisen. Hippies, rednecks, and other assorted loners exist in either the last outpost of true American freedom or "the largest outdoor insane asylum" - and then they are tested by self-proclaimed revolutionaries with their own idea of how to run things. Check out the official MySpace page for the trailer and some clips.

Driving a pick-up truck with "Man Love Rules OK" across Alabama

badlydubbedboy — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:48:51 -0800

Would you drive a pick-up truck with "Man Love Rules OK" across Alabama? (YouTube video) The presenters behind UK motoring/male-entertainment show Top Gear did. See what happens when they pulled into a "gas" station. More information here. Do you think the footage was manipulated?

Like Jackass, but funnier

mathowie — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 19:44:52 -0800

Bored dork with truck, goofing around. Hilarity ensues. I know I shouldn't laugh, but after watching this over and over again, I still can't stop snickering. [jackass-style google video called "redneck surfing", 16 seconds long via Jalopnik]

Them dukes!

jonson — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 09:01:00 -0800

The greatest video in the history of the internet... Warning: embedded quicktime, severe hillbilly imagery. Via

A pronounced deficiency in IQ

QuietDesperation — Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:05:19 -0800

Redneck ebonics triumphs. Merriam-Webster online now gives "nu-kyu-lar" as an alternative pronunication of "nuclear." While dictionaries have become more descriptive and less prescriptive over the years, shouldn't they at least list it as [idiotic variant]?

Brasco the bear

seanyboy — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:33:54 -0800

Brasco the Bear (pdf file) wants you to know all about guns and gun control. How to point them, all about the Bill of Rights and why the United Nations is full of bad men. Colouring Book Fun for all your family. (part of the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership website and via boing boing.)

The 2nd Civil War

jonson — Sun, 26 Jan 2003 14:49:41 -0800

The Battle of Blair Mountain. Do you know the origin of the phrase "Redneck? In 1921, in West Virginia, after brutally corrupt regional law had employed thug tactics including false imprisonment, seizure of property, and murder (or simply "disappearance") upon the local mine workers to discourage labour Unions from forming, an army of nearly 13,000 workers took to the streets, meeting up with the forces of the murderous sherrif at an area known as Blair Mountain. [More Inside]

wackybrit — Sat, 23 Mar 2002 15:25:37 -0800

Living with a Redneck Neighbor. What happens when a Vietnamese redneck moves in next door? You log all of his quirks and disasters (including setting the entire garden on fire) and put it all up on your Web site, of course! Complete with pictures.

tdecius — Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:12:46 -0800

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