I am in the midst of some inspirational thinking of late but have been swiped from that train of thought by a less important thought process. Now being from the South, the term "redneck" is quite common, especially in the part of the south where I live. In fact I live only a small drive from the neighborhood of the chiefest of rednecks....you all know him, first name is Jeff and he hosts a smart 5th grader game show. He and The Girl even sometimes shop at the same retail store as she has been known to be in line behind him to check out. Granted, only once, but once is enough I would say to practically rub elbows with the chief redneck himself. Okay, so practically rub elbows. Their elbows didn't really touch. Anyways, many of you have gotten your redneck education from this chief redneck and some of you are like me....just born redneck.
The Husband and I are so redneck that we had a funny redneck experience on one of our trips west...Seattle, I think it was. We took the tram from the airport to the rental car area to get our car. Seattle is not as advanced in on-site car rental as some other airports, just in case you wonder. We got our nice Rav4 and stopped at the checkout booth. The Husband greeted the woman worker in the booth, she took his ticket, and immediately kind of bent down to hide her face. I said to The Husband, "She's laughing at the way we talk." Of course, that seemed a challenge to The Husband so when she raised her head and was obviously trying not to laugh, The Husband (in a VERY extreme Southern redneck accent and language) said, "Are you laughing at the way we talk?" And the woman was so laughing at the way we talked that she couldn't even talk. She shook her head yes. We were good sports and took the receipt. Before we drove away, she had found her voice and as she waved and laughed, she said to The Husband, "You sound JUST like Larry the Cable Guy." So I learned that day that even Northwestern people like rednecks, if for no other reason than to be entertained.
I'm so close to redneck that one of my favorite redneck words is "usedtakud". You know, I "usedtakud" run faster than I can run now. And I "usedtakud" stay awake longer than I do now. You know the word and so many, many more fine words in the redneck language.
I could elaborate more on the language but that's not really the point of this important post. I thought that you, my devoted blog readers, would like to see what is now in my yard. It's like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. So, take a look....
His and Hers....You ask why? I say, "Use your imagination." You say, "I can't begin to imagine." I say, "Bet you usedtakud!!"
The Husband and I are so redneck that we had a funny redneck experience on one of our trips west...Seattle, I think it was. We took the tram from the airport to the rental car area to get our car. Seattle is not as advanced in on-site car rental as some other airports, just in case you wonder. We got our nice Rav4 and stopped at the checkout booth. The Husband greeted the woman worker in the booth, she took his ticket, and immediately kind of bent down to hide her face. I said to The Husband, "She's laughing at the way we talk." Of course, that seemed a challenge to The Husband so when she raised her head and was obviously trying not to laugh, The Husband (in a VERY extreme Southern redneck accent and language) said, "Are you laughing at the way we talk?" And the woman was so laughing at the way we talked that she couldn't even talk. She shook her head yes. We were good sports and took the receipt. Before we drove away, she had found her voice and as she waved and laughed, she said to The Husband, "You sound JUST like Larry the Cable Guy." So I learned that day that even Northwestern people like rednecks, if for no other reason than to be entertained.
I'm so close to redneck that one of my favorite redneck words is "usedtakud". You know, I "usedtakud" run faster than I can run now. And I "usedtakud" stay awake longer than I do now. You know the word and so many, many more fine words in the redneck language.
I could elaborate more on the language but that's not really the point of this important post. I thought that you, my devoted blog readers, would like to see what is now in my yard. It's like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. So, take a look....
Can you see what it is? Let's go closer.
Okay, bet you're getting an idea.....a bit closer.
You're thinking, "Are these what I think they are?"
The answer is, "Uh huh."
His and Hers....You ask why? I say, "Use your imagination." You say, "I can't begin to imagine." I say, "Bet you usedtakud!!"
I will only worry when I see potted plants coming out of these beauties. :)
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At least they are not in your front yard!
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