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Subject: Talk To The Beard....


Author:
WN
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Date Posted: 08:15:56 12/28/01 Fri
In reply to: aileen 's message, "CAIR's list of HR watch items for the muslim community" on 00:09:43 12/28/01 Fri

Lemme see, now....oh, yeah, I would want some scraggly assed bearded guy representing me in a business environment. And the head ornaments? Yeah, that's professional looking in a court of law. I'm thinking of hiring me a Hari Krishna...whiners.

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[> Subject: Re: CAIR's list of HR watch items for the muslim community


Author:
S
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Date Posted: 09:16:06 12/28/01 Fri

I just went back and read that thread. Yet another example of why I would only get banned again if I went back to PNS. Didn't they call American born paki girls ABCDs? I think it was for American born confused...I forget what the D is for. (feel free to fill in for me WN, but don't go for the obvious--you're too creative for that)

Anyway, I'd probably start throwing that term around.

I had forgotten about the Mississippi beating incident. Wiggins is about thirty miles from here. A lot of my cousins live around there. A lot of my students are from there. The next time one of them brings me an excused absense note from their probation officer, I'll have to ask about that.

My comment for the moment is--what the hell did they think would happen in a podunk jail in Mississippi? Hasn't she seen Mississippi Burning? Doesn't she know they were lucky there was no hanging? Doesn't she know that they beat up so many people there they don't much care if some snot nosed towel head complains?

Okay, seriously now. It was a terrible thing for that kid to go through. I feel bad about it. I especially feel bad that my cousin Timmy Wayne was probably the guard who didn't go in to check until he'd sucked his Camel (the cig version, Wtird) down to the nub. But what happens in a backwoods jail in Mississippi is not an example of how Americans treat Muslims. It's only an example of what happens when you are unfortunate enough to be caught with an expired Visa immediately after a national tragedy near a redneck jail.

These are probably the same people who said I was racist for calling my students rednecks. Somebody help me out here. What's a good PC word for redneck?
[> [> Subject: rednecks ...


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aileen
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Date Posted: 09:51:06 12/28/01 Fri

The PC term I found was "Genetically Related Americans". Other amusing euphemisms can be found if you click here

Here is how the word redneck is defined (This came from the "BIG FUN GLOSSARY" by the way. It has content that brings new meaning to bad taste

Redneck-in Redneckistan and perhaps elsewhere, there exists a kind of person who is definitely "other." Perhaps these are the people who have "S" in their Meyers-Briggs Personality Profile; with but one exception no one who we've liked enough to test ever has after all. Anyway, in this group of "others" are those, the rednecks, who drive jacked-up pick up trucks equipped with roll bars and bug deflectors, the latter inscribed with such tough guy phrases as "Possum Stomper" or "Bad to the Bone." In the cab of such trucks, behind the driver, typically a gun rack can be found, and on this gun rack several loaded fire arms are at the ready should you let your kitten stray too far from your front porch. In a cooler on the floor of these trucks can be found ample cans of Coors Lite. The driver wears a countenance of sunken dignity, exasperated by stale genes many generations unrefreshed up some degraded Appalachian Hollow. His sense of style might seem alien to you or me, but he's as proud of his haircut (very short in front, very long in back) as he is of the Rebel Flag flying from his CB antenna. After a long day of drinking and driving and shooting and cussing and blaring the Billy Ray Cyrus, the driver will pull into his yard, lit brilliantly as it is by a Redneck Light, park beside his home, typically a trailer with freshly painted decorative shutters. Here he will have to kick the ass of his brother in law, who he will find in bed with his wife. His wife will be wearing light blue eyeshadow and crowning her head will be poofy hair, only somewhat mussed from the evening's uncreative (but procreative) gymnastics.

The term "redneck" actually dates back to the 20s, when uneducated but unionized coal miners in West Virginia would wear red bandannas around their necks to celebrate their communist loyalties. My how times have changed!

Redneck Impressionism-the derisive term given to the genré of art hanging on the walls of the Icecream Parlour in downtown Scottsville, Virginia. In the words of Sara Poiron, "It looks exactly like paint by numbers without faces, and is painful to look at." Most of the paintings are of quaint rural scenes from bygone happy years, replete with horses and huntsmen. And instead of faces, each head has been adorned with a pink oval.

Redneck Light-one of those bright and vaguely blue lamps that rednecks erect outside their trailers. Such lamps burn all night long and use roughly $20 in electricity every month. But if you're a paranoid redneck, you find the expense of the lamp and the annoyance of its shining in your window all night long worth the protection it affords; the arsenal of guns within and the underfed dogs without are simply not enough.

Redneckistan-the region where the rednecks live. Redneckistan is so large, it really isn't of much value to explain where its borders are. Suffice it to say that Charlottesville is not within Redneckistan, but much of Scottsville is.


Now if you arent up on your PC info here is a great pit stop to make sure you know what NOT to say. Redneck is at the bottom.
[> [> [> Subject: Re: rednecks ...


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S
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Date Posted: 10:25:22 12/28/01 Fri

Here's what I found on PC for redneck

--rustically inclined
--person of region
--culturally disadvantaged
[> [> [> [> Subject: What's ya'lls' sign?


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S
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Date Posted: 10:34:58 12/28/01 Fri

I'm a butter bean. Whateryou?


OKRA (Dec 22 - Jan 20) Although you appear crude, you are actually very slick on the inside. Okras have tremendous influence. An older Okra can look back over his life and see the seeds of his influence everywhere. Stay away from Moon Pies.

CHITLIN (Jan 21 - Feb 19) Chitlins come from humble backgrounds. A chitlin, however, can make something of himself if he's motivated and has lots of seasoning. In dealing with Chitlins, be careful. They can erupt like Vesuvius. Chitlins are best with Catfish and Okra.

BOLL WEEVIL (Feb 20 - Mar 20) You have an overwhelming curiosity. You're unsatisfied with the surface of things, and you feel the need to bore deep into the interior of everything. Needless to say, you are very intense and driven as if you had some inner hunger. Nobody in their right mind is going to marry you, so don't worry about it.

MOON PIE (Mar 21 - Apr 20) You're the type that spends a lot of time on the front porch. It's a cinch to recognize the physical appearance of Moon Pies. Big and round are the key words here. You should marry anybody who you can get remotely interested in the idea. It's not going to be easy. This might be the year to think about aerobics. Or – maybe not.

POSSUM (Apr 21 - May 21) When confronted with life's difficulties, possums have a marked tendency to withdraw and develop a people actually think you're dead. This strategy is probably not psychologically healthy, but seems to work for you. One day, however, it won't work and you may find your problems actually running you over.

CRAWFISH (May 22 - June 21) Crawfish is a water sign. If you work in an office, you're always hanging around the water cooler. Crawfish prefer the beach to the mountains, the pool to the golf course, the bathtub to the living room. You tend to be not particularly attractive physically, but you have very, very good heads.

COLLARDS (June 22 - July 23) Collards have a genius for communication. They love to get in the "melting pot" of life and share their essence with the essence of those round them. Collards make good social workers, psychologists, and baseball managers. As far as your personal life goes, if you are Collards, stay away from Moon Pies. It just won't work. Save yourself a lot of heartache.

CATFISH (July 24 - Aug 23) Catfish are traditionalists in matters of the heart, although one's whiskers may cause problems for loved ones. You catfish are never easy people to understand. You prefer the muddy bottoms to the clear surface of life. Above all else, Catfish should stay away from moon pies.

GRITS (Aug 24 - Sept 23) Your highest aim is to be with others like yourself. You like to huddle together with a big crowd of other Grits. You love to travel though, so maybe you should think about joining a club. Where do you like to go? Anywhere they have cheese or gravy or bacon or butter or eggs. If you can go somewhere where they have all these things, that serves you well.

BOILED PEANUTS (Sept 24 - Oct 23) You have a passionate desire to help your fellow man. Unfortunately, those who know you best - your friends and loved ones - may find that your personality is much too salty, and their criticism will probably affect you deeply because you are really much softer than you appear. You should go right ahead and marry anybody you want to because in a certain way, yours is a charmed life. On the road of life, you can be sure that people will always pull over and stop for you.

BUTTER BEAN (Oct 24 - Nov 22) Always invite a Butter Bean because Butter Beans get along well with everybody. You, as a Butter Bean, should be proud. You've grown on the vine of life and you feel at home no matter what the setting. You can sit next to anybody. However, you, too, shouldn't have anything to do with Moon Pies.

ARMADILLO (Nov 23 - Dec 21) You have a tendency to develop a tough exterior, but you are actually quite gentle. A good evening for you? Old friends, a fire, some roots, fruit, worms and insects. You are a throwback. You're not concerned with today's fashions and trends. You're not concerned with anything about today. You're really almost prehistoric in your interests and behavior patterns. You probably want to marry another Armadillo, but Possum is another somewhat kinky, mating possibility
[> [> [> [> [> Subject: I be a 'crawfish'


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aileen crawfish
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Date Posted: 10:44:42 12/28/01 Fri

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Ah'll be dipped in sheeyit...Ah'm a Collard


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WN
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Date Posted: 12:02:41 12/28/01 Fri

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: With a moon risin' on my other sign, Feces, in the house of Clitaurus


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WN
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Date Posted: 12:04:05 12/28/01 Fri

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: At least you ain't a moon pie.


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S
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Date Posted: 12:09:22 12/28/01 Fri

[> [> [> [> Subject: person of region?


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aileen
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Date Posted: 10:37:34 12/28/01 Fri

I can see rustically inclined... but person of region is a bit vague. do the people who actually live in your area take offense to the term 'redneck'?
[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: person of region?


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S
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Date Posted: 10:50:18 12/28/01 Fri

>I can see rustically inclined... but person of region
>is a bit vague. do the people who actually live in
>your area take offense to the term 'redneck'?

People who live here probably use the word more than anybody else. Where do you think all the redneck jokes come from? Everybody around here has an arsenal of them.

I've called myself a redneck many a time. When I went to my brother's house (a fancy new double-wide)a few days ago, he had an American flag shaped out of Christmas lights hanging off the rails on his porch. I said to him "Yeeha. You ain't nuthin' round here if you ain't got a 'murcan flag chicken wired to the mobile home." He said, "Damn straight. It's the redneck thang this year."

I don't know anybody who would be offended by being called a redneck by a fellow redneck. If it wuz a damn Yankee, dat might be a whole nuther story.
[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: the 'merican flag


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Date Posted: 11:01:32 12/28/01 Fri

we must have some imported rednecks here then ;) Those 'merican flag chistmas lights are everywhere in my neighborhood. But then this is a military community.

as a tangent - I watched politically incorrect again last night. They were debating on the reduction of gas mileage by putting a flag on your car.


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