November 5, 2009
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Saw this on Spinnermom's blog....As a born and bred northerner....Let's see how I fair.....
YOU JUST MIGHT BE A BLUENECK IF...
- Instead of referring to two or more people as "Y'all," you call them "you guys," even if both of them are women.
True....I even remember when Nature Boy was a tot and looking for us he would say, "Guys? Where are you, guys?"
- You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook outside." Well, yeah.
- You think Heinz Ketchup is REALLY SPICY. Now...that's not true. I have a relatively high spicy tolerance (for a Northerner) and can take some more spice than Heinz Ketchup.
- You would never stop to buy something somebody was cooking on the side of the road. Nope, would not.
- You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire sauce" correctly. Correct.
- You don't know what a moon pie is. Is it the same as a whoopie pie? I love real and properly made whoopie pies. <drool>
- You've never had an RC Cola. Correct.
- You've never, ever eaten okra -- fried, boiled, or pickled. Ha! I have had okra.
- You eat fried chicken with a knife and fork. Yeah, I think I have.
- You've never seen a live chicken, and the only cows you've seen are on road trips. <eye roll> Have chickens, grew up on a farm, 'nuf said.
- You have no idea what a polecat is. A skunk, right?
- You don't see anything wrong with putting a sweater on your dog. Puhleeze. I do see much wrong with sweaters on dogs and doggie wardrobes.
- You don't have bangs. Yes, I do.
- You would rather have your son become a lawyer than grow up to get his own TV fishing show. I just want my kid to be happy and financially secure.
- You've never eaten and don't know how to make a tomato sandwich. Like a sandwich with tomato, mayo on bread? Love them...<drooling again>
- You think more money should go to important scientific research at your university than to pay the salary of the head football coach. Correct.
- You don't even have one can of WD-40 somewhere around the house. Seriously? Of course we do.
- You don't have any hats in your closet that advertise feed stores. True.
- You don't know anyone with at least two first names (i.e., Joe Bob, Faye Ellen, Billy Ray, Mary Jo, Bubba Dean, Joe Dan, Mary Alice) Hmmm....Bobbi Jo, Mary Jo, Cathy Sue.....Yup, I do know some.
- You don't know any women with male names (i.e., Tommie, Bobbie, Johnnie, Jimmie) I know a Bobbie. But that pretty much does it.
- None of your fur coats are homemade. Correct.So...you pick. Am I a blueneck or not?
Comments (4)
i'd much rather be blue than red. but us missourians tend to fence sit.
Hee hee! I love it! Polecats aren't necessarily a skunk, but they do come from the weasel family. Some people would think ferrets are polecats. I think there are slight variations though.
I do believe you know enough to survive in either blue or red territory!
And I am soooo glad to see someone up there knows what WD-40 is! I have had three northern people ask me what it is so far! I shall blog of all the uses of WD-40 tomorrow, me thinks! LOL
Apparently not. But you know, a redneck is an agricultural worker who gets the back of his neck sunburned from working many hours each day all stooped over with his neck exposed -- that's the origin of the term. Nothing to do with blue or red states. Down here, the distinction is a socioeconomic, not a geographical one. I think that if you have enough sun for it, you could be a redneck in Vermont.
So, are you still alive up there? I'm worried about you when you haven't blogged in over 2 weeks! Hope everyone is well and that you have some time to yourself this Thanksgiving week coming up!
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