Official Off Topic Discussion Thread #1

[skjl47]

whoa whoa whoa why are rednecks not a good thing? You might say that now until something goes down stateside and yal are running to the rednecks for survival lol.

hello; Could his attitude have something to do with being in California? I hate to tell him but some of my Kentucky redneck/hillbilly relatives moved to California decades ago. He may be surrounded by now.
I knew a redneck kid from North Carolina some decades ago. He loved to hunt. Became a Marine sniper and was good at it.

 

[Thekid]

hello; Could his attitude have something to do with being in California? I hate to tell him but some of my Kentucky redneck/hillbilly relatives moved to California decades ago. He may be surrounded by now.
I knew a redneck kid from North Carolina some decades ago. He loved to hunt. Became a Marine sniper and was good at it.

Did you really think mommy and daddy's special snowflakes were going to make it through basic?

 

[Hendre]

S skjl47 there was a hobby thread that went into political madness lol.

 

[jaws7777]

whoa whoa whoa why are rednecks not a good thing? You might say that now until something goes down stateside and yal are running to the rednecks for survival lol.

Lmao

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Redneck originally referred to a group of people who fought against corruption,they wore red handkerchiefs around their necks to distinguish themselves and to recognize one another,which is how they got their name.

 

[celebrist]

Redneck originally referred to a group of people who fought against corruption,they wore red handkerchiefs around their necks to distinguish themselves and to recognize one another,which is how they got their name.

Hmm, I thought it referred to people that worked the land like farmers and ranchers who were in the sun a lot I now have a reason to do some research

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Does anyone know where the term leatherneck comes from?

 

[celebrist]

http://porterbriggs.com/origins-of-the-term-redneck/

Interesting read especially since I am both southern and Scottish

 

[krichardson]

Does anyone know where the term leatherneck comes from?

It refers to the leather scarf or stocking that members of the USMC used to wear on their necks.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

It refers to the leather scarf or stocking that members of the USMC used to wear on their necks.

Exactly