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'Rednecks' compete in annual games
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| July 12, 2010
Posted on 07/12/2010 7:06:31 PM PDT by JoeProBono
EAST DUBLIN, Ga.- Organizers of the 15th Redneck Games in Georgia said thousands of people turned out to watch and participate in bobbing for pigs' feet and other off-beat games.
The organizers said the Redneck Games, which began as a parody of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and now serve as a fundraiser for the Lions Club, typically draws 5,000 to 7,500 people, with thick crowds on hand Saturday in East Dublin for such events as a version of horseshoes using toilet seats and an "armpit serenade," The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph reported Monday.
"It's really recognized worldwide," said Freddie Baugus, president of the East Dublin Lions Club. "We've got a crew from Japan here -- I just talked to them. We've got people from England and some from France. I've done interviews on live radio in Spain and England."
Baugus said they all want to know what a redneck is. Historically, a redneck is a derogatory term used to describe poor, rural, bigoted, white Southerners. But Baugus gives it a different and positive spin.
"I tell them it's just an average person having a good time, that's my definition of a redneck," he said.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Sports
KEYWORDS: redneck
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To: JoeProBono
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07/12/2010 8:01:39 PM PDT
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50mm
(Beidh do fanachta a gairid!)
To: JoeProBono
Serves the elitists right-Now they can cower and cringe at the foreign media attention the games are getting. Lol!
To: reagan_fanatic; JoeProBono
That image belongs to a friend of mine.
No finer people in the world.
To: 50mm
redneck yacht club
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07/12/2010 8:07:51 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Vigilantcitizen
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07/12/2010 8:16:27 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: windcliff
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07/12/2010 8:19:06 PM PDT
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stylecouncilor
(What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
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07/12/2010 8:21:29 PM PDT
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Rome2000
(OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
To: Vigilantcitizen
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07/12/2010 8:21:44 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Vigilantcitizen
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07/12/2010 8:23:34 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: Vigilantcitizen
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posted on
07/12/2010 8:26:55 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
No offense taken brother....Dublin. ga is redneck central.
To: JoeProBono
Reminds of that James Taylor tune...
"Honey let me introduce you to my redneck friend"...
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07/12/2010 8:28:54 PM PDT
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Cyber Ninja
(Rebuke, Renounce, Repeal, Repeat,...)
To: njslim
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07/12/2010 8:29:05 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Redneck Hot Tub
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07/12/2010 8:29:53 PM PDT
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Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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07/12/2010 8:32:18 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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