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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 8:35:41 PM PDT
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Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: JoeProBono
Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant.
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07/12/2010 8:35:55 PM PDT
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IYAS9YAS
(Liberal Logic: Mandatory health insurance is constitutional - enforcing immigration law is not.)
To: OnTheDress
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07/12/2010 8:36:09 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: OnTheDress
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07/12/2010 8:36:26 PM PDT
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Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: Vigilantcitizen
To: Liberty Valance
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07/12/2010 8:39:01 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
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07/12/2010 8:40:05 PM PDT
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Richard Kimball
(We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
To: Richard Kimball
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07/12/2010 8:43:05 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Vigilantcitizen
Two of my dear friends gettin married in a redneck wedding...the man marrying them can split hairs with a tomahawk at 40 yards.
The man in the wheelchair is sponsored by bass pro shops.
To: Richard Kimball
I stand corrected...
same organ, though...
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07/12/2010 8:44:11 PM PDT
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Cyber Ninja
(Rebuke, Renounce, Repeal, Repeat,...)
To: IYAS9YAS
To: njslim
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07/12/2010 8:59:17 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: Vigilantcitizen
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07/12/2010 9:02:41 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
To: JoeProBono
"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."
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07/13/2010 9:35:22 AM PDT
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NucSubs
( Cognitive dissonance: Conflict or anxiety resulting from inconsistency between beliefs and actions)
To: Vigilantcitizen
hmmm...hmmm...looks like some good downhome. thanks for posting the pics
To: stainlessbanner
That’s from the DOG II (Dutch Oven Gathering) get together. It’s a bunch of folks from the Georgia Outdoor News message boards.
To: stainlessbanner; Vigilantcitizen; mylife
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07/13/2010 10:19:08 PM PDT
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Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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