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To: Clutch Martin

Moore insulting the people near him.

I never knew any of that about my state of Michigan. My relatives lived in Port Austin, East Tawas, Oscoda, Saginaw and elsewhere mostly in the Thumb Area and only a few farther north. My gt.,gt. grandfather after whom I was named (first and middle names) is buried in Port Austin. He enlisted and fought under General Sherman in the Civil War.

All rednecks got the name from bending forward to use a pick or shovel or do farm labor to make a living. Hard work all day with the hot Sun from behind shining onto their necks gave them sunburn and tan. Thus red necks.

I never thought about that until hockey coach and TV host Don Cherry told the origin while defending right wingers.


17 posted on 09/07/2020 4:22:27 PM PDT by frank ballenger (End vote fraud,harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: frank ballenger

I was listening to Don at the time he explained this! I always liked him. No respect for the guy he paired with. Forget his name


22 posted on 09/07/2020 5:17:41 PM PDT by Ebony
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