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'Rednecks' compete in annual games
upi ^ | 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.


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21 posted on 07/12/2010 8:01:39 PM PDT by 50mm (Beidh do fanachta a gairid!)
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Serves the elitists right-Now they can cower and cringe at the foreign media attention the games are getting. Lol!


22 posted on 07/12/2010 8:02:17 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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To: reagan_fanatic; JoeProBono

That image belongs to a friend of mine.

No finer people in the world.


23 posted on 07/12/2010 8:05:33 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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To: 50mm

redneck yacht club


24 posted on 07/12/2010 8:07:51 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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25 posted on 07/12/2010 8:16:27 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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26 posted on 07/12/2010 8:17:57 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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ping


27 posted on 07/12/2010 8:19:06 PM PDT by stylecouncilor (What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
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28 posted on 07/12/2010 8:20:11 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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Good Lord!


29 posted on 07/12/2010 8:21:29 PM PDT by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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30 posted on 07/12/2010 8:21:44 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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31 posted on 07/12/2010 8:22:53 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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32 posted on 07/12/2010 8:23:34 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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33 posted on 07/12/2010 8:26:55 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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No offense taken brother....Dublin. ga is redneck central.


34 posted on 07/12/2010 8:28:15 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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To: JoeProBono
Reminds of that James Taylor tune...

"Honey let me introduce you to my redneck friend"...

35 posted on 07/12/2010 8:28:54 PM PDT by Cyber Ninja (Rebuke, Renounce, Repeal, Repeat,...)
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36 posted on 07/12/2010 8:29:05 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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Redneck Hot Tub

37 posted on 07/12/2010 8:29:53 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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38 posted on 07/12/2010 8:31:22 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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39 posted on 07/12/2010 8:32:18 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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40 posted on 07/12/2010 8:34:07 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen
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