'Texas Redneck Games' Organizers Face Angry Neighbors, Possible Charges

FOXNews.com ^ | Thursday, August 09, 2007 | AP

[ari-freedom]

DALLAS — The way Bobby Williams tells it, his ranch on 100 acres of rural piney hills in East Texas was supposed to be a quiet way to enjoy retirement after a career in the insurance business.

But for years now, he's instead woken up to the roaring engines of all-terrain vehicles, midnight fireworks shows and thousands of drunken revelers who every so often gather across the narrow county road from his property at events like the "Texas Redneck Games" and the "Texas Redneck Muddy Gras."

"We're just a nice calm community and nobody can get any rest, nobody can get any sleep," says Williams, 76. "We've got a problem and I don't know what we're ever going to do to get rid of it. We need something to ban these things."

The latest event ended Sunday with more than 50 arrests and citations, and authorities said Wednesday that they're considering charges against the show's organizer.

[I still care]

It says that a work detail of inmates cleaned up the mess.

I won’t pass judgement on the games, but it seems to me if you are going to have an event you need to clean up after yourself instead of putting it on the county.

[Beckwith]

Another yuppie that moves into a community and wants to rewrite the rules.

[taxesareforever]

Yup. Sounds like it to me too.

[TonyRo76]

» a "Daisy Duke Show-Off" for women in cut-off blue jeans.

This thread would be enhanced considerably with some pics...for educational purposes, of course!

[Trajan88]

An engine starter trowing contest?

What tha heck!

[JamesP81]

bttt

[Dead Corpse]

NIMBY’s. The root of modern socialism.

[P-40]

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Another yuppie that moves into a community and wants to rewrite the rules.”
Maybe not
“But for years now, he’s instead woken up to the roaring engines of all-terrain vehicles, midnight fireworks shows and thousands of drunken revelers”

[Dead Corpse]

4-PERSON TEAM BUTT-CRACK CONTEST- The same rules as butt-crack contest, but men and women will be able to be on the same team. We will allow no more than five teams for this event. Each team will be required to compete with all four members at the same time.

Nooooo....Do not want....

[TonyRo76]

Yeee-Haw!!

[TonyRo76]

Sounds like a Cledus T. Judd video just waiting to be made!

[Michael.SF.]

Another yuppie that moves into a community

At 76 years old he is the oldest yuppie I have ever heard of.

[Dead Corpse]

That'll happen when your neighbors property is a commercial ATV-RV park...

[Constantine XIII]

XD

[showme_the_Glory]

It says that a work detail of inmates cleaned up the mess.

Maybe they were kin?

[Dead Corpse]

[Constantine XIII]

:)

[MizSterious]

We’re infested with them here. Our neighbors are fighting a lawsuit over their oil well (they say it’s noisy), and down the road some of them are complaining about a cattle operation. (complaints about the manure smell)

Those are real sweethearts though compared to the ones whose teenagers bring their gangsta culture with them. Ug.

[MizSterious]

Even yuppies grow old eventually. ;)

[deport]

You Tube-- Redneck games

Texas Redneck Games | Photo Gallery | LufkinDailyNews

Texas Redneck events

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Funny, I lived a good part of my life in the country and I don’t recall a time when it would have been acceptable to act the way of these “rednecks”. In fact, loud noises and shi—y neighbors are much more suitable for cities.

[TonyRo76]

Awesome!!!

Just good, clean fun...

[TonyRo76]

» loud noises and shi—y neighbors are much more suitable for cities.

Well, you have an excellent point there!

[Squantos]

Ya’ll have to give back yer trophies ?

I’m keeping mine !

[Eaker]

I ain’t even giving back the ones that I stole!

[oneamericanvoice]

The games don’t happen every week or even every month. I could see that this guy would have a gripe if they did. But Mr. Pool has rights too. I’d take the time to go away for the weekend. Earplugs are nice too.

[oneamericanvoice]

Guys are lucky cuz they get the Daisy Duke Show-off. All us women get is those Butt Crack contests! Where’s the Farmer’s Tan contestants? Hell yeah!

[Squantos]

Good Boy here’s a cookie and a fifth of jack now go play with yer snakes !

[PA Engineer]

Cool.

[Eaker]

fifth of jack

Is a fifth all you think of me?

Sniff.........

[mware]

Sounds like a red neck Woodstock to me.

[Redcloak]

The latest event ended Sunday with more than 50 arrests and citations, and authorities said Wednesday that they're considering charges against the show's organizer.

Well... It's not a real party until the cops show up.

[Squantos]

I did throw in a cookie ........

[Eaker]

Better be a big ass rum cookie!

;<)

[hiredhand]

From the fox article -

"Modeled after similar games that have been going in Georgia for more than a decade, the four-day "Redneck Games" took place about 70 miles southeast of Dallas and included an estimated 6,000 people, live music and competitions such as an ugly "butt-crack contest" and the "Mattress Chunk."

"...ugly butt-crack contest...??? Reminds me of back home! HA! HA! HA!

[taxesareforever]

I feel so bad for these retirees. NOT! A four day affair and they come outta their pajamas. Sorry, no pity here. No different than Sturgis, SD motorcycle rally.

[38special]

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I would feel so bad for the rednecks if someone slashed all of their tires and poured sugar in their gas tanks. NOT!

[Labyrinthos]

Another yuppie that moves into a community and wants to rewrite the rules.

You don't see a problem with people dumping their trash on the ground and leaving it for others to clean up the mess? If these were illegal aliens dumping their garbage in public, I am certain you would be justifiably outraged and first in line to complain; but when good ol' boys behave like human pigs, you don't have a problem, and anyone who complains is a "yuppie." No wonder the State of Texas is one big garbage dump.

[Beckwith]

Remember, you’ve only heard one side of the story.

[Labyrinthos]

I agree, which is why I have refrained from labeling the people who complained about the trash as “yuppies.”

[taxesareforever]

I would feel so bad for the rednecks if someone slashed all of their tires and poured sugar in their gas tanks. NOT!

Sounds like you endorse what the liberals do to Republicans vehicles.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Sounds like how people in the country deal with a bunch of drunk, out-of-town aholes who refuse to respect the people who live there.

[taxesareforever]

Sounds like how people in the country deal with a bunch of drunk, out-of-town aholes who refuse to respect the people who live there.

You mean how redneck country people deal with redneck country people?

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

Sticks and stones break my bones, knives slash tires and sugar destroys engines...

[taxesareforever]

Sticks and stones break my bones, knives slash tires and sugar destroys engines...

And, evidently, words and noise would lead to the above.