Last weekend we took the kids to Michigan to visit The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. Looking for a ticket/motel package deal we selected a reasonably nice motel in Romulus for a two night stay.

Second night I decide to go down to the whirlpool, which was near the pool, and relax a little. When I arrived I found five Black kids playing in the pool. The oldest told me latter he was 11 years old but he was either small for his age or shading it a little. Anyway, they were very friendly kids and would occasionally come over to the whirlpool, get in, talk and ask me a few questions. Where are you from, what are you going to see here, is your family with you, typical vacationer type questions. I had told them that the rest of the family was at the time in the work-out room. A couple of kids went over to verify this and I told them to look for a large boy (my son is 6’3”) a red haired girl, and an older woman.

Suddenly, after about 20 minutes of this the oldest stops talking to me mid sentence and stares intently at a spot on my throat. “What is that red area on your neck?” he asks. As I could not see my neck I asked for clarification. “You have a red V at the base of your throat and a red line that goes around the base of your neck on either side” he replied. “I must have worn a different shirt and got a little sun burn” I explained. He studies the spot on my neck again, looked me in the eye with furrowed brows, then got out of the whirlpool and went back to the swimming pool. Over the next couple of minutes at least three of the other kids came over, seriously studied the spot on my throat, studied my face, and then returned to the pool.

I return to my room and curious what got their attention took a close look in the mirror. As I’m staring at the expected sun burn line on my neck it dawns on me. All their lives those kids had probably been warned to watch out for Red Necks. They were not sure what that was but apparently they had discovered one in their own motel and were not sure how to react.

Doing your laundry in the whirlpool probably tipped them off, too.

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Certified AR-15 / SIG Armorer.

When Rednecks find out I'm Jewish, they look for the horns.

Possibly.
Mighta been the overall cutoffs bathing suit.

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Regards,
Lee Jarrett

That's cause our Jewish friends have told us all about Jewish girls, Barb.

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Lee Jarrett

When we first moved into our present home the house to the South of us was occupied by three brothers in their 20's. After a while I could always tell when it was going to rain as I would see their laundry hanging on the barbed wire fence.

Of course they probably laughed at me because I like to wash the boat in the rain.

Rednecks
White Socks
Blue Ribbon Beer

Lucky you didn't run into any Romulans. We could have warned you!

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"I also cook."

S&WChad,

When we left the house I accidentally left the strip map to the hotel on the kitchen table, so I told Penny we'd stop at the border tourist info center and I'd get directions. Penny said when I walked into the info center and said I needed directions to a Marriott in Romulus she was sure I'd doubled up on my pain meds that morning.

The red V = gang sign for the redneck clan.

I personally am not a redneck, but I DO have some redneck "attributes" about myself. For instance...

I own at least three T shirts with the sleeves cut out.

I say "by God" and "Hell yeah" quite often.

I really do own "a shotgun, a rifle and a four wheel drive" and I really can "skin a buck and run a trot-line."

I still address folks (heh, heh, heh...folks) older than me by "sir" and "ma'am" or "Mr." this and "Mrs." that.

But no...I'm NOT a redneck...I'm just southern.

YouTube - A Few More Rednecks

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Chad

Barb, my neck is pretty darn red, but my favorite brother in law is Jewish! Of course he's my ONLY BIL until October... but still! He's a real good guy...I mean I DID let him marry my sister... I just need to work on his stance on guns!

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- The Federalist #46 -

Hmm... what's my excuse then? All those are attributes I have as well.. but I'm from PA! Of course I also grow a lot of my own food, raise chickens, have owned a goat..

I think the main difference is I remove my hat indoors.

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- The Federalist #46 -

Another giveaway is that if you remove your chaw to eat.

You know I've never had any sort of tobaccy... in the chew or smoke variety. Only second hand smoke...

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- The Federalist #46 -

Next time you're over at his place, sneak onto his computer and make Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership - Homepage his home page.

Of course, if you were a REAL brother-in-law, you'd buy him a Galil for Chanukkah.