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Time for a miniature party?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeff Foxworthy has another book out of his “redneck defnitions,” titled “Learning to Talk More Goodly Faster: Redneck Dictionary III.”
Those Roman numerals let you know this is one class act.
I’m kidding. Foxworthy is someone I’ve talked to many times, and he’d be the first one to laugh about the Roman numerals. I interviewed him again recently, for a story that is scheduled to run Tuesday, Dec. 18, and he talked about this very popular new line of books, which has sort of overtaken his famous “You might be a redneck” bit.
At first, Foxworthy’s redneck definitions really sounded like certain kinds of dialect. But it’s now become just sort of playing with words in a punny kind of way that frequently appeals to verbal kids as well as adults.
For example:
Miniature: More than one adult male. I thought you said you there was gonna be a lot of hot miniature party.
Ferris wheel: Equitable treatment, as applied to a group. The pitcher’s daddy is the umpire, so I reckon that last call is as Ferris wheel get.”
Jeff said that just like with the redneck jokes, people now stop him in the store to give him a definition they think is original, but it’s really from one of his books.
So here’s the challenge: Care to come up with any definitions that are not in one of the books? We’ll take contributions for two days, till Wednesday, then I will declare a winner and send that person my copy of Foxworthy’s “Redneck Dictionary III” in time for Christmas.
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By Kate
December 17, 2007 5:03 PM | Link to this
Oh gosh, I’m feeling so uncreative. And I don’t have an inner redneck to channel (though I can readily channel my inner South Philly Italian if need be), so I’ll have to pass on this one. Where’s LilyToad??? I’m sure she’ll have a good one :)
Now, if you are willing to part with your Verhaeghen book, that’s a whole ‘nuther thing. Thinking about heading down to A Capella tonight
By Jeff
December 18, 2007 10:42 AM | Link to this
Darfur: there for
Friend to a buddy, when told the buddy is going to his ex-wife’s trailer: Whatcha goin’ over darfur?
By Jeff
December 19, 2007 11:46 AM | Link to this
Phil,
Was Darfur in one of the books? It almost seems so obvious that I’m sure it was, but I’ve never read any of them, so I don’t know!
(And to give you an idea of how screwed up my brain is, I thought it up while reading an article about Jay Z getting in trouble for dog fur!!)