I lost my cool

[Freedomlover]

They are everywhere. EVERYWHERE!

And after having lived in the country in North Carolina, I would say there are more rednecks per capita in Pennsylvania. Crazy, but true.

You might be right. In '03 the wife and I visited Gettysburg for a week. I heard more asinine comments during that week than I get in a year here in the 'hillbilly heaven' of Haywood County, North Carolina.

One evening while were were poking around downtown, a local mental midget passes us and mutters, "how'd you like your *** kicked?" I spun around and said, loudly, "Here and now is a really good time for you to try". He did the right thing:walked away (to the amusement of other bystanders). Right across the street from where that happened there is a music store, and in the window they had a Deering banjo, the Black Diamond model. I play a pretty good bluegrass banjo (a Deering, in fact) and wanted to try it. I walked in, all smiles, and asked if I could give it a try. The clerk looked me up and down, with an expression of disdain, and declined to let me try it out. I asked for the manager and was told he "wasn't available". I thought to myself "the hell with it, and him too" and headed for the door. Thing is, I would have bought it on the spot, for cash, if I'd liked it.

That was just two instances of idiocy separated by 10 minutes. There were others. So I'd have to agree that at least that part of PA is populated by genuine rednecks.

[Dreadbelly]

Rednecks.

Oh, you mean the people with shirts saying "Jesus died for NASCAR!" that I leave in a little broken heap on the ground for calling me a skirt wearing f****t?

Yeah. I don't like those types.

Been happening more and more lately. I am getting so fed up with it. Pressure... Building.

Been looking at getting a "Stun-cane." 1.5 million volts of PAIN served at the end of a stick. Good for the gentleman out on his evening walk being bothered by ruffians. Have at thee, miscreant!