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| Rudd disses Alabama |
| 2010-03-31 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 My daughter just got back from LA - college kids in a beach house at Gulf Shores. She loved it. Of course, coming from a Chicago winter helped the impression. She also liked the stop for dinner in the Birmingham suburbs, but locals warned from stopping in Montgomery. What's up with that? |
| Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-03-31 23:29 |
| #8 Yup intent, attitude, and tone tell if the insult is friendly or looking for a spot of trouble. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-03-31 23:04 |
| #7 Redneck's kinda like that other word, how much of an insult it is depends on who's using it, tone of voice, etc. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-03-31 22:28 |
| #6 FYI, a 'bogan' in Australian slang pretty much translates to 'redneck', although bogan is less derogatory and also widely used. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-03-31 22:23 |
| #5 I work with an Eyestralian. He agrees with Williams... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-03-31 21:07 |
| #4 All Australian politicians on the Left think there are votes in anti-Americanism. Robin Williams is a comedian. Kevin Rudd OTOH is a joke. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2010-03-31 20:54 |
| #3 SO.... Robin Williams insults Australia, the least he could do is insult a place Robin Williams is actually _FROM_. I don't think Alabama quite fits. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-03-31 20:04 |
| #2 I believe you. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-03-31 19:58 |
| #1 I resemble that remark! I was born and grew up in Alabama. All of my family are in Alabama. We can out-redneck the Aussies any time. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-03-31 19:55 |