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First Americans

reverend_tim

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15. Are you sure?

Reply to melody (Reply #9)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:52 PM

Jan 2013

Was it not derived from The red scarves worn around the necks of the coal miners as they took on the mine owners and the Pinkerton's.

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A redneck told us to go back where we came from [View all] OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 OP

ROFL! Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #1

NA's do call them "lodges", but I guess I can't be personally offended because I'm not one. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #2

Plains Indians would disagree w/u since tipi is their word for their style of nomadic housing. DRoseDARs Jan 2013 #8

Good reply Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #3

k and r--excellent reply niyad Jan 2013 #4

"Right back at 'ya, redneck!" ReRe Jan 2013 #5

Perfect! Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2013 #6

K&R DeSwiss Jan 2013 #7

Haha, awesome! n/t MirrorAshes Jan 2013 #12

Redneck is itself a racial slur melody Jan 2013 #9

I'm not sure I agree "redneck" is a slur OmahaBlueDog Jan 2013 #11

When you use "redneck" to mean a group of people as a generalized label, it is melody Jan 2013 #14

Are you sure? reverend_tim Jan 2013 #15

No, it wasn't melody Jan 2013 #19

+1 Go Vols Feb 2013 #21

LOL. Love it. catbyte Jan 2013 #10

I always liked this one: RoverSuswade Jan 2013 #13

My favorite, in this vein... Scootaloo Jan 2013 #17

Humour used to make a valid point. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #16

Beautiful. jwirr Jan 2013 #18

Got this in an email the other day,, jambo101 Jan 2013 #20

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