Friday, April 03, 2009

You Might Be A High Tech Redneck If...

1. Your e-mail address ends in "@over.yonder.com."

2. You connect to the World Wide Web via a "Down Home Page."

3. Your laptop has a sticker that says, "Protected by Smith and Wesson."

4. You wire your network with jumper cables.

5. Your wife said either she or the computer had to go, and you still don't miss her.

6. You've ever used a CD-ROM as a coaster to set your drink on.

7. You ever refer to your computer as "Ole Bessy."

8. Three Words: Daisy Duke Screensaver

9. Your spell checker knows words like, "Y'all", "Yonder", and "Reckon."

10. Your yard is full of dead CPUs, printers, modems and monitors.

11. Your belt buckle is made from a dead 3.5" disk drive.

12. You ever felt you had to move your computer desk so it didn't block the velvet picture of Elvis.

13. Yer mouse keeps knocking over yer spitcan.

14. When you order your new pick-up truck with a gun rack and PCMCIA sockets.

15. Your PC Games collection consists of nothing but Bass Fishing tournament games.

16. You only buy from GateWay, 'cause the cow boxes are a hoot.

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4 comments :

Southern-fried Fiction said...

These are a hoot, Lisa!

Elizabeth Ludwig said...

Thanks, Ane. Glad you liked 'em.

Edna said...

when you cut your front yard with a bush hog instead of a lawn mower you know you are a redneck.


You have some good one on your blog

Elizabeth Ludwig said...

(laughing) You're right, Edna. I do believe that would make one a redneck.

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