03 | December | 2008 | godfatherofgreenbay's Xanga Site

Last time I tried this post I had no audio and Xanga hadn't responded to my emails. Well 48 hours after the fac, they still haven't replied but the audio is working again. Makes me wonder if they were backed up over the holidays because more people were using it. Who knows?

Rednecks are everywhere and I found this song a while ago on a Minneapolis radio station. I wish I had the song for you to hear but see the above paragraph. Once the song becomes available I will redo this post. Don't think I am just down on Minnesota because I live in a neighboring state but I actually lived there for almost 9 years.

I got ”The Green Bay Packers Suck!" sticker on my bumper(1)
She's got the tater-tot hotdish(2) waiting for me at home
We brag to our friends down South 'bout the three feet of snow(3)
We say things like "You betcha!" and "Oh yah, ya knooooow…"(4)
And she's just a wee bit nippy when the wind-chill's forty below.(5)

Ya...it's a dry cold

Cuz I'm an ice-fishin’, hot-dishin’, deer-killin’, beer swillin’ Bona fide Minnesota Redneck From my “Arctic Cat” to the “North Stars” hat I wear on my head yet(6)

Yes, on the day I was born the doctor spanked my rump
But I did not cry, no, I says, "UFF DA!"(7)

Cuz I'm an ice-fishin',(8) hot-dishin’, deer-killin’, beer-swillin’ Bona fide Minnesota Redneck!

"If you’ve ever changed your wedding date because you realized it was in direct conflict with the fishing opener…You might be a Minnesota Redneck."(9)

"If your husband won't change a poopy diaper, but has no problem cleaning out the goop and guts of a deer… You might be a Minnesota Redneck."(10)

"If your recipe for spaghetti sauce in any way involves ketchup…You might be a Minnesota Redneck."(11)

“If your major mode of transportation says ‘POLARIS’ on the side…You might be a Minnesota Redneck."(12)

“If you’ve ever lost your riding lawn mower…through the ICE…You might be a Minnesota Redneck."(13)

“If you've ever polka'd at your cousin's wedding…in Sorrel Boots…You might be a Minnesota Redneck."(14)

I've got a 52" big screen TV in my ice shack(15)
I know the smell of “Deep Woods Off” it drives the women wild
You know that “Taco Bell” food's just too spicy for me(16)
Every summer you could hear me yelling "G-o-o-o-o Kirby!"(17)
I keep photos of my 4 x 4 in my wallet for show.(18)

Cuz I'm an ice-fishin’, hot-dishin’, deer-killin’, beer-swillin’ Bona fide Minnesota Redneck!

From my “Arctic Cat” to the “North Stars” hat I wear on my head yet

Yes, on the day I was born the doctor spanked my rump
But I did not cry, no, I says, "UFF DA!"

Cuz I'm an ice-fishin’, hot-dishin’, deer-killin’, beer-swillin’ Bona fide Minnesota Redneck!

Yes, I'm an ice-fishin’, hot-dishin’, deer-killin’, beer-swillin’ Bona fide Minnesota Redneck!

“Yah...dat Pig’s-Eye’s(19) not bad beer, ya knooooow…”

“Sorry, Gordo, I bleed Grain Belt(20)!”

1. I don't personally. I was tempted to take my class on a field trip to the Vikings training facility and have them wear Packers clothing while climbing aboard the Viking ship.
2. If you don't know what hotdish is, don't ask. I made the mistake of calling it casserole. The little old ladies at church then thought I came from an extremely wealthy family. That and I also called dinner lunch and dinner supper. Speaking of church, a few years ago we had a family night and one family supplied all the food. They made three different styles of tater-tot hotdish. One had hamburger, the others were elk and venison.
3. I had a snow drift that was up to my roof but that was after two storms dumped 30 inches of snow on us in a week
4. Sometimes the movie Fargo felt like a documentary
5. Sometimes it gets so cold that they cancel school but that is when it dips under -40
6. I have a North Stars hat. I bought it at Scheel's. They had a North Stars section even though Minnesota now has the NHL club called the Wild. I think the year they had the North Star section was when the Wild failed to make the playoffs.
7. I never said Uff-da but the New Glarus Brewing Company makes a beer called Uff-Da and I have had my fair share.
8. Sitting out on a frozen lake attempting to catch fish from a drilled hole in the ice...AWESOME! Sometimes those frozen lakes double as extra roads during the winter.
9. I had students take off class for the fishing opener and we could never have school events that weekend because people would not show up.
10. This one is so true. I had some troubles cleaning out a deer but that was because of the old tradition of making the deer become part of you. I had to eat the still warm heart.
11. Minnesota has a Holy Trinity when it comes to spices...Salt, Pepper, and Garlic
12. I once witnessed a fight between two grown men over which was the superior snowmobile: Polaris or Artic Cat
13. Never heard of that one but I had a cousin that raced his snowmobile on open water. Of course that was in Wisconsin. This one refers to ice fishing. You wouldn't believe the things people drive out onto the lakes and then sometimes wait too long to take off when it starts to melt.
14. I once polka-ed in my Red Wing workboots. When two of my cousins were married, there was a break between the wedding meal and dance so that the menfolk could go do the chores on the farm. Nothing like barn work and then coming back to dance.
15. Ice fishing...we call them ice shanties down here...those things are decked out. Don't believe me? Watch the documentary on Minnesotan life and love called "Grumpy Old Men"
16. Sadly, I have heard those exact words. Too bad they don't have Chi-Chi's any longer. That place was blander than Taco Bell but they had booze and fried ice cream.
17. Even though Kirby Puckett is dead, I still hear people yelling Kirby at the games. Oh yeah, if you ever visit Minneapolis one of the sure fire things you can do is hit a Twins game. They cheap because they are in the Metro-dump but parking near the stadium is pricey. The only times that might be hard to get a seat is the first couple home series and the last couple series and if the Yankees or Red Sox come to town. Every other series is never sold out. Just like the Vikings.
18. You know I have photos of my 4X4 after taking it mudding around Canterbury Park.
19. Good old Pig's Eye. We drank it a few times at the White House of New Ulm, MN
20. Grain Belt Premium. I get down on my knees and pray to God and thank him for bringing this beer to New Ulm and for letting the good folks at the August Schell Brewery to produce this iconic Minnesotan beer. I'm easy to shop for, for Christmas. Buy me some Schell's Snow Storm and some Preemo(Grain Belt).

I hope you enjoy.

Ugh...so you probably have noticed I have posted a few entries this evening. I tend to post more when I have stuff on my mind. My dad came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon. He was horribly weakened and reduced to walking around the house with a walker. He had an easy night so that was good. Today I was supposed to keep an eye on him just to make sure everything was ok but it turned out that I needed an eye kept on me. I was not able to keep down solid food. Well the afternoon he and I just sat around and shot the shit. Then my mom came home and we had supper. I don't know what I ate but I started getting this pain. It felt like when I was bit by a dog and the thing started tearing at my finger. It was like I was being stabbed in the gut and then there was a sawing sensation. I left the table and stood over the sink to try to calm myself down. My mom asked if I was ok nd all I could mutter was, "Uh-oh". I ran to the bathroom and blam. Everything. I then went and laid on the floor and drank some water. I felt excellent after the fact. We started talking about Christmas and what people wanted...my mom wants those Amish heating devices advertised on the TV...and my dad says, "All I want is to be able to take a shit." Then all hell broke loose. He started saying his hands were tingling and then he was having the same stomach pains that I was and then he said chest pains. I said I was calling 911 and he refused so my mom called the hospital in our small town to ask which doctor was on call. Apparently there is a doctor at this hospital that my mom wouldn't trust to treat my cats. Well it wasn't that doctor so my dad said he would go in. My mom called me up about 30 minutes ago saying that they were running tests and may havet o take him back to the hospital where he was if certain results come back. Yeah so I have been taking my mind off it by breaking out the old AIM and filling out surveys. Now is the time for your weekly dose of motivation.