You might be a redneck if…
You have refused to watch the Academy Awards since «Smokey and the Bandit» was snubbed for best picture.
None of your shirts cover your stomach.
Your only condiment on the dining room table is the economy size bottle of ketchup.
The rear tires on your car are at least twice as wide as the front ones.
You consider «Outdoor Life» deep reading.
You prominently display a gift you bought at Graceland.
You use the term ‘over yonder’ more than once a month.
Birds are attracted to your beard.
The diploma hanging in your den contains the words «Trucking Institute».
Your mother keeps a spit cup on the ironing board.
Customs and traditions.
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