Bud Wright — Internet: Where everything untrue suddenly is
At the tail-end of the ad, she introduces her “French model” boyfriend to an acquaintance. “Ahhh … Bone-jure,” the hick paramour replies in fluent hillbilly. This guy is a model in the same sense that Ted Nugent is a neurosurgeon, and it is entirely …
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Travel: Lovely Launceston
Launceston has undergone a quiet reinvention, casting aside its hillbilly image and emerging as a boutique destination, with graceful architecture and public spaces, a red-hot arts scene and lively hospitality. Grab a walking map and take a self-guided …
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'You dropped the ball': Angry residents call for change
"Even if you think we're a bunch of dumb hillbilly rednecks, that does not matter, we are your bosses," Jordan Bowman told council members, adding that the people will get to make their determination at the next municipal election in 2 years. Bowman …
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NASCAR NRA 500 Saturday on FOX
For NASCAR's image with the general public, it doesn't do much but reinforce stereotypes of gun-totin' Texans and NASCAR fans as ignorant hillbilly folk. For the NRA, they're just preaching to the choir. And anyone who changes their stance on gun …
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