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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Arm Drop Drags releases rules for May event
PRESTONSBURG – Rules have been released for the 2013 Pop's Chevrolet Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags. New classes have been added for the latest edition of the Hillbilly Arm Drop Drags, which is set for May 10-11. “After bracket racing, we'll still run grudge …
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Girl Scouts Ask 'Honey Boo Boo' to Stop Cookie Sales
everyone at girl scouts of america are trying to catch junes grubby hands in the “cookie” jar.did the hillbilly ever think that maybe the org. can't keep up with orders from 700,000 fans? Posted by: sharon fox | March 1, 2013, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm. How is …
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Time shift in place for Hillbilly Ranch
Gail Ward from the Hillbilly Ranch & Arena wants to invite everyone out and remind you that since the weather is cooler, the starting time will be back at 8 p.m. Fridays. Gates open at 6 p.m. Come out early so you will have plenty of time to ride …
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Hillbilly Daze Festival
The annual Millville Hillbilly Daze Festival, starting around 8 a.m. and continuing until folks start drifting home around 6 or so, will be held in and around the Millville Community Center just around the bend heading Versailles way. “The festival has …
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Harvest Tea Dinner This Sunday at Hillbilly Tea [Food & Dining]
Hillbilly Tea, at 120 S. 1st St. downtown, is certainly one of the best restaurants in our restaurant riddled town. Every single time I've visited I have glutted myself on mouthwatering food and impeccable service at a pauper's price with a zillion …
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Battle of Hillbilly brothers
Animal Planet has fired an opening salvo at History's new series, “Mudcats” — a ripoff, Animal Planet says, of its most successful show, “Hillbilly Handfishin'.” The similarities are hard to ignore. Like “Handfishin,' ” which premiered to 1.5 million …
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Chris Selley: On hillbillies, busybodies and free speech
The “he” in that sentence is one Cameron Bailey, proprietor of Hillbilly Heaven, a local barbecue joint. The issue here is some attempts at institutional humour Mr. Bailey has displayed around his store. On a list of “things we DON’T HAVE and never …
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Hillbilly heaven
In the late 1970s, he moved to Nashville to try to make it as a recording artist, but his unique blend of honky tonk, bluegrass and rock influences — which he referred to as “hillbilly music” — was a hard sell during the pop country “Urban Cowboy” …
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