Gunsnhalen said:

lazycrockett said:

TLC needs to change is frakkin name, The Learning Channel my ass!!

They sold the fuck out

Yeah, I remember when they really had good educational programming...I guess there's no money in quality tv these days.

Teens weren't enough, now they're out to rot the brains of 5 year olds.

babynoz said:

Gunsnhalen said:

They sold the fuck out

Yeah, I remember when they really had good educational programming...I guess there's no money in quality tv these days.

Teens weren't enough, now they're out to rot the brains of 5 year olds.

Pretty much... kind of the reason I couldn't watch Sesame Street anymore when I was a kid, I felt it was distracting from education itself even though it presented itself educational programming... programming like this furthers the disenssion in the need for education. It's almost like people telling you "you don't need education, just have a winning smile, I'll put you on TV to get you your 15 minutes."

Timmy84 said:

babynoz said:

Yeah, I remember when they really had good educational programming...I guess there's no money in quality tv these days.

Teens weren't enough, now they're out to rot the brains of 5 year olds.

Pretty much... kind of the reason I couldn't watch Sesame Street anymore when I was a kid, I felt it was distracting from education itself even though it presented itself educational programming... programming like this furthers the disenssion in the need for education. It's almost like people telling you "you don't need education, just have a winning smile, I'll put you on TV to get you your 15 minutes."

Yep... a dumbed down population is easier to control.

lauralevesque said:

Can I tell a totally inappropriate but hilarious Southern joke?

Don't give me hell

(btw, I'm from the south and still live there)

What did the girl from Alabama say when she lost her virginity?

"Git off me Diddy, you're smooshin my cigarettes!"

There was a guy down here that got a girl pregnant. He used the plastic celephane wrapper from his cigarette pack as a condom and used a rubber band to hold it on his dick. It fell off during sex and the girl got pregnant.

uPtoWnNY said:

Vainandy, you ain't NEVA lied. But that 'redneck mentality' isn't limited to the South. I've dealt with mfers like that during my 50-plus years living in New York & Long Island. They're just as trashy and racist as their southern counterparts.

Oh, I can just imagine. I picture them talking with an Archie Bunker accent and getting their words mixed up like he did.

vainandy said:

lauralevesque said:

Can I tell a totally inappropriate but hilarious Southern joke?

Don't give me hell

(btw, I'm from the south and still live there)

What did the girl from Alabama say when she lost her virginity?

"Git off me Diddy, you're smooshin my cigarettes!"

There was a guy down here that got a girl pregnant. He used the plastic celephane wrapper from his cigarette pack as a condom and used a rubber band to hold it on his dick. It fell off during sex and the girl got pregnant.

I can totally believe that!

Genesia said:

Ottensen said:

Well, there are different types of people in all regions of America. It would be a fallacy to think or purport that any society is made up purely of the educated who dress well and are "fun". There will always be a grimy underbelly to any location that exists on the planet, and unfortunately ours is exploited via reality tv for cheap entertainment.

This is so true.

Or, as they say in parts of Wisconsin (right after they ask if "youse guys wanna play sheepshead or no"), "Yah, you betcha."

C'mere once and I'll show ya.

That almost reminds me of a great joke about a big city attorney trying to get one over on a rural farmer:

A big city lawyer went duck hunting. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence.

As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked the lawyer what he was doing.

The lawyer responded, "I shot a duck and it fell into this field, and now I'm going to retrieve it."

The old farmer replied. "This is my property, and your not coming over here."

The indignant lawyer replied. "I'm one of the best trial lawyers around, and if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything that you own.

The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we do things in these parts. We settle small disagreements like this, with the Three Kick Rule."

The lawyer asked, "What is the Three Kick Rule?"

The farmer replied, "Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times, and so on, back and forth until someone gives up."

The lawyer quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.

The old farmer slowly gets down from the tractor and walked up to the city fella. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy work boot into the lawyer's groin, which dropped him to his knees.

His second kick nearly ripped the nose off his face.

The lawyer was flat on his belly, when the farmer's third kick to a kidney nearly causing him to give up, but didn't.

The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet and said, "Okay, now it's my turn."

The old farmer smiled and said,

"Naw, I give up, You can keep the duck!"

Ottensen said:

The American lady who does my hair here in Europe always has reality shows playing at her place for entertainment to keep us from getting bored in the chair; she had a clip of this show on last week, and all I remember is that the dad was remarking how their favorite summer pastime is to cruise for roadkill, pick it up, clean it, butcher it, and grill it for those oh so special summer memories. I was done. Bless their hearts, but I fear this family is about 2 steps and one bad decision away from becoming "Deliverance" re-enacted.

And just when I thought that eating armadillos and possums was the most disgusting thing ever.

Ottensen said:

uniden said:

i lived in georgia for over 5 years, and i never met or knew anyone like this. the people i knew were educated, fun, and always dressed well.

Well, there are different types of people in all regions of America. It would be a fallacy to think or purport that any society is made up purely of the educated who dress well and are "fun". There will always be a grimy underbelly to any location that exists on the planet, and unfortunately ours is exploited via reality tv for cheap entertainment.

my dad was in the army, so we were stationed at ft. benning, i lived in a poor part of town, but everyone i went to school with was clean, and were good kids. maybe because i was a child at the time i didn't notice the other kinds of people? but i just have good memories of those years in georgia. i was the only white child in my class and i still keep in-touch with some of those kids to this day. they grew up to be great adults despite living in a poor area. they grew up to be educated and work extra hard to get somewhere in life.

[Edited 8/28/12 8:33am]

Ottensen said:

Genesia said:

This is so true.

Or, as they say in parts of Wisconsin (right after they ask if "youse guys wanna play sheepshead or no"), "Yah, you betcha."

C'mere once and I'll show ya.

That almost reminds me of a great joke about a big city attorney trying to get one over on a rural farmer:

A big city lawyer went duck hunting. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence.

As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked the lawyer what he was doing.

The lawyer responded, "I shot a duck and it fell into this field, and now I'm going to retrieve it."

The old farmer replied. "This is my property, and your not coming over here."

The indignant lawyer replied. "I'm one of the best trial lawyers around, and if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything that you own.

The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we do things in these parts. We settle small disagreements like this, with the Three Kick Rule."

The lawyer asked, "What is the Three Kick Rule?"

The farmer replied, "Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times, and so on, back and forth until someone gives up."

The lawyer quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.

The old farmer slowly gets down from the tractor and walked up to the city fella. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy work boot into the lawyer's groin, which dropped him to his knees.

His second kick nearly ripped the nose off his face.

The lawyer was flat on his belly, when the farmer's third kick to a kidney nearly causing him to give up, but didn't.

The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet and said, "Okay, now it's my turn."

The old farmer smiled and said,

"Naw, I give up, You can keep the duck!"

And the coasties think people in flyover country are stupid.

lauralevesque said:

Timmy84 said:

The media's issue is that they wanna make anyone who comes from the South as like that: "backwoods, backward thinking dumb asses who are purposely ignorant". It's guys like the ones you discuss that gives the region the disrespect it doesn't deserve.

True. But what I do sort of think is sad is that this "Honey Boo Boo child"'s family- this is their shot to finally have something with this show, and there's such an uproar about it that I honestly hope they don't take this away from them. I'm always for the underdog and this kind of money will change their lives if this show is successful. Of course, I'm not so sure Honey Boo Boo child's mother will do the right thing with it- but let's hope she does.

They don't seem impoverished. They're just working class hillbilies. From what I saw when I was getting my hair hot oil treated, they have enough discretionary income to spend up to $2,000 per pageant dress for Honey Boo Boo Chile. Or at least I think that's the amount she said if I remember the subtitles correctly.

Ottensen said:

lauralevesque said:

True. But what I do sort of think is sad is that this "Honey Boo Boo child"'s family- this is their shot to finally have something with this show, and there's such an uproar about it that I honestly hope they don't take this away from them. I'm always for the underdog and this kind of money will change their lives if this show is successful. Of course, I'm not so sure Honey Boo Boo child's mother will do the right thing with it- but let's hope she does.

They don't seem impoverished. They're just working class hillbilies. From what I saw when I was getting my hair hot oil treated, they have enough discretionary income to spend up to $2,000 per pageant dress for Honey Boo Boo Chile. Or at least I think that's the amount she said if I remember the subtitles correctly.

Well, I don't know where they get 2000 per pageant, ? , I was watching Inside Edition and it said before the show the mother was working at McDonald's but then was fired when she was caught stealing. Oh wait.....I think I do know where the money for Honey Boo Boo chile's dresses came from....

lauralevesque said:

Ottensen said:

They don't seem impoverished. They're just working class hillbilies. From what I saw when I was getting my hair hot oil treated, they have enough discretionary income to spend up to $2,000 per pageant dress for Honey Boo Boo Chile. Or at least I think that's the amount she said if I remember the subtitles correctly.

Well, I don't know where they get 2000 per pageant, ? , I was watching Inside Edition and it said before the show the mother was working at McDonald's but then was fired when she was caught stealing. Oh wait.....I think I do know where the money for Honey Boo Boo chile's dresses came from....

So this larger then life hoe steals.. and now she gets a T.V show

FUCK TLC for real

My friend showed me this 2nd part....

Go around the 13:00 mark...

These mofos are at an aunction... where they aunction off food

what..kind of......................wtf

Gunsnhalen said:

My friend showed me this 2nd part....

Go around the 13:00 mark...

These mofos are at an aunction... where they aunction off food

what..kind of......................wtf

WTF!

Gunsnhalen said:

My friend showed me this 2nd part....

Go around the 13:00 mark...

These mofos are at an aunction... where they aunction off food

what..kind of......................wtf

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Gunsnhalen said:

lauralevesque said:

Well, I don't know where they get 2000 per pageant, ? , I was watching Inside Edition and it said before the show the mother was working at McDonald's but then was fired when she was caught stealing. Oh wait.....I think I do know where the money for Honey Boo Boo chile's dresses came from....

So this larger then life hoe steals.. and now she gets a T.V show

FUCK TLC for real

That bitch was stealing mcnuggets and milkshakes!!!

Just kidding

Gunsnhalen said:

My friend showed me this 2nd part....

Go around the 13:00 mark...

These mofos are at an aunction... where they aunction off food

what..kind of......................wtf

They ruined my love for "biscuits" forever

purplethunder3121 said:

lauralevesque said:

Ottensen said:

They don't seem impoverished. They're just working class hillbilies. From what I saw when I was getting my hair hot oil treated, they have enough discretionary income to spend up to $2,000 per pageant dress for Honey Boo Boo Chile. Or at least I think that's the amount she said if I remember the subtitles correctly.

Well, I don't know where they get 2000 per pageant, ? , I was watching Inside Edition and it said before the show the mother was working at McDonald's but then was fired when she was caught stealing. Oh wait.....I think I do know where the money for Honey Boo Boo chile's dresses came from....

I said up to $2000 grand per dress, not a straight two grand every time. The episode I saw had the mom putting together the grocery list, obsessively coupon-ing, then taking the difference money and setting it aside for the pageant; seems she buys everything in bulk an it's the weridest thing I've ever seen to watch a person slathering at the mouth over coupons, then end up totally stoked about having 3 bookshelves full of toilet paper lining the walls. Apparently the woman thinks couponing is better than sex----the things that get people excited these days

Ottensen said:

lauralevesque said:

Well, I don't know where they get 2000 per pageant, ? , I was watching Inside Edition and it said before the show the mother was working at McDonald's but then was fired when she was caught stealing. Oh wait.....I think I do know where the money for Honey Boo Boo chile's dresses came from....

I said up to $2000 grand per dress, not a straight two grand every time. The episode I saw had the mom putting together the grocery list, obsessively coupon-ing, then taking the difference money and setting it aside for the pageant; seems she buys everything in bulk an it's the weridest thing I've ever seen to watch a person slathering at the mouth over coupons, then end up totally stoked about having 3 bookshelves full of toilet paper lining the walls. Apparently the woman thinks couponing is better than sex----the things that get people excited these days

The website Dlisted is reporting that some teenager who was pregnant (?) in Honey Boo Boo Chile's family, just gave birth to a baby with three fingers and two thumbs on one hand. Supposedly the Daily Mail has pictures. Let's hope this is not true.

I do not like to make personal appearances fodder for message board posting, but I'm going to do it this time.

Is it a coincidence that 90% of the mothers of these pagaent kids are morbidly obese?

I live in a Southern state, and everyone I know is bright, educated, and dress well. Don't let the accent fool you...

But yes, I have met the...*cough*...other side of Southern society. Most of them I found when I was visiting West Virginia and the deep South, but that's beside the point.

ThruTheEyesOfWonder said:

I live in a Southern state, and everyone I know is bright, educated, and dress well. Don't let the accent fool you...

But yes, I have met the...*cough*...other side of Southern society. Most of them I found when I was visiting West Virginia and the deep South, but that's beside the point.

Yeah they're out there but see that always presents a problem when people often talk about the South as if we're monolithic or something. I'm annoyed by that. The South is much more than that. That's like assuming everybody in the Northeast is either a thug or Italian and it's all cities and not realizing it's more diverse than that.

Gunsnhalen said:

My friend showed me this 2nd part....

Go around the 13:00 mark...

These mofos are at an aunction... where they aunction off food

what..kind of......................wtf

I don't know if I can commit to watching another full episode without being captive in my beautician's chair with a hot iron pressing comb near my ear - but I did go to the 13:00 minute mark, fully expecting that it would be a food auction for a charity cause- like they have for social and community organizations; I didn't know it would be just for people who wanted to pay 1/2 off or more on "Fat Cake" before the expiration date

By the way, do we have any good southern folk here on the org who can explain just exactly what the heck Fat Cake is in the first place?

RodeoSchro said:

I do not like to make personal appearances fodder for message board posting, but I'm going to do it this time.

Is it a coincidence that 90% of the mothers of these pagaent kids are morbidly obese?

I guess trying to live vicariously through the children, perhaps?

*late freight* Now I get it. I finally saw the commercial for this show. I remember seeing it advertised a while ago. It looked absolutely depressing then and it looks absolutely depressing now.