# The origin of "Cletus" as the stereotypical redneck name

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**Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-origin-of-cletus-as-the-stereotypical-redneck-name/955325/8 "2021-12-02T01:44:00Z")

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> [@Dallas\_Jones](#):
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> Have you been to NW Arkansas?

We were 4-wheeling around White Rock mountain and came across a hustler centerfold duck taped to a metal chair in the middle of the forest.

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