# You might be white trash if.... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 11, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492 "2003-08-11T22:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/61 "2003-08-12T17:38:09Z")
Hit a nerve? HA HA HA! Naw, just laughing at your stupidity and lack of reading skills. If you have an issue with my stated dislike of glurge, spill your guts. If not, I suggest you STFU with your strawmen. M’Kay? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/62 "2003-08-12T18:23:32Z")
I think the deal with being considered “trash” if you own a doublewide is because it implies that a doublewide’s the most wonderful thing you are able to comprehend owning. At least that is my understanding. Dung Beetle Southern born and bred:cool: ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/63 "2003-08-12T18:28:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fruitbat \* > \*\ ***Uncle Beer** you are my hero. I have no particular opinion on this thread. I do appreciate a mod who doesn’t close threads just because the OP has stirred up a hornet’s nest. \*\* Ditto. Plus he “hates the fucking smilies”. You gotta love the guy. ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/64 "2003-08-12T18:45:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Diane \* > **I also like jokes about yer momma, weight loss tips, and information on how to make my penis longer and harder (or at least I would like it if I had a peener) but it doesn’t mean I like my inbox or my favorite message board filled with tired and worn out glurge.** I’d agree with you if the title wasn’t descriptive, but if you didn’t know what this thread was going to be about when you opened it, you weren’t paying attention. If you don’t like this type of thread, don’t open the damn thing. Its not _in_ your in-box. You see a thread title you consider to be glurge, skip it. Why is that so hard for you to do? Why do you have to piss in our (or **IDBB’s** ) cherrios? ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/65 "2003-08-12T18:48:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\* > Plus he “hates the fucking smilies”. \*\* We got a new smilie? Damn…I’m always the last to know… ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/66 "2003-08-12T19:06:47Z")
See, though, **Dung** , that’s where (flawed) public perception and reality differ. Owning a double-wide is often a matter of getting more bang for your buck. My aunt, for example, owns a gorgeous double-wide with walk-in closets, whirlpool garden tub, three bedrooms, and a huge kitchen. I’m not sure how much it and their lot cost, but I do know that it was substantially less than our three bed-room house. Does our house have walk-in closets or a whirlpool garden tub? Fuck no. As young professional people, my husband and I couldn’t begin to touch a house comparable to the amenities in that trailer. Not on that size a lot, anyway. It wasn’t exactly Sharon’s burning ambition in life to own a double-wide. It’s not something she grew up dreaming of. And trust me, she’s well aware of the obnoxious and erroneous stigma some people attach to trailer life. However, she’d prefer to live in a really nice trailer as opposed to the miserable, tiny, shithole of a standard house she could get with the same money. Yeah, most of my family isn’t very educated, and they don’t have a lot of money. My daddy drives a pick-up, and when I get home for a visit he and I go fishing. My uncles and cousins hunt, and my aunt lives in a trailer. Maybe that makes them trash. I don’t know. All I know is that they’re some of the kindes, most generous, hardest-working people I’ve ever known. And if my family is white trash, then I’m white trash and damn proud of it. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/67 "2003-08-12T19:14:23Z")
I’d let people call me whatever they wanted to if it came with a place like that! I believe the crucial difference between the rural Southerners and the White Trash is whether you like them or not. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/68 "2003-08-12T19:15:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CrazyCatLady \* > **See, though, Dung, that’s where (flawed) public perception and reality differ. Owning a double-wide is often a matter of getting more bang for your buck. My aunt, for example, owns a gorgeous double-wide with walk-in closets, whirlpool garden tub, three bedrooms, and a huge kitchen. I’m not sure how much it and their lot cost, but I do know that it was substantially less than our three bed-room house. Does our house have walk-in closets or a whirlpool garden tub? Fuck no. As young professional people, my husband and I couldn’t begin to touch a house comparable to the amenities in that trailer. Not on that size a lot, anyway.** Right - this is the my area of contention (confusion?) When thinking of a “trailer-home”, I’ve always sort of pictured the rather run down trailer in 8-mile. I can understand why it would not be the most desirable place to live; however, the same could be said for a house in that condition. I guess I’m confused why IDBB listed Palm Harbor homes as being yucky, when a quick perusal of their website reveals them to be quite nice. It kinda seems like slagging people off for driving a 1978 rusted out Pinto, when they actually drive a 2002 Civic. Just seeking clairification. ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/69 "2003-08-12T19:24:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBeer \* > \*\*And I hate the fucking smilies, so when I feel compelled to use them nore than once in a post, you may well guess how irritated I am. \*\* You hate the smilies? ☹ See? You’ve made them sad! You know I’m just joking, don’t you, **UncleBeer**? :: **sperfur** backs _slowly_ out of **UncleBeer’s** office:: I’m really only kidding. Promise. I love you mods. I do. :: **sperfur** tosses a 😉 on **UncleBeer’s** desk and runs down the hall:: ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/70 "2003-08-12T20:24:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by roadrunner70 \* > \*\*We got a new smilie? > > Damn…I’m always the last to know… \*\* And thank ghod it’s not animated. ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/71 "2003-08-12T20:27:33Z")
Just FYI, and avoiding the rest of the chaos in the thread for the moment, I saw Jeff Foxworthy live years ago, and at the time he said he’d collected his “redneck” one-liners from a variety of places, including his own insights, things he’d heard, stories people sent to him and - in one rather notable case - folks who came up to him after the show to share with him something their momma said. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/72 "2003-08-12T20:28:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Krisfer the Cat \* > **2. I read things like Bibical Archaeology. God damn don’t want people to know anything about the past. I suspect that poster has never read the magazine and has no idea of its content.** I concur. Biblical Archaeology Review is, IMHO, a prestigeous archaeology magazine of the Middle East. I assume that **IUHomer** is assuming that they publish only what they think falls in line with the Bible and toss any findings that disagree, in order to give literal Bible believers the warm fuzzies, which couldn’t be further from the truth. In actuality, I’m sure BAR is too cerebral for many ignoramuses, including **IUHomer**. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/73 "2003-08-12T20:32:53Z")
> [@](#): > > And thank ghod it’s not animated. Hey, I’ll take porn anyway I can get it! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/74 "2003-08-12T20:49:14Z")
Here’s the fucking smilies for a couple of virgins. :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/75 "2003-08-12T21:01:54Z")
SDMB unofficial user’s guide: 1. If you have nothing to say, then don’t say it. 2. If a thread topic looks offensive to you, and may upset you, skip it. 3. If you take life too seriously, forget about SDMB and read a daily news website. 4. Flame if you must, but be prepared for some unsettling feedback. 5. If your sense of humor has been surgically removed, we don’t want to hear the details of the operation. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/76 "2003-08-12T21:48:09Z")
Well, I’m a redneck mutherfucker. Some of my best friends live in a doublewide…a nice one with the garden room, sunken bath, big-ass kitchen, fireplace, the works. It’s also on a lake. On 2 acres. Big-assed deck. They own it. Guess who always has loads of people coming out to grill, swim, sun, party?? Yep, the white trash friends of mine. They moved from a different lake where they were in a regular mobile home, they called the “Park”…trailer park. I call them “Trailer Trash”, but they know I’m just joking. Might as well work that into your list of “things to call people when you are talking down to them”. I’m pretty fuckin’ happy with my life, thanks. All you GAP wearing, Armani clad dickheads can kiss my white ass. Call me whatever you feel like you need to to make yourself feel better. That’s what’s it all about, right?? ---
**Author:** ![Read\_Neck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Read\_Neck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Read_Neck)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/77 "2003-08-12T21:49:06Z")
You might be a redneck if you start your pickup with a screwdriver. (Cops give me a ration of shit about that everytime.) ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/78 "2003-08-12T22:03:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ccwaterback \* > \*\*SDMB unofficial user’s guide: > \*\* How about 1. If you didn’t actually write the OP, don’t post it. ---
**Author:** ![Danalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/79 "2003-08-12T22:17:52Z")
Here’s my own original ‘Redneck’ joke, in the spirit of the OP. No copyright worries, I contributed it to the public domain some time ago. You might be ‘White Trash’ if you know which brand of beer your dog prefers. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492/80 "2003-08-12T22:29:41Z")
I’m tired of people getting offended ALL THE DING DONG TIME. I know someone is going to find that ironic coming from me, the poster who shed tears of rage at an off-the-color t-shirt. But for real though, this thread is no more offensive than the “Wassup Black Guys” thread. I used to go to a message board with demographics the opposite of the SD, and once we entertained ourselves by coming up with “You might be ghettofabulous if…” one-liners. Like, you might be ghettofabulous if you wear house slippers outside. Why is that funny? Because it’s real. Most black people–even the most bougie ones–have “ghettofabulous” upbringings, or they have friends or relatives who would classify as such. If you can’t joke about yourself or crazy-ass people you know, what in the hell can you joke about? I for one would love to live in a trailer. I’d put some rims and hydraulics on that bad boy and make it ghettofabulous! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-white-trash-if/194492.md?page=5)