tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post116233135930162198..comments2023-10-28T10:50:43.449-04:00Comments on Crankster: Dressing DownCranksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162596346007112082006-11-03T18:25:00.000-05:002006-11-03T18:25:00.000-05:00Odat-Good to hear from you! Funny...and sad.Heart...Odat-<BR/>Good to hear from you! Funny...and sad.<BR/><BR/>Hearts-<BR/>I'm not sure they thought about it that much. Swiss Army Knives...I dunno, aren't the Swiss lahk...uh, French? I only buy Amurrican.<BR/><BR/>John-<BR/>Nice to hear from you again. Well, I've never been accused of being a Venus on the Half-shell, but you never know...Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162594972169722522006-11-03T18:02:00.000-05:002006-11-03T18:02:00.000-05:00Sorry for being late on this one, but it just occu...Sorry for being late on this one, but it just occurred to me: you nailed kilgore trout's author photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162584091842397642006-11-03T15:01:00.000-05:002006-11-03T15:01:00.000-05:00Maybe they thought you were undercover with the FB...Maybe they thought you were undercover with the FBI. <BR/><BR/>I guess Swiss Army knives don't even make the cut, huh?heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162581063702282092006-11-03T14:11:00.000-05:002006-11-03T14:11:00.000-05:00ok..i'm a day late..but i keep getting interupted ...ok..i'm a day late..but i keep getting interupted at work every time I try to read a blog!<BR/>Pretty funny that your co-workers didn't even notice.<BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162574029071947792006-11-03T12:13:00.000-05:002006-11-03T12:13:00.000-05:00Hearts-I know exactly what you mean about Wal-Mart...Hearts-<BR/>I know exactly what you mean about Wal-Mart. It's as if they import the customers. I think it has something to do with all the stores selling the same clothes.<BR/><BR/>Lee-<BR/>And I thought I was obsessive! Clearly, I need to seek your advice next time. However, it's worth noting that, in this area at least, chain wallets are more of a lesbian accessory.<BR/><BR/>CEO-<BR/>A "Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162570660424184122006-11-03T11:17:00.000-05:002006-11-03T11:17:00.000-05:00What Lee said. Show me the chain and you live in t...What Lee said. Show me the chain and you live in the farm country five or six miles away from me. I hate being ignorant, but what's a wife beater? Is my wife missing out on something good?<BR/><BR/>And what's wrong with a Buck knife? I had a Gerber for years. I wouldn't leave the house without it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162564738828751962006-11-03T09:38:00.000-05:002006-11-03T09:38:00.000-05:00You're missing a coupla other accoutrements: the ...You're missing a coupla other accoutrements: the faded circle imprint from the Skoal tin on your ass and the chain that attaches your belt to your wallet like it's got somethin worth stealin' in it. A big-ass folding buck-knife would be good too, 'cept your school probably wouldn't have gone for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162538719502633912006-11-03T02:25:00.000-05:002006-11-03T02:25:00.000-05:00What's your field? Let me guess, Sociology. Or m...What's your field? Let me guess, Sociology. Or maybe Mass Marketing. :) <BR/><BR/>Would you believe the nearest Walmart to us is about 40 miles away across SF Bay. I've noticed that no matter where I live, which has included NY, MN, MA, VT, NC, FL, TN and CA, the people at Walmart are exactly the same. How can this be? <BR/><BR/>I miss it. Nothing quite compares with buying toilet paper, heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162538426363273482006-11-03T02:20:00.000-05:002006-11-03T02:20:00.000-05:00You did nail the look!You did nail the look!Nihilistichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361818303213020539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162522334226624562006-11-02T21:52:00.000-05:002006-11-02T21:52:00.000-05:00Just D-You're a recovering Pentecostal? I tip my ...Just D-<BR/>You're a recovering Pentecostal? I tip my hat!<BR/><BR/>Mist-<BR/>You got me--the costume's incomplete. Since I wore it in the classroom, allowances had to be made.<BR/><BR/>Given my druthers, of course, I'd have brought in a bottle of Old Crow. Special NASCAR edition.Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162521347167043542006-11-02T21:35:00.000-05:002006-11-02T21:35:00.000-05:00Where's your PBR?Where's your PBR?mist1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15225983360910803121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162517504205611622006-11-02T20:31:00.000-05:002006-11-02T20:31:00.000-05:00Parlancheq-With the facial hair and everything, I ...Parlancheq-<BR/>With the facial hair and everything, I felt like I couldn't get out of the costume. A little scary. 13-16 are college, although I'm not sure about some of my students.<BR/><BR/>Lee-<BR/>Mullets are wonderful, aren't they. The best one is the "Lesbian redneck mullet," which may be a SW Virginia special. It's truly amazing.<BR/><BR/>Ramo-<BR/>If you take a cowboy, get rid of theCranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162516714867877682006-11-02T20:18:00.000-05:002006-11-02T20:18:00.000-05:00ramo - no, really real cowboys are HOT!ramo - no, really real cowboys are HOT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162513231486048162006-11-02T19:20:00.000-05:002006-11-02T19:20:00.000-05:00that is a really good question Ramo, and I haven't...that is a really good question Ramo, and I haven't the slightest idea.<BR/><BR/>The scariest thing about crankster's costume is the slack-jawed jokel thing he had going on with it to. Somehow he managed to get the same unhinged jaw thing going on that the rednecks do. It instantly lowers the IQ to about 70. I mean, you can't help be be stupid when you do that with your face.<BR/><BR/>So yes, for misanthropsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262001362153532070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162511288176060432006-11-02T18:48:00.000-05:002006-11-02T18:48:00.000-05:00If it wasn't for you, I would never have known wha...If it wasn't for you, I would never have known what 'wife-beater' is! <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I have a question. Are all cowboys, redneck?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162508891706114132006-11-02T18:08:00.000-05:002006-11-02T18:08:00.000-05:00You shoulda checked out mulletsgalore for hair tip...You shoulda checked out <A HREF="http://www.mulletsgalore.com/" REL="nofollow">mulletsgalore</A> for hair tips!<BR/><BR/>Sorry about that Catholic guilt business. I gave it up for sneering intolerance. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162508363231747802006-11-02T17:59:00.000-05:002006-11-02T17:59:00.000-05:00You look a lot like my ex husband. If you were 20...You look a lot like my ex husband. If you were 20 years older. And shorter. And not as nice looking. And had an IQ 5000 points less than you do. <BR/><BR/>But if you want to compare religious guilt, I was raised Pentecostal. Holy crap is that hard to get over... but I'm doing my best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162507010304058312006-11-02T17:36:00.000-05:002006-11-02T17:36:00.000-05:00Oh, and I meant to ask -- What are grades 13 - 16?...Oh, and I meant to ask -- What are grades 13 - 16? College? Or high school for people who stayed back a lot through the years? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162505774638369322006-11-02T17:16:00.000-05:002006-11-02T17:16:00.000-05:00Wow, you do have powerful Catholic guilt, don’t yo...Wow, you do have powerful Catholic guilt, don’t you? Say a few Hail Mary's or something. That should take care of it. ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Great costume, by the way. You would have had me totally fooled. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162504223556253282006-11-02T16:50:00.000-05:002006-11-02T16:50:00.000-05:00D-I guess I wasn't clear about that, was I? Thanks...D-<BR/>I guess I wasn't clear about that, was I? Thanks for the heads-up.<BR/><BR/>I felt guilty because I was making fun of a group of people after I saw a member of that group who appeared to be down on his luck. In some ways, I felt like I was kicking him when he was down. The other thing, of course, is that my stereotype was pretty condescending, even if it was somewhat accurate.<BR/><BR/>Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162493714313824132006-11-02T13:55:00.000-05:002006-11-02T13:55:00.000-05:00I see that nobody has asked this, probably out of ...I see that nobody has asked this, probably out of respect for your catholicism, but where does catholic guilt come into dressing as a redneck?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162491897795577332006-11-02T13:24:00.000-05:002006-11-02T13:24:00.000-05:00Hearts-That's exactly why I like to shop at Wal-Ma...Hearts-<BR/>That's exactly why I like to shop at Wal-Mart. Where else can you buy food, shampoo, cameras, and tires while watching people who are hanging on to the bottom rung of the evolutionary ladder. I think Wally World needs to market the entertainment value of their stores.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the Soviet insignia, I was in good shape, as it was impossible to read from any more than a foot Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162487108441102402006-11-02T12:05:00.000-05:002006-11-02T12:05:00.000-05:00I've always considered Walmart an anthropological ...I've always considered Walmart an anthropological field study. A belt buckle of the Confederate flag would have worked better than anything Russian. Rednecks still think the Cold War is going on. No, scratch that. It's the Civil War that overly concerns them if they're Southern rednecks.<BR/><BR/>Redneckism is not regional, though. They're everywhere, and in fact, they are now in the heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162486397649281412006-11-02T11:53:00.000-05:002006-11-02T11:53:00.000-05:00No, it was a Shlitz hat. Olive Navy coat from the...No, it was a Shlitz hat. Olive Navy coat from the mid-1960's (not pictured). I think any Old Navy clothing would have forcibly ejected itself from this costume.<BR/><BR/>By the way, you get some serious redneck steet cred for a John Deere hat. On behalf of my neighbors, I'm impressed!Cranksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963261408896541210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33571361.post-1162485777705313752006-11-02T11:42:00.000-05:002006-11-02T11:42:00.000-05:00That's it...the "too short" sleeves perfected the ...That's it...the "too short" sleeves perfected the look uh...perfectly.<BR/><BR/>But the Old Navy hat? I coulda loaned you my John Deere hat if I'd have knownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com