Comments on: My Redneck Childhood – Laugh at Me Please http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/ Musings on Nature, Science, Evolution, Biology, and Education Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:23:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mitchell Lee Brown http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3958 Mitchell Lee Brown Thu, 14 May 2009 16:05:41 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3958 Maybe a link dedicated to your favorite brother would be adequate. Maybe a link dedicated to your favorite brother would be adequate.

]]> By: Mitchell Lee Brown http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3957 Mitchell Lee Brown Thu, 14 May 2009 16:04:07 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3957 What a damn good lookn kid I was...If you're going to put pics of me on you site, I wish you could find one a little more recent!!! Ah, good times.-Mitch What a damn good lookn kid I was…If you’re going to put pics of me on you site, I wish you could find one a little more recent!!! Ah, good times.-Mitch

]]> By: Adam Clay http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3661 Adam Clay Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:03:05 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3661 The John Fogerty-esque haircut, the fact that you are both wearing your pajamas well into daytime hours. The casually discarded rifle, Mitch is eveidently wearing a) his underwear or b) a diaper or c) early 1980's short shorts. The value pack of diapers. The satisfied look on both of your faces that says less "Neat, pa got a squirrel!" and more "Yay, lunch!" This photo may be the redneck equivalent of some kind of rare planetary alignment. Perfect. The John Fogerty-esque haircut, the fact that you are both wearing your pajamas well into daytime hours. The casually discarded rifle, Mitch is eveidently wearing a) his underwear or b) a diaper or c) early 1980′s short shorts. The value pack of diapers. The satisfied look on both of your faces that says less “Neat, pa got a squirrel!” and more “Yay, lunch!” This photo may be the redneck equivalent of some kind of rare planetary alignment. Perfect.

]]> By: Eric http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3646 Eric Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:53:24 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3646 Squirrel on a bow! That's a damn good shot. My family still uses almost exclusively deer and antelope for our "red meat". We buy maybe 2-3 pounds of beef a year besides the hot dogs. Of course it's a bit of a pain getting it back from Texas. But worth it. Squirrel on a bow! That’s a damn good shot.
My family still uses almost exclusively deer and antelope for our “red meat”. We buy maybe 2-3 pounds of beef a year besides the hot dogs. Of course it’s a bit of a pain getting it back from Texas. But worth it.

]]> By: Eric http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3645 Eric Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:49:05 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3645 I would envy you those acres of forest, but then I had acres of scrub and friends ranches (sheep) in west Texas. Great places and times. I would envy you those acres of forest, but then I had acres of scrub and friends ranches (sheep) in west Texas. Great places and times.

]]> By: Irradiatus http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3644 Irradiatus Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:12:33 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3644 breakfast? probably. Chances are good my dad had gone out deer hunting early in the morning, saw no deer, so he killed the squirrels instead. We subsisted off of game, using venison and such for every meal requiring beef (Damn how I miss deer jerky!). My dad also bow hunted alot. One of my strongest early memories is him coming home with a big smile, saying "Check this out," and pulling a single arrow from the back of his pickup truck with a squirrel impaled upon it. He had become frustrated at no deer so he shot the squirrel (which would be an insanely difficult shot with a bow!). A much crazier story involved him taking a trip to south Texas to hunt mule deer and instead coming back with a giant burlap sack with a 6 foot long diamondback rattlesnake in it. It was about as thick as my neck. He threw it in our deep freeze. Later as it sat in his pickup and thawed (he was showing it off to people I think - as I remember a small crowd of neighbors around), it began to move. That's right...the snake was not dead, even after being deep frozen. I am NOT making this up. I saw it with my own eyes. People freaked the frak out I promise you! breakfast? probably. Chances are good my dad had gone out deer hunting early in the morning, saw no deer, so he killed the squirrels instead. We subsisted off of game, using venison and such for every meal requiring beef (Damn how I miss deer jerky!).

My dad also bow hunted alot. One of my strongest early memories is him coming home with a big smile, saying “Check this out,” and pulling a single arrow from the back of his pickup truck with a squirrel impaled upon it. He had become frustrated at no deer so he shot the squirrel (which would be an insanely difficult shot with a bow!).

A much crazier story involved him taking a trip to south Texas to hunt mule deer and instead coming back with a giant burlap sack with a 6 foot long diamondback rattlesnake in it. It was about as thick as my neck. He threw it in our deep freeze. Later as it sat in his pickup and thawed (he was showing it off to people I think – as I remember a small crowd of neighbors around), it began to move.

That’s right…the snake was not dead, even after being deep frozen. I am NOT making this up. I saw it with my own eyes. People freaked the frak out I promise you!

]]> By: Irradiatus http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3643 Irradiatus Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:04:34 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3643 not likely. I just stumbled upon this photo at my mom's a while back. Big laughs were had by all... not likely. I just stumbled upon this photo at my mom’s a while back. Big laughs were had by all…

]]> By: Irradiatus http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3642 Irradiatus Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:03:56 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3642 Hooks is in Bowie County. It's a teeny tiny town outside Texarkana (but well on the Texas side). We lived in pine woods in east Texas for most of the time. I had acres of forest to run around in by myself and with my bro and sis. It was great. Hooks is in Bowie County. It’s a teeny tiny town outside Texarkana (but well on the Texas side).

We lived in pine woods in east Texas for most of the time. I had acres of forest to run around in by myself and with my bro and sis.

It was great.

]]> By: Miriam http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3641 Miriam Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:36:37 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3641 Tiny Daniel cradling his dead squirrel is pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen. I love how you are both in your pajamas (and your brother has no pants) - was it a breakfast squirrel fry? Tiny Daniel cradling his dead squirrel is pretty much the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I love how you are both in your pajamas (and your brother has no pants) – was it a breakfast squirrel fry?

]]> By: FrodoSaves http://biochemicalsoul.com/2009/04/my-redneck-childhood-laugh-at-me-please/comment-page-1/#comment-3639 FrodoSaves Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:52:46 +0000 http://biochemicalsoul.com/?p=1322#comment-3639 The rifle laying negligently across the chair takes the (squirrel) cake. The rifle laying negligently across the chair takes the (squirrel) cake.

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