rural dictionary

"New yearin" The act of celebrating the end of one year and bringing in the new one.

Hey, wait a minute! I'm a country girl and I walk down the country roads! But then again, more often than not, I'm leading a donkey or horse behind me. LOL I suppose that gives me away.
Well, them farmer boys are big and strong, after all!

What do you call a guy who lived "in the countryside" all his life and never really did a lot of "country things"? This would be my hubby. He did help out his neighbour sometimes at the dairy farm, but mostly did "city stuff". For example, he never knew how to fish before he met me.......I found this hard to believe at first, but true! How can you live close to a river, in the country, and not fish? I was fishing in ye olde creek when I was 6 years old. And he'd never ridden a horse. Never made a bonfire. Didn't know those big black birds in the air weren't "eagles" but "turkey vultures". Shameful. I'm trying to learn him up though.

And what about those city folk who own "country people" appliances? I find it very puzzling to go into the city and see these people who live in the suburbs, have maybe a 1/16th of an acre property with the neighbours' houses a foot away, and they have stuff like a ride-on lawnmower.

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"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese in the trap."

Friday: the day of the northern migration of citiots. (see lemming) They leave the city loaded down with their 4 wheelers, dirt bikes, 5th wheel campers and boats, traveling bumper to bumper with other citiots. They crowd into a gravel parking lot called a camp ground and line up side by each with a population density of about 2000 per acre. On Saturday the cidiots run their off road vehicles on the roads and onto the property of local hicks. When questions about their perceived rights to the property of others, they’ll all explain, “ Hey, you have lots of land, what’s the problem?” Saturday night, the citiots get drunk, talk too loud about the stupid hicks they met, get beat at pool and then go back into their camper.
Sunday morning they discover that some hick ran his car key down the side of his new Denaldi. They pack up and at exactly 2:00 PM, they rejoin the crowd of citiots heading south to the big city. By 6:00 PM, gas prices go back to normal. By 10:00 PM they are home and all unpacked and ready for bed. They’ll spend Monday morning telling their work buddies about their adventures in the wild untamed wilderness. The rest of the week is spent wishing they were up north. This story repeats from when the first black flies appear in mid-May and continues until the first snow fall in late September.

Country term? How about inbreeding?

inbred: the term a citiot uses to describe hard working hicks driving rusty trucks with American flags on them. This hick may also be a toothless hick.(ie, he/she has a flag on his truck and loves his country, he/she must be inbred)

inbreeding: the term citiots use to describe every married couple in the country (ie: they must be cousins or sister and brother, their in the country, their all related)

gee guys.........all i wanted to know what a YURT was, i didn't mean to cause all of this Hickbynature i thought that i hurt all of your folks feellings somehow. i kept reading what i wrote.just couldn't figure this all out. i never called anyone a hick. i love what we have here. we have 12 acreas. when we first got here there was no one around, now i too have a big development next to me and have those problems you folks have with people so close. i have goats and chickens. had a cow and horse from rescue. i must say i had a hard time when i first came here. no one wanted to help when i had a sick goat , what to feed the critters etc., i understood why, so i thought just give it time thats when i stumbled on to the homesteading site. like i said this is amazing to pet a goat or pick up a chicken stand next to a cow. we had the bronx zoo in n.y. thats about as close i came to any animals. this forum has been a life line for many problems or questions i have had so please let me in here andplease forgive me for my stupidity in a lot of areas of things. i'm the one who missed out on growing up with a great life. if this counrty gets any worse.my money is on the homesteaders keeping there head above the water......... sorry for the miss understanding here. In HIS grip of grace.........sue

What exactly is an "Uncle-Dad"?
I heard that down at the feed store the other day.
Folks they were talking about were my neighbors.
I've only been out her in the Country 5 years.
I grew up on 60 acres, 'til I was 26 though.
And then I went looking for work.

Guess I don't understand the "Us vs. Them" attitude, though.
I like to think "We are All just Folks........."
Take Care.

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Be Intense, always. But always take the time to
Smell the Roses, give a Hug, Really Listen, or
Jump to Defend your Friends & What you Believe in.
'Til later, Have Fun,
Old John

I was being disingenuous.
Apologies.........too much coffee.
But no excuse.
Sorry.

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Be Intense, always. But always take the time to
Smell the Roses, give a Hug, Really Listen, or
Jump to Defend your Friends & What you Believe in.
'Til later, Have Fun,
Old John

Uncle dad: a term used to describe parents (male of course) who would rather be his kid's pal and buddy than a father. They hang out at the mall, cruise the town on Saturday night, play xbox till their eyeballs fall out and generally don't work...at anything...a.k.a.,...my ex-husband

Many years ago in the 1960's when I moved to Chicago from Louisiana it was a very demoralizing experience. I was called a stump jumper, ridge runner, country hick and many other names. I survived a few years of that and even managed to make a few friends. When I came back to Alabama to visit my grandparents and met my future husband guess what I got called? Damned Yankee because I had more city ways and had an accent. I liked living in the city for a while but as I have heard many times "you can take the girl out of the country but you can't take the country out of the girl." The same may be true of city dwellers. We (meaning all people) can be insensitive and uncaring of other peoples feelings. We dislike the way they do things but it doesn't mean we hate them. I think if someone wants to move to the country, they should respect country ways instead of wanting to bring the city with them and spoil the country. If you want city things then why not stay in the city? I know people who love city life and would have it no other way. I respect that even though it is not my way.

great thread..I,m sure somehwere, there,s an online group of city folk poking fun at country folk. Its all good. peace be to all.

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Gord in Ontario

Serial Killer: Anyone who buys cornflakes to eat rather than for the prize inside.
Birdbath: Anything from a mudhole to a "No longer
hookedup satelite dish.
Turn : ever how many collards you can carry in your arms.
Mess: Dog or cat business on front porch. Also fish,any amount.
PJ's: Clothes for hospital wearing

VD: Animal with rabies Very Dangerous
IM COUNTRY, NO POKING FUN, TELLING TRUTH

Anyone live on an RFD? I forgot what that stood for (postal term) but grew up on one. Rural delivery route or something. . . .

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