And congratulations to you for managing to make the South look worse than it actually is. That's quite to accomplishment, Miss American Idol contestant.
"I thought Europe was a country." "Is France a country?" "I don't think France is a country." Holy. Fuck.
I would ALMOST believe that, if she hadn't gone on to the whole "Is France a country? I don't think France is a country." thing. Not to mention "Hungary? That's a country? I've never heard of it." She had heard of Europe, and thought that it was a country on its own. And I fuckin' weep.
No, no, she was that bad on American Idol, too. Had no idea what salmon was, or how to pronounce it. Also had a bit about wearing tarantulas on her eyes (false eyelashes).
Her defense, which is sadly sort of credible, is that she grew up in a very small town in North Carolina (Abermale, or something like that), and her grandfather raised her. She admits to being not terribly well-educated, and has a pretty good attitude about it.
I grew up in a town of 600 in south western North Carolina. I'd like to think I'm not as dumb as her :P. Though, I, ya know, paid attention in school and stuff.
I will say, though, that it's sadly not uncommon enough to run across people like her :(.
My cousins grew up in a town of about 500 in northwestern Mississippi - sadly, I'm aware of just how common folks like her are. They are so entertaining, though
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When I was growing up, I knew a guy back in NC. He had the thickest accent and looked like the biggest redneck you'd ever seen. If you listened to his voice and not his words, you'd think he was an idiot. If you stopped and listened to what he had to say, he was brilliant. He did a lot of work as a nuclear engineer but was also a whiz at physics as well. It was amusing.
"I thought Europe was a country." "Is France a country?" "I don't think France is a country." Holy. Fuck.
~Aramada
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Oh, yeah. That's reaching. I know.
On the bright side of things, she'll probably get killed by a runaway rake or something.
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~Aramada
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I still think it was set up.
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Her defense, which is sadly sort of credible, is that she grew up in a very small town in North Carolina (Abermale, or something like that), and her grandfather raised her. She admits to being not terribly well-educated, and has a pretty good attitude about it.
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Guess she has to be.
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It's sad really.
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I will say, though, that it's sadly not uncommon enough to run across people like her :(.
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I wish they didn't have to find people with a Southern accent--there's plenty of poor, uneducated people to make fun of east of Seattle, too.
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When I was growing up, I knew a guy back in NC. He had the thickest accent and looked like the biggest redneck you'd ever seen. If you listened to his voice and not his words, you'd think he was an idiot. If you stopped and listened to what he had to say, he was brilliant. He did a lot of work as a nuclear engineer but was also a whiz at physics as well. It was amusing.
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