stealing forthright's meme

[xatalantax]

Comment to tell me some interesting fact, trivia, or other bit of knowledge you've learned in the past week or two.

Comments

[capngrind666.livejournal.com]

the term redneck, in the explanation i tend to believe, comes from unionized west virginia miners on strikes who would conceal their identities by wearing red bandanas. at the time, it described working class southerners and now...well...i guess it still does. but in a derogatory sense.

[atalanta.livejournal.com]

I always thought it was from people who worked out in the sun, getting reddened necks ... huh. maybe they're both possible theories of the word's origin ..?

[capngrind666.livejournal.com]

the one you mentioned is actually one of a few i've found (etymology is one of my favorite fields of recreational study), along with about 9 or 10 for the term "cracker". while the one you put forth is extremely likely, maybe even moreso than mine...i like how mine's a little less mundane. arbitrary? of course. does it bother me? not really...heh heh.