George Shirley wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>>>>> zxcvbob wrote:
>>>>>>>> The little grocery store that I shop at sometimes; the only one
>>>>>>>> with a "used meat bin", has new management, and one of the
>>>>>>>> first things they did was stop selling any close-dated/outdated
>>>>>>>> packaged meats. That's where I used to buy most of my cured
>>>>>>>> meats. (Who cares if a package of wienies or a whole pepperoni
>>>>>>>> is a week past its freshness date?) I got better brands at
>>>>>>>> very low prices that
>>>>>>>> way. The manager said that they want people buying the *good*
>>>>>>>> meat, not the old stuff. So I guess they will throw the old
>>>>>>>> stuff away. I won't buy any more of the fresh meat, I'll just
>>>>>>>> buy less preserved meat -- maybe that's a good thing.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bob
>>>>>>> You're thinking wrong Bob, think "DUMPSTER DIVING." The market I
>>>>>>> shop in sends out-of-date preserved meats back to the maker.
>>>>>>> Only the fresh meats go in the used meat bin.
>>>>>> I can't get my head around the 'used' meat thing
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> It's country boy slang for the area of the meat market where the
>>>>> meats about to go out-of-date are placed and the price
>>>>> substantially reduced. It's still good meat and often can be had
>>>>> for 50% off of retail. I know when our butcher is putting the
>>>>> meat out and go there specifically to buy good stuff like T-bone,
>>>>> porterhouse, sirloin, and other good steaks.
>>>> I know George, but I am sure you undertand what we know as 'used'
>>>> )
>>> Yep, and that's what makes it funny to us rednecks.
>>
>> <G>
>>
>> I am not sure what a redneck is.
>>
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> Originally referred to backwood farmers whose necks were red because
> they always had their heads down while hoeing crops and the backs of
> ther necks were sunburned.

Nothing wrong with hard work!


> Have you ever seen the American comedian Jeff Foxworthy, he does
> "redneck" humor. Nowadays redneck infers that that person is backwards
> and ignorant. Not always true though. HTH

Thanks George. I haven't heard of Foxworthy, but now I understand