Regionalism
Riding with Hunter
A little tribute from the man who always reminded us: "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 01, 2009 -
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Category: Celebrities, Death, Drugs, Guns, Regionalism, Cars
Cow Artist
Sculptor Joe Fafard is inspired by cows to create art. How could he not be at home on WU?
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 26, 2009 -
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Category: Art, Regionalism, Cows, North America
Alligator Wrestling
Eddie Snyder wrestles gators from jim on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 25, 2009 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Human Marvels, Regionalism, Stupidity
Alabama Curiosities
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 20, 2009 -
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Category: Regionalism, Weird Studies and Guides, Books
Christmas in July
For those of you who can't wait till December, maybe you want to attend North Carolina's Christmas in July celebration.Read more about the tradition here.
Although the video below reports on an event in Nashville, it should give you some sense of what you'd face while dressed as the Grinch in ninety-degree heat.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 15, 2009 -
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Category: Holidays, Regionalism
Here’s Hockey!
Have a lesson in how to be Canadian!
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 25, 2009 -
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Category: Movies, Documentaries, Regionalism, 1950s, North America
The Redneck Games
Despite the French captioning and source, this video is all in English, for your Redneck Enjoyment.Tous les ans, en Georgie (USA) se déroulent les Redneck Summer Games. Un bon gros délire pas très finaud de paysans des USA. Yeeeeeeeeeepeeeeeeeee !
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 22, 2009 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Ethnic Groupings, Regionalism, Stereotypes and Cliches, Stupidity, Foreign Customs
Evil Clown Car
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 15, 2009 -
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Category: Clowns, Regionalism, Cars
How To Yodel
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 14, 2009 -
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Category: Movies, Music, Regionalism, 1940s
Sunflower Carnival
What is weirder? The fact that our ancestors dedicated a festival to the humble sunflower, or the fact that we don't?In any case, here are some shots from the 1899 Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado, courtesy of the Library of Congress.
As always, click to enlarge.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 12, 2009 -
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Category: Agriculture, Parades and Festivals, Political Correctness, Regionalism, Nineteenth Century
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