【童趣】I played baseball with Rednecks

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renqiulan
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Is the term "redneck" a slur? Nope. Not today, anyway. Today it is widely recognized as a native brand name. Gretchen Wilson's country hit "Redneck Woman" resonates throughout the Appalachians and beyond. "Hell Yeah!"

In Rednecks' eyes, America is a comeback nation. It may tumble and fail, but it always picks itself up, dusts itself off, roars back in the ninth inning, hits the ball out of the park, and clinches the final victory. By the way, that's how an impromptu baseball game was played out one breezy summer day. I was barely a teenager then, and so were my Redneck teammates.


Author: renqiulan 

 

 

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AP33912
你的队肯定波城Red sox, 不会是Yankees? 这歌好听有点乡村女王Dolly Patton 的味道。
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renqiulan
谢谢AP! 对呀,你也喜欢baseball 吗?拙文中,我还是刚刚十岁左右,正随父母在红脖子山区访友兼渡假。
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renqiulan
Dolly Patton is a Blue Grass diva.Gretchen Wilson hails from

the Midwest.
寒苇
I didn't know you like Gretchen Wilson.
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renqiulan
She is not exactly my idol.I like her Redneck Woman, though.
寒苇
Because...?
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renqiulan
Because I like this particular song of hers.
寒苇
Not because of this particular video of hers?
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renqiulan
Ah...I know what you're driving at. Nope.
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lovecat08
台湾少棒非常有名,记得所有的台湾人半夜等宾州威廉坡特的冠军比赛。也是我的童趣之一。
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lovecat08
记得很多留学生都到场,给他们加油打气,很壮观呢!
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lovecat08
大家晚安!
颤音
为红脖子点赞!有时间讲个我的红脖子朋友的故事
颤音
帮我家修sprinkler的一个小伙说自己是native american, 达标的最低要求是1/8血统
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shuier
So you're a big baseball fan.
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renqiulan
对,台湾少棒队,棒!日本也不遑多让。
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renqiulan
猫姐晚安!
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renqiulan
谢谢颤音!为所有爱美国的人点赞。
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renqiulan
请颤音发个帖,绐大家听听你的红脖子朋友的故事。谢谢!
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renqiulan
令我想起 Elizabeth Warren 自称是 Native American 的“笑话”。
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renqiulan
Yup. Almost since birth. Hahaha!
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shuier
Not my cup of tea.
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renqiulan
Well, different strokes for different folks.
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shuier
So I'm not a baseball person.
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renqiulan
I am because I have skin in the game.
唐宋韵
秋兰像是个“一半是火焰,一半是海水的人”。

。。。It may tumble and fail, but it always picks itself up, dusts itself off。。。

我感觉这也是传统的美国精神。非常重要和宝贵。

花似鹿葱
“America is a comeback nation. It may tumble and fail, but ”

America is a comeback nation. It may tumble and fail, but it always picks itself up, dusts itself off, roars back in the ninth inning, ”喜欢这形象!

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AP33912
hers, 1/16 ? 哈哈
花似鹿葱
欧洲人看美国乡下人,上海人看外地人乡下人,俺也是乡下人呢!
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AP33912
偶尔大赛看,特别几次Red Sox 对决Yankee. at the end of my street kids play i
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AP33912
in parks day and night, if weather is good.
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renqiulan
Truth really has a way to mock a lier.
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renqiulan
王朔的小说?真遗憾,我还未详细读过呢。唐宋君对。That's why we love baseball.
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renqiulan
葱姐早安!谢谢。后来居上,必须打个全垒,赢个大胜。
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renqiulan
我们美国人深知自己是移民后裔,深知过去黑奴的悲惨,深知曾经掠杀本土印第安人的。历史教科书清楚说明。直面过去,才有将来。
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renqiulan
诚然,各自家乡各自说好。
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renqiulan
Baseball is America's national pastime. 英式足与球篮球则几乎是举世热中的。
花似鹿葱
+100,不懂得忏悔过去,不敢直面真相,就不值得信任
颤音
从命
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renqiulan
You've made my day.
颤音
1/8 是从联邦领native福利的最低标准