"If your working television sits on top of your non-working television, you might be a redneck"
- Jeff Foxworthy
About this Quote
This quote by Jeff Foxworthy is a humorous way of pointing out the stereotypical behavior of a hillbilly. It indicates that a redneck is someone who is not particularly tech-savvy and does not have the resources to fix their broken tv. Rather of getting it repaired, they merely stack it on top of their working television. This quote is satirizing the concept that hillbillies are not particularly affluent and need to make do with what they have. It also indicates that hillbillies are not especially concerned with looks and are content with having a broken television in their house. In general, this quote is a humorous method of mentioning the stereotypical behavior of a hillbilly.
This quote is written / told by Jeff Foxworthy somewhere between September 6, 1958 and today. He/she was a famous Comedian from USA.
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