Redneck Classic: The Best of Jeff Foxworthy

by Jeff Foxworthy

Reveals the characteristics that might label one a redneck, including knowing how many hay bales will fit in one's car

Genres: Humor, Nonfiction, Comics

144 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

About the author

American comedian, mostly known for his "you might be a redneck if" jokes.

Currently he is the presenter of the game show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader"

Reviews

[Chris Elliott · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was the summer The Fugees had a huge hit with Killing Me Softly. I remember because we must have heard it a thousand times on the radio from Michigan to Minnesota. There were five of us crammed in the little car and the radio helped us to not get bored. We were heading to see the Mall of America and I was about 12 years old, give or take. I had been mowing lawns and raking leaves and was excited to blow the money that was burning a hole clean through my pocket.

I was in awe when we finally got there and among the many souvenirs I bought was a giant pencil that no sharpener could service, useless Knick knacks and figurines, and this book.

I have many fond memories of reading this book and laughing my ass off. But unfortunately after I moved out of moms house, a lot of my belongings were lost including my old books.

Fast forward 30-odd years from then and I saw a copy at the library book sale. Grabbed that sucker for a buck and was happy to re-add it to my collection.

Tonight I pulled it out for old times sake and read it again. Took me all of 15 minutes and I cracked a smile a couple times, more so for nostalgia’s sake rather than the actual punchline. The jokes really didn’t hold up too well over the test of time and although I still enjoyed it, I had to knock it down from 4 stars to 3. Although I can say I finally understand every joke in the book! Some went over my head as a kid

[Ryk Stanton · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you enjoyed reading this book, you might be a redneck.

Foxworthy's humor is standing the test of time, but I've already seen all of this material done to death in a variety of forms. It's exactly what I expected it to be, so maybe I should rate it higher, but ... nah, three stars is good.

[Benjamin Plume · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not really my cup of tea.

[Ed · Rating 4 out of 5]

818.5402 Subtitled "the best of Jeff Foxworthy", this a collection of his "You might be a redneck if …" material plus "Games Rednecks Play", You're not a kid anymore when …", etc.