I’m not a huge country and western music fan, but there’s one country song I really love. It’s called “I’ve Got Friends in Low Places” and it’s sung by country music legend Garth Brooks. The premise of the song is that the man has been dumped by a beautiful high-society woman, so he gets drunk and decides to show up at a fancy affair to confront her. The lyrics say, “Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in boots, and ruined your black-tie affair.” After telling her a thing or two, he said, “I toasted you and we may be through, but you’ll never hear me complain.” He goes on to explain that he has friends in low places where the whiskey’s fine and the beer chases his blues away. I think I love that song because I can sort of relate to it. I’m a country girl and I’ve often felt out of place when I was around a lot of people from the upper class. The redneck in the joke below nails it and he doesn’t care about the money. He only has one thing in mind. Enjoy this hilarious joke.
A filthy rich Florida man invites all of his friends and neighbors to a party around the pool in the backyard of his mansion. He also invites Leroy, the only redneck in the neighborhood. Leroy was having a good time drinking, dancing, eating BBQ, and flirting with all the women.
There was a 10-foot long alligator in the pool and after a few hours of partying the host announced, “I’ll give a million dollars to anyone who has the nerve to jump in the pool.” The words were barely out of his mouth when there was a loud splash. Everyone turned around and Leroy was in the pool!
Leroy was fighting the gator and the water was churning and splashing everywhere. Leroy was jabbing it in the eyes with his thumbs, punching it, and attempting to strangle it. He finally succeeded and left it floating in the water as he slowly climbed out of the pool. The onlookers were staring at him in disbelief.
Finally, the host says, “Well Leroy, I guess I owe you a million dollars.”
“No, that’s okay. I don’t want it,” says Leroy.
The rich man says, “I have to give you something, you won the bet. How about half a million bucks?”
Leroy says, “No thanks, I don’t want it.”
The host says, “I insist on giving you something. How about a new Porsche, a Rolex, and some stock options?”
Again Leroy declines.
Confused, the man asks him, “Well, Leroy, then what do you want?”
Leroy says, “What I want is the name of the sumbitch who pushed me in the pool!”
