Sick of being called "Cracker"

I'm a Saltine-American.

Damn crackers!

Correction............Privileged Saltine-American.

Originally Posted by poboy

I'm a Saltine-American.

Good one! (thumbs up)

Club-American.

Honky!

Originally Posted by poboy

I'm a Saltine-American.

Good one! (thumbs up)

Cracka ass cracker

Peckerwood

“Cracker” is meant as whip cracker....... not a fuggin nabisco saltine

I found a 20 dollar bill on the ground, now I'm a ritz cracker.

Any of you clowns know the origins of the word?

Every time I hear the word I laugh at the ignorance displayed.

Early use began in England circa 1700's. Later on in the Land of the Free it was an attribution used to characterize cattle drovers who used bullwhips.

It's a compliment of sorts, though most fail to grasp the origins.

My wife calls me a redneck but I say "honey,all my cars up on blocks are in the backyard so that makes me a cracker"

Originally Posted by poboy

I'm a Saltine-American.

Better than being an Oyster-American I suppose

As Dan alluded to, here in Florida, the term was given to the “cow hunters” that used a whip to round up cattle in the swamps and on the plains. Florida was a cattle producer long before the west was.

Ok-

Question for all you history buffs-

Where were the first actual "Cattle Drives " conducted in the U.S.?

That is - driving large herds of Cattle from pastures to market?

I'm that other kind of pale ethnic-- a Krauthead. About the only differences are the spices we use on our pork sausage and the fact that we're genetically disposed to wear shorts all year 'round.

Originally Posted by jk16

Ok-

Question for all you history buffs-

Where were the first actual "Cattle Drives " conducted in the U.S.?

That is - driving large herds of Cattle from pastures to market?

My father would tell you that Germans were the original cowboys. Of course I would roll my eyes. According to my Dad, a German discovered America, invented the light bulb, etc.

Maybe he was right:

Zesta-American

Originally Posted by Mannlicher

As Dan alluded to, here in Florida, the term was given to the “cow hunters” that used a whip to round up cattle in the swamps and on the plains. Florida was a cattle producer long before the west was.

You can credit Fester on the page BEFORE for already posting the explanation.

They call me ...gram cracker...

When Afros call you a cracker they are saying you whipped slaves......

True
True

N iggrahs today using that term aren't implying "why say, ole cattle master, ye orn crack thy whip today to split the air??"

GMAFB

I like the cattle whipcracker explanation better.
I think the negro,s got the term from watching the Howdy doody show
Clarabelle the clown on cattle drives whipping the schit outta unruly cows that didnt wanna work and schitt.

And that explanation is also the one to agree with cause mannlicher has more post than both of you combined and been here longer than slumlord and fester combined.

Cracker:
Clown on a dumb tv show that used ta whip da chyt outta cows
( specially the black ones)

Where's ol' Lash LaRue when you need him?

Originally Posted by renegade50

I like the cattle whipcracker explanation better.
I think the negro,s got the term from watching the Howdy doody show
Clarabelle the clown on cattle drives whipping the schit outta unruly cows that didnt wanna work and schitt.

And that explanation is also the one to agree with cause mannlicher has more post than both of you combined and been here longer than slumlord and fester combined.

Cracker:
Clown on a dumb tv show that used ta whip da chyt outta cows
( specially the black ones)

No, it's because people don't read posts put down before they spout off. Even 2,3 previous posts back. Or they're just stupid.

Originally Posted by slumlord

Originally Posted by renegade50

I like the cattle whipcracker explanation better.
I think the negro,s got the term from watching the Howdy doody show
Clarabelle the clown on cattle drives whipping the schit outta unruly cows that didnt wanna work and schitt.

And that explanation is also the one to agree with cause mannlicher has more post than both of you combined and been here longer than slumlord and fester combined.

Cracker:
Clown on a dumb tv show that used ta whip da chyt outta cows
( specially the black ones)

No, it's because people don't read posts put down before they spout off. Even 2,3 previous posts back. Or they're just stupid.

Sooooooooo.

Your saying clarabelle the clown didnt whip cattle (specially the black ones) on the howdy doody show?????

And my definition of the origin of the term "cracker" is not correct???

Was this some type of " gotcha" post or something???

I'm so aloof when it comes to black people and their slang stuff.

Originally Posted by DubThomas

Honky!

In traffic, I am almost ALWAYS, the Honkee.
the person who honks, is the honker. They are honking at me, so I am, the Honkee!

my friends call me Whitey. when i tell black people that they just kinda give me an uncomfortable look. never bothered me to be called whitey or even cracker. i don't know wtf cracker means anyway. sounds kinda nice. now ass cracker would not set well with me.

Originally Posted by rem141r

...i don't know wtf cracker means anyway. sounds kinda nice. now ass cracker would not set well with me.

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

Early use began in England circa 1700's. Later on in the Land of the Free it was an attribution used to characterize cattle drovers who used bullwhips.

It's a compliment of sorts, though most fail to grasp the origins.

whip cracker. lose the whip...

Cracker, poor white.

Originally Posted by kid0917

Originally Posted by rem141r

...i don't know wtf cracker means anyway. sounds kinda nice. now ass cracker would not set well with me.

Originally Posted by DigitalDan

Early use began in England circa 1700's. Later on in the Land of the Free it was an attribution used to characterize cattle drovers who used bullwhips.

It's a compliment of sorts, though most fail to grasp the origins.

whip cracker. lose the whip...

i'll take it. whip cracker sounds bad ass. nobody fuggs with the whip cracker. whip cracker whip your fuggen ass good.

If you were from Utah we’d call you a Utard.

Uhhh, we got's wise-crackers....

Originally Posted by jk16

Ok-

Question for all you history buffs-

Where were the first actual "Cattle Drives " conducted in the U.S.?

That is - driving large herds of Cattle from pastures to market?

Guessing here, from the Spanish Ranchos in California?

It all started here in Florida....

https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/cowboys/cowboys.htm

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Florida's old-time cowboys had a unique way of herding cattle. They used 10- to 12-foot-long whips made of braided leather. Snapping these whips in the air made a loud "crack." That sound brought stray cattle back into line fast and earned cowboys the nickname of "crackers." Many rode rugged, rather small horses known as "cracker ponies."

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Cracker Cowboys of Florida
By Frederic Remington

One can thresh the straw of history until he is well worn out, and also is running some risk of wearing others out who may have to listen. So I will waive the telling of who the first cowboy was, even if I knew; but the last one who has come under my observation lives down in Florida, and the way it happened was this:

I was sitting in a “sto’ do’” (store door) as the “Crackers” say, waiting for the clerk to load some “number eights” (lumber), when my friend said, “Look at the cowboys!” This immediately caught my interest. With me cowboys are what gems and porcelains are to some others.

Do a search for Bone Mizell. Picture of him below was done by Remington.
[Linked Image from bradenton.com]

I played linebacker in college. One team we played every year was a historically black college....they may have had a white player on the team but I don't remember ever seeing one. At any rate, their line would always use nick-names to call out who they were blocking...I'm assuming they named us while watching film. A couple I remember were "Big B-i-tch" (one of our d-linemen), "Brooks" (another of the linebackers), and "da Cracker" which was me...I was the lone honky on defense.

I just laughed about it. My d-line in front of me dang sure laughed about it....

da Cracker! I like it...

There exists a reference to one of the Spanish colonial governors of East Florida using the term in the the 1780’s

He was not happy with them at all!

For what it’s worth.