You know you are a Redneck Astronomer if...
- Added by webchilly, November 13, 2008 at 2:41am.
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Top 10 Reasons You know you are a Redneck Astronomer:
- You have a Tasco refractor up on blocks in the front yard.6 up, 1 down
- You've ever tried to use your granny's truss to build a telescope.6 up, 1 down
- You tell all the guys at the star party about that neat dang drinking fountain next to the toilet in them big fancy hotels.5 up, 1 down
- You've used lard to slick those declination bearings.5 up, 2 down
- You lie and tell your buddies the next morning that your red eyes are from drinking and partying rather than star4 up, 1 down
- You nostalgically refer to Canis Major as Old Duke.5 up, 3 down
- The most important part of your instrumentation is the pickup truck.4 up, 2 down
- Your observing site would be perfect if it weren't for the alligators.5 up, 4 down
- You start to giggle when you tell your buddies that you have a 16-incher.5 up, 4 down
- The counterweight on your Dob doubles as a spit can.4 up, 3 down
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More reasons You know you are a Redneck Astronomer
- You carry a shotgun to deal with skunks, raccoons, and streetlights.4 up, 3 down
- The board with holes on the side of the DOB mount fit beer cans (the eyepieces already have a little box they came in -duh!).5 up, 5 down
- You look at pictures of the Flame Nebula (or the Rosette) to get in the mood.5 up, 5 down
- Others at the star party complain about the smoke when you barbecue spam.4 up, 4 down
- A cup holder by the eyepiece has a partial beer to balance different eyepieces. (Amazing how many need replacing as they get too light.)3 up, 3 down
- You will fight that SOB trying to find WWV when it was already on a perfectly good country station.3 up, 3 down
- You ever wonder what your granny's truss has to do with building a telescope.2 up, 4 down
