Redneck Jedi
Combining two of the oldest, cheapest Internet memes in the galaxy—the seemingly inexhaustible store of Jeff Foxworthy-inspired “You might be a redneck if…” riffs; the hollowed-out Tauntaun carcass that is all Star Wars-related humor—might sound like a laugh-less exercise in inanity, but… Actually, there’s no qualifier. It is a laugh-less exercise in inanity, and just when we were going to give “pure Texas rock ’n’ roll” group Redneck Jedi props for merely alluding to the very idea by way of its “witty at first, but less funny each time you hear it” moniker, a preliminary Googling of the band's name unearthed a dismayingly exhaustive “treasure” trove of “redneck Jedi” humor splattered across the web, which sucked all the meta fun out of it. Discovering groaners like, “You might be a redneck Jedi if your landspeeder has a gun rack” and “...you’ve used the phrase, ‘May the force be with y’all’” was sort of like hearing a million voices cry out in terror and be suddenly silenced, and for that we only have Redneck Jedi to blame. (Though mostly we’re just mad that dozens of people already thought of the “kissing your sister” joke first.) Thanks, dudes. We’re forming a band called Mahir Ate My Balls and crashing your Poodie’s gig tonight.
