Boondock Ramblings

Are you wonderin’ what the heck a boondock is anyhow? Well, my definition is “the middle of nowhere,” or “the country” or simply, “not the city.” That’s where I grew up. A place with fields of hay, cows, hills, trees, dirt roads, rednecks, farmers and not much else. Oh, except love. That’s kind of important too. A country group called Little Big Town has a song called “Boondocks” and it just kind of fits me in some ways. Except “You get a line, I’ll get a pole, We’ll go fishing in the crawfish hole, Five-card poker on a Saturday night..” I’ve never fished in a crawfish hole, but did find one once — I think. I also never played five-card poker on a Saturday night or any other time. Church on Sunday morning I did and do do. (I said do-do! Hee, hee)

Wikapedia defines boondocks as such:

Boondocks may refer to a remote, usually brushy rural area. The expression was introduced to English by American military personnel serving in the Philippines during the early years of the 20^th century. It derives from the Tagalog word “bundok”, meaning “mountain”. It also carries the implication that it is “backward” or “unsophisticated”; hence taga-bundok “people who live in the hinterland”: i.e., people who are backward or unsophisticated.

Boondocks or diminutively “the boonies” has since evolved into a more general American slang term for “the country” or any rural/wilderness location in general, regardless of topography or vegetation that is isolated and away from “the action” or the comforts and variety of urban life. A similar word, bundu is part of South African Slang. Equipment suitable for traveling in the boondocks has been jokingly referred to as “boondockers,” as contrasted with Dockers brand dress-pants.”

People who are backward or unsophisticated….well ya’ all found us, now come on in and enjoy!