Get A Brain Morans (2003)

About

“Get a Brain! Morans” is a photo of a man rumored to be from Missouri, photographed outside a Boeing plant in St Charles. He has since become a meme representing the “proud to be ignorant” side of “real America.”

In case you haven’t guessed it yet, that’s not how moron is spelled.

Because of the man’s redneck appearance, mis-spelling, and the fact that he is holding up signs, the image is highly exploitable.

Origin

According to the article on Shii.org, the man was a pro-war demonstrator.

On Sunday, March 23, about 350 pro-peace activists took part in a solemn funeral procession to the Boeing missile factory in St. Charles, MO. A team of civilian weapons inspectors dressed in white overalls demanded to enter the plant to inspect the US weapons of mass destruction that are being produced there. When they were denied entry, they sat down in front of the Boeing gate in protest. Later in the afternoon, 14 civilian weapons inspectors were arrested for blocking the entrance to the Boeing bomb factory.

A hostile crowd of roughly 75, flag waving, pro-war protesters showered the silent peace protesters with insults and violent threats, but they were held back by the police. St. Louis Indymedia Center (which has since been reformatted and taken down)

Found Elsewhere

The “Morans” redneck has been found on the following sites:

• Fark
• Fark (again
• Sherdog
• Cracked.com
• Gizmdo
• Democratic Underground forums

Google Insights for Search

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