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14 You Might be a Perfectionist if... “Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh”? (Galatians 3:3). A long with numerous Grammy wins and bestselling books, Jeff Foxworthy has been one of the world’s top comedy performers for a quarter century. One of his most successful proj- ects has been “You might be a red neck if . . . ”The original album was released in the summer of 1993 and sold over 2 million in sale. During the course of this routine, Foxworthy has been known to say: “You might be a redneck if . . . you’ve ever cut grass and found a car.” “You might be a redneck if . . . you’ve ever made change in the offering plate.” “You might be a redneck if . . . someone comes to your house mistakenly thinking you’re having a yard sale.” “You might be a redneck if . . . someone asks to see your ID and you show them your belt buckle.” 95 Let’s launch into this chapter using Foxworthy’s formula to introduce the following symptoms of perfectionism: ******

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