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Non native speaker here, can Peter explain?
It's a kind of slang or dialect speech from a stereotype of people in rural areas(hillbilly, redneck, or just country), also as gold prospectors(1840's) are commonly portrayed in films.
"Them there hills", which means, "those hills over there".
Them/their are pronouns for non-binary people replacing the gendered he/his or she/hers.
It is a pun and an excellent one at that.
Thank you
they'd say things all southern like
"thars gold in demdar hills"
Saying them their is a very quick and dirty way of saying those things over there. It's a really common expression in some areas. Kind of a country slang thing.
I the joke they are writing it like them/they as if it is a person's pronouns.
It's just word play at work which is usually a defining character of dad jokes
Thank you
Happy to help. Most welcome