Recent content by graybeard

FWIW, WWI went a long way towards erasing German heritage in the US. In 1910, Cincinnati had 3 daily papers published in German, German language theaters, and hundreds of streets named after settlers. By 1919, the papers and theaters were bankrupt, and many of the streets renamed. (Not all...

Yes, until some idiot spoils it for everyone else.

Since getting on this health kick I've switched from butter and syrup on pancakes and waffles to yogurt. Maple syrup is 200 calories 1/4 cup (all sugar), and butter 100 calories a Tbsp (pretty much all fat). And I've never been stingy with either the syrup or the butter, so I was probably...

Cute model, I'd buy the paddle just from those pictures.

Yes, contrast that with the guy attacked by a bear in Kentucky's Red River Gorge:

I wouldn't believe anything I read on the internet without reservation, including at snopes.com. However, from about 1990 - 1995, I used to read a Usenet news group called "alt.folklore.urban". Mikkelson's username at that time was "snopes", and he helped edit the group's FAQ (and trolled...

Well, they tried to decorate him, but he just wouldn't wear the FSU T-Shirt. I'm starting the rumor that the bear smelled grits, but when the hikers threw the fanny packs, he found they didn't have the baby weiners. Naturally, he got enraged. Good thing he didn't try the NA beer.

We're not going to let the fact that the question is answered slow down the jawbonin' are we?

Glad to hear it's effective on large vermin as well. Kayak Jack - you're right about the two legged kind, but there was this recently. I don't see "Bear at 25 feet" and think "Cell Phone Pictures" unless I'm at the Zoo.

The joke around here is, "What's the most common last words in Kentucky?" "Hey, watch this." The Onion is America's Most Reliable News Source, so the study must be true.

Good for him. On state lakes here, folks conspicuously write the watercraft number down, or carry cheap disposable film cameras and take photos (or just act like it). The watercraft enforcement crews take it seriously enough to give warnings and even tickets.

Allegedly true, but let's not let facts get in the way of a good story, ok? I had this idea that I was going to rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill it and eat it. The first step in this adventure was getting a deer. I figured that since they...

Woo dog. I haven't had salt pork in 30+ years. I haven't even seen it up here. Now that you've reminded me, I'll have to find some. Menu: Salt Pork, boiled and fried Southern Cornbread (made with less sugar and a little bit of bacon grease) Great Northern Beans (soaked overnight, slow boiled...

As kids, when we'd visit the grandparents in Arkansas, they'd dust our shoes and socks with powdered sulfur to keep the chiggers away. Worked real good, except that we always wound up rolling around in the grass. Next day our feet and legs would be bite free, but the parts of our backs we...

I don't have to worry about that or divorce. She's afraid she'd get stuck with the teenagers. Four years from now ... then I'll have to worry. Just look for the one who gets lots of gifts from his male patients at Christmastime? PS - I can now say I'm suffering from de Quervain's...