I was drunk the day I joined the army

My first day in they gave me a comb. Later that same day they cut off all my hair. The second day they gave me a tooth brush and sent me to the dentist and he pulled out 5 of my teeth. The third day I was issued a jock strap and they still haven't caught me!

 

you been watchin arlo this mornin?

mornin olman of da seaweed

 

Hey! A visitor. Howdy. A beautiful day today. Enjoy sister.

LOL
So there I was! Sitting on the Group "W" bench.

 

tis beauuuuutiful indeedy,,, wasout workin da land with my one bottomplow.... was half inspired by the nekkid gardening thread,,,,, woulda been fully inspired howeva after contemplating it all for about 6 and 3/4 seconds decided that could be might the skeery sight for anyone trespassin upon the land,,, n with nekkid feet the ol one bottom plow is a shitbit painful.... checked my babies too an now have me snowball maters, n hybrid maters sproutin,,, sage, lemon balm lemon basil cumin cilantro n sweet woodruff poking their heads out to the world,,,,,spring be springin indeed brother,,,

 

Indeed!

 

lol

 

Since you're reading my novel, Dilligaf, and you mention plowing with a one-bottom plow, I might as well throw this in for your edification.


The woman who is found dead in the back pasture by her husband was based on my neighbor Marie McMullen who was actually found dead by her son, Paul. She had given birth to him at home back in 1940 one day after she had plowed her vegetable garden with a mule and a one-bottom plow.

This is how fact becomes fiction at the hands of a novelist.

She's long-dead, but she worked like that until she died at the age of 84.

 

way kewl.... altho one bottom plowing aint the most fun (specially my type,,,, tis called feet n shovel..),, i can say the best gardens i have ever had have come from times when it was the only option,,, soooo is it the effort we have to put into instead of machines or is it cuz a human does a much better job overall in breakin up the soil,,,,,,,,,

sad thought but as i was plowin the other day i was thinkin,,, scary in and of itself i know....these kids that think they understand n know it all bout homesteading etc,,, where are they now????

btw ,,,, top o the mornin to ya ol fellers...

 

Dilligaf-- most people, not just the youngun's, can't imagine what the pioneers went through. Just try clearing an overgrown horse pasture that was only overgrowing for 20 years-- then imagine the settlers girdling native oaks, poplars and maple trees that may have been 5' or bigger on the stump! No chain saws, no tractors, no nothing except determined ambition and plenty of sweat. In the meantime, they were hunting with very undependable flintlocks for their survival, giving birth at home with no pain-killers, doctoring themselves with no anti-biotics (except home-made whisky) and fighting off wolves and bears.


They were he-men and she-women! A tip of my welder's cap and a tipple of Irishman's poison to them!


(Thudly downs yet another in tribute.)

 

lol yeah ,, when we was really into workin on the cabin diligently when we had time,,, we decided had we been pioneers we woulda starved to death,, since that was where our energy went,,, of course i would have had a herd of kids to i suppose but still,,,,
i do gotta say though when ya have to really use yer own back to get sumthin accomplished it gives you a special satisfaction in the end,,,, different than if you had used modern technique

have one fer me

 

You ARE the the boss! Of course I'll drink one for you-- and one for HHB and one for Teepi, etc.


WHAT? Dilligaf-- do you want me to get drunk?

My pussycats lay sleeping on my bed, awaiting me, I presume,.

At least, I can't make them pregnant.

Hmmmm... that didn't come out the way I wanted it, but, then again, damn few things do.

 

its ok ,,, i got it..

used to people talkin in crazy 8 tracks,,,, i can decipher most things the way they was meant to be,,,, as i said MOST!

 

Dilligaf-- I've had one for you, several for my favorites on these forums, and more than several for the sad herd known as "humanity". One day, my liver will escape and run yelping down lonely street.


I shall wish it well.

 

must eat ya alive huh thud??

i got the best woman on these forums..

ahahaha,, whouda thunk..

 

Christ, old hippyhillbilly, that is a loaded question, eh not? If I say dilligaf is the best, then, other dudes whose wife's also post will be all over me like stink on shit!


I CAN'T WIN!

But, I will say this, Gene: she must be some tolerant to put up with you, and some intelligent to admire (I think) my novel.

Morels will be up soon! WINTER IS OVER--HOO-FUCKING-RAY!

 

luvin you brother..

 

so how much of that novel is AB thud....? my review is a comin i swear,,,
so whats a good recipe for morels thud,,,, fiddle ferns be startin pretty quick too,,, i'ma gunna tryum this year...

 

There was a bar simliar- there were people similar......BUT, I was always the craziest--I lived it and wrote the novel!~


(Plus, I'm drunk again-- night all!)

 

I chipped a tooth on a french frie at my very first meal in the Army. Yep, it’s true. It was just before they gave me 15 injections in both of my arms and a grease-gun sized one in my “bend over and spread ‘em!” I then woke up to smelling salts and the sight of every third man joining me in the land of unconsciousness. It was like watching bowling pins going down in slow motion.



Yo’ left - right - left!

 

I like to put morels in scrambled eggs, or just sautee them in butter. The big yellow ones can be stuffed with crab meat and baked. THAT IS GOOD!


I never ate fiddlehead ferns, but I love poke, especially steamed with bacon dressing.

I live in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish land. We eat good around here!