If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 47....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die!
June 05, 2023, 07:39 PM
parabellum
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Originally posted by nhracecraft: And that's a true story...
I don't doubt one word the man spoke.
June 05, 2023, 07:59 PM
Outnumbered
That’s some funny shit right there!
June 05, 2023, 08:43 PM
MelissaDallas
In every little town in Texas you will find a cafe or diner where there is a parking lot with many pickups parked at about 6:30 in the morning. That is where you still go to hear those stories. That man so reminds me of my Daddy and his friends. I sure miss them.
June 05, 2023, 08:46 PM
ArtieS
I love that clip. I introduced my kids to it about a month ago. They couldn't stop lauging.
"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."
Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.
June 05, 2023, 08:53 PM
nhracecraft
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Originally posted by parabellum:
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Originally posted by nhracecraft: And that's a true story...
I don't doubt one word the man spoke.
Me either! It's a classic way to end a such recollections of unbelievably funny events, and somewhat common of that generation.
It brings a smile to my face, and reminds me of a World War II Veteran that served as a tour guide at the National Air and Space Museum at Dulles. He had MANY tales to tell as he led our group of Boy Scouts that took a spring break trip to Washington DC through the museum, and at the end of every one of those stories he exclaimed, "And that's a true story!"
If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 47....Make America Great Again! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die!
June 05, 2023, 09:48 PM
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That reminds me of the friend that made nitro in school and used it to blow up a large rock ledge when the river was drained.
We also made cannons out of 1 1/2 inch pipe slipped over 1 1/4 inch pipe for extra protection. A D-cell battery fit perfect and could hear the air sucking as it slide down the barrel. A cherry bomb would shoot it out of sight. Those were the days of Mike Fink, King of the River.
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June 05, 2023, 11:30 PM
Beancooker
Pretty fantastic story. Thank you for sharing. It was very enjoyable.
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Originally posted by sigmonkey: I'd fly to Turks and Caicos with live ammo falling out of my pockets before getting within spitting distance of NJ with a firearm.
June 05, 2023, 11:44 PM
rburg
OK, Para, I see you saved that little clip. I bet we saw it here 20 or more years ago. I loved it back then and its still funny.
Unhappy ammo seeker
June 06, 2023, 12:23 AM
sigcrazy7
Listening to that man tell that story, I could almost close my eyes and hear my grandfather. Only a real southerner can properly tell a story. It’s an art form that first requires a lifetime of shenanigans to generate material.
When I was around 14 or so, I helped my neighbor clear a garden spot with dynamite. One stick would launch a large stump 15 feet in the air. Seven sticks in a cistern would be impressive.
Demand not that events should happen as you wish; but wish them to happen as they do happen, and you will go on well. -Epictetus
June 06, 2023, 06:39 AM
smlsig
Yep! He was tellin’ the truth all right.
------------------ Eddie
Our Founding Fathers were men who understood that the right thing is not necessarily the written thing. -kkina
June 06, 2023, 08:34 AM
MRBTX
That is Texas gold right there.
June 06, 2023, 08:48 AM
architect
Funny! I'm sure it happened exactly as he said, and I doubt it was the only time someone has attempted it.
It reminds me of that old joke about Jethro, a country boy who, while cleaning out his septic tank managed to slip and fall in (that stuff is slippery, you know). He immediately started shouting "Fire! Fire! Fire!" When his neighbor came running over to investigate, he said, "What the hell Jethro, there ain't no damn fire! Jethro replied, "I din't' figure nobody would come if I was yelling Shit! Shit! Shit!"
June 06, 2023, 09:40 PM
parabellum
Any story which includes the phrase "Blew the shitter into the living room." is worth a listen.
June 07, 2023, 05:52 AM
Blume9mm
One of the reasons I'm alive today is I was not allowed to take chemistry my senior year in high school.
My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors"
June 07, 2023, 08:41 AM
ensigmatic
That's hilarious
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
June 07, 2023, 09:14 AM
tatortodd
he had a cigar in his mouth, like this, with shit drippin' off it
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
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I loved it back then and its still funny.