Country folks have simple ways of getting their point across. Take my co-worker, Mark. He shared the following story:
A few years past I was sitting in the house watching my weekly show, HEE-HAW, when a man knocked at the door. A electric company worker handed me a piece of paper stating that the electric company would like to run a power line through my pasture.Nothin' says scram like 1000 pounds of disgruntled hamburger. Posted by Cathy at December 14, 2005 07:12 PMI said "NO."
"Legally, that paper says we can," he said in his big fancy city voice. Well as he turned and left returning to his co-workers in the field, I went to the barn and turned my bull into the pasture.
As the bull rumbled toward the workers in the pasture, I hollered, "Ya'll show HIM your paper!"
"For there is surely nothing more beautiful in this world than the sight of a lone man facing singlehandedly a half a ton of angry pot roast." -- Tom Lehrer, "In Old Mexico"
Posted by: aelfheld at December 14, 2005 10:05 PMOn my uncle's farm, my cousins and I had no problem with the really nasty bull (once turned over a hayrack). We simply crossed the pasture under protection of the herd dog, Rover. The bull learned that Rover liked to jump up and nip his nose to keep him in line. Left the dog home once and had to scurry under an eletric fence.
Posted by: Professor at December 15, 2005 11:30 AMOh, nice! How'd I give money to see men run like scared little boys!
Posted by: yayaempress at December 18, 2005 09:47 AM