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DeepCMark58A

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People on the lake fret when a beaver shows up, they wrap their trees in chicken wire and hope they are not victims of a rodent. My friend a military issued 1911 ended that concern this afternoon. Still gnats on at 25 yards or 50 if pushed.
 
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DeepCMark58A said:
I bet the world's second oldest tortoise is pissed.
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Well yeah, he will be now 🤣,and is it the oldest ever or just at the mo.......I mean has there been an older one whats karked it and this ones hanging in there but not as old yet ....or is it the actual oldest ever ever. Now the previous 2nd oldest might now be the actual 3rd oldest, or always was but didnt know it , either way ,yeah hed be pissed . Dunno if it worse to relegated back to 3rd ...or to just find out that you were always 3rd when you thought you were 2nd. I guess cant be that stressed about it or they wouldnt have lived so long . Spare a thought for his siblings,some of who fell off the edge of the world at a young age 😁
 
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I don’t care if I come in second, third, or more. Actually if I’m in third, I’m the first person in that position. That would make me the first person in third place, so I am first in that position?
 
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Since I have reached the age where “died unexpectedly” will probably not be in my obituary I have been thinking what it should look like. I used to live on the edge of a college town and most of the men’s pictures with their obituaries were done by photo studios or they were in a suit and tie being awarded a Nobel Prize or something.

I moved several years ago to a rural area of the county and I have seen that all the obit pictures have the same 3 things in common in order of most to less.

1. He is holding a fish
2. His picture is of him 60 years ago in his military uniform
3. Sitting on his favorite motorcycle

So this will be my picture, compilation of all three. Though my ’48 Indian chief was never that clean

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aspeck

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or you never looked that good or caught a fish that big ... :p

Miss seeing your ugly mug! We got to get out on the water together again at some point this year!
 
redneck joe

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Sooo......

Back in the early 80s when I was sub 15 years old someone bought me a Bloom County book. I read it on repeat. The below strip i had forgotten about until I saw it again but I now remember.

That got me to thinking of what made me who I am today, foundationally.

So im going to free my little brain up and see where it takes me.


As a sub maybe 15 year old kid:
Mash and Alan Alda, for two reasons. He and my dad look similar and the mash humour from both of them focuses on absurdity of life.

I was an avid reader of the Sunday comics:
Doonesbury
Peanuts
BC
Beetle Baily

Peanuts was more political than people think. Remember the first black character? When I was living with my grandparents about 7 years of age I would check out Peanuts books from the library. Thinking back, so many were political that I never realized until recently and have done some research last couple days on political cartoons which have a long and storied history back a few hundred years.


Anyway,not political but just absurdity from a long time ago


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^^^ this explains why our sense of humor lines up so often Joe.

I was actually trying to be published with these guys. So, I was thick into reading them even as a teen.
 
redneck joe

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southkogs said:
^^^ this explains why our sense of humor lines up so often Joe.

I was actually trying to be published with these guys. So, I was thick into reading them even as a teen.
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Dad has, and is still, writing books. Most are tough to read thru his writing style (syntax) some of which I carry here in my posts and we sound so similar alexa calls us the wrong name all the time.

Here is the ai summary of my favorite book of his which is done in a normal style. I read it every year or so. It's on the net to buy or if anyone wants to read online for free message me, I'll dig up the link.

Saigon 1967
Book by Noel McKeehan

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Saigon 1967 by Noel McKeehan is a memoir about his experiences during the Vietnam War, focusing on his psychological survival and how he coped with the absurdity of the conflict, told with a humorous and satirical tone inspired by the character Pogo. Published in 2012, the book is a personal account of getting through the war, not a traditional war story, and is available in paperback.

  • Author: Noel McKeehan
  • Genre: Memoir, Vietnam War
  • Theme: Psychological survival and coping mechanisms during the Vietnam War, with a satirical and humorous perspective
  • Publication Date: April 4, 2012
 
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