Re: Boiled Green Peanuts

On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 14:46:19 +0000, Citizen Winston Smith wrote:

On 10/31/2024 10:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:

On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 8:31:49 +0000, D wrote:

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Again you shatter my fantasies like you did with cowboys in Texas! =( I
think I read in some thread about Jill that she has a big mansion in the
south, but maybe that was fake news? ;)

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My wife's family owned slaves. They have a document that transfers
ownership of a bitch and her pup to an heir. It's a very interesting
document. My wife's family has a lot of interesting documents. I wish
someone would collect the materials and preserve them in an easily
accessible location.
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My wife's family has a history of being a wild and rowdy bunch. Here's
her grandfather's tombstone. The little blurb does not mention him being
a stone-cold killer of rustlers in the old West. Hit the "Read More"
button for more info on this killer cowboy.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110970422/william-thomas-cantrell

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Dang, felled by a train, that seems uncalled for.

It's a heck of a way to go. Some of the story doesn't make much sense.
The article says that he was struck in Missouri and his mangled body was
discovered in Oklahoma. In the same article it says that he died in a
police ambulance on the way to the hospital. I think this is the way it
went down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7969hgdmqQ&t=87s