Gee, I get on here for the first time in several days and everyone disappears. Now I know how Morris Marion and Paul Bocquin must have felt! :'( ;)
I have a sneaking suspicion, Flintauqua, that this is living proof that one of the calls stronger than that of the forum is the smell of dinner on the table.
I know! And I'm sure you have no idea who the two people mentioned are, but you're probably going to find out.
I know who the 2 people are but I don't get the connection.
I quit and went to swimmercize - but never fear, I'm back now :angel:
Let's see, Safety Town all day, stopped for provisons on the way home. Cut up chicken for the freezer, picked beans, squash, cukes and toms, dinner.
Those guys aren't easy #1
In January 1991, citizens of the town organized a group called Friends of Elk Falls. Retired Hollywood actor Barry McGuire, who moved to Elk Falls 20 years ago, provided a key spark. Other community leaders are Mack Byard, Paul Bocquin, Steve and Jan Fry, and others. The Friends of Elk Falls organization produced a promotional brochure about the community C but it=s unlike any promotional brochure that you=ve ever seen before.
For example, the brochure advertises Elk Falls as a Aliving ghost town in the heart of the Kansas Ozarks.@ Instead of the Yellow Brick Road, this brochure promotes the Grey Gravel Road.
The brochure includes a supposed quote saying Elk Falls is AWorth going out of your way for!@ The brochure says the quote is from a Herbert Hoover speech to the Society for the Promotion of Exaggeration in Tourist Brochures. The brochure offers the visitor the opportunity to have his or her name inscribed on a piece of gravel and dropped in the pothole of their choice.
That kind of tongue-in-cheek approach is refreshing. This community doesn=t take itself too seriously. Do you know any other town that has an annual outhouse contest?
And for a small fee the visitor can receive a certificate designating him or her as an honorary citizen of Elk Falls. There is only one condition: The new citizen must promise never to move there... Actually, it=s all in jest. Elk Falls welcomes new citizens, especially those desiring to make a positive contribution to its progressive efforts.
This approach is working. And once people visit Elk Falls, they find there are more attractions than expected. There is a small and attractive falls on the river, a lot of interesting history, a nice bed and breakfast, pioneer homes, and a surprising collection of craftsmen.
I'm not going to hazard a guess on fellow number two. There's quite a selection of Morris Marion's to choose from. And even after looking into it a bit, I still don't feel even a little bit smarter. I hate it when that happens.
:(
Maurice Marion actually is how he spells his name.
And I understood... LOL
Quote from: Teresa on July 26, 2007, 07:04:09 PM
Maurice Marion actually is how he spells his name.
And I understood... LOL
Me, too!
me too, and that's all I better say about that :-X
I figure if I was supposed to know, somebody would have told me. Some doors are better left unopened.
;D
frawg, let's put it this way. Some people just like to talk, and talk, and talk, and . . . . . . . :-\ listeners seem to just disappear . . . . .
< nod, nod >
I understand that. Yup, I do.
I wonder, where did Flintauqua go?
;)
I get it, Flintauqua, and we could add a few more names----how about Roy Perkins? Remember him? I used to work at a coffee/donut shop while in high school and talk about clearing a room fast!!!!
If y'all meant me, I'll cut back on my posts.
Quote from: Diane Amberg on July 27, 2007, 08:03:08 AM
If y'all meant me, I'll cut back on my posts.
no, Diane, we're talking about some Elk County Gentlemen
Not you, Diane. No one is disappearing because of you.
if I disappear it's because the dishes, vacuum, dust or (like now) the washer is calling me saying "get away from that dang computer and give me some attention" - so PPPOOOOOOFFF - I'm gone
You look pretty safe to me, Diane. I'm pretty sure that you can't pass the physical examination for "Elk County Gentleman."
;)
;D ;D ;D ;D - your wit at work
I couldn't pass the chromosome check either.
One would think, logically, that they would do the physical before they did the DNA testing, being as it is a bit cheaper. Of course, there is the "invasive" thing to consider, and the propriety of the examinee.
;)
Get your freek'n swab outta my mouth! And ya ain't check'n "down there" none neither! :o :o :o ;D
On second thought, perhaps Diane would be willing to be an Elk County gentleman, after all.
;D
beings as there isn't a picture for us to compare, for all we know ??? ??? ??? - just kidding Diane - after all some would say that angel by my name doesn't really look like me either ::)
One of these days soon, I'll send a photo ,and then you'll wish I had left it to your imagination!
Not a bit of resemblance, Flo.
I am afraid that my photo looks pretty much exactly like me. That's the reason for the beard. I tried to hide as much of my face as I could from an unsuspecting public.
;D
I've seen bearded dragons, but never a bearded Frawg, until now.
I think dragons and frawgs are related, speaking of herpetology, so there may be some similarity that is much more than skin deep.
WILMA >:( up till now I maybe coulda fooled some of those that live at a distance :angel: :angel:- you gave me away :-\
I'll bet your wings are nicer.
Quote from: Diane Amberg on July 27, 2007, 01:18:23 PM
I've seen bearded dragons, but never a bearded Frawg, until now.
Now, that there's funny. I don't care who you are!