PrairieMade Adventures

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2005-09-27

Prairie dogs

A few words have been changed because it's my blog!

Here is a list of rules that will be handed to everyone entering the prairies:

1. That slope-shouldered farm boy you are snickering at did more work before breakfast than you will all year.

2. It's called a "gravel road". No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your BMW.

3. I have a 3/4 tonne truck because I need it. Now drive or get out of the dxxn way.

4. We all started hunting and fishing when we were nine years old. Yeah, we shot Bambi. We got over it.

5. Any references to "grain fed" when speaking of our women; will definitely get your axx kicked....... by our women.

6. Pull your pants up, and turn your hat around. You look like an idiot.

7. If that cell phone rings when a flock of mallards are about to land in front of my duck blind; I'm gonna shoot you instead.

8. No, there's no "vegetarian special" on the menu. Order steak. Order it rare.

9. No, we don't have cappuccinos or lattes. It's called coffee and we drink it black.

10. You DO NOT bring wine to dinner at my house. You bring Jack Daniels or Crown Royal. Yuppies!

11. So you have a sixty thousand dollar car, isn't it pretty. We're very impressed. We have quarter million dollar combines, we drive them two weeks a year.

12. Let's get this straight. We may only have one traffic light in town, however, we still stop when it's red. We may even stop if it's yellow.

13. Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks. So, you're a feminist. Isn't that cute.

14. We eat trout, pike, and walleye. If you really want sushi or caviar, it's available at the bait shop.

15. They are cows. They really don't give a hoot if you honk or even "moo" at them. That's what they smell like; if you can't take it, highways #1 and #2 go two ways - get on one of them.

16. The "opener" refers to the first days of fishing and hunting season. They are religious holidays. You can get breakfast at the church.

17. So what if every person you pass in a truck waves? It's called being friendly, can you understand the concept?

Posted at 04:21:42 PM | Post Comment | Read Comments (4)

Comment posted by gweiss at 2005-09-28 03:05:37

This is a hoot, Patricia! I enjoyed it very much...rofl!~Gina

Comment posted by PrairieMade at 2005-09-28 23:41:34

Thanks Gina, glad you liked it! :o) I thought it was kind of funny too. lol

Comment posted by donalinda at 2005-09-29 15:26:48

Great set of rules, Patricia - ones that applied in the mountains of upstate New York while I was growing up - and still do today down here in the North Carolina sandhills - ain't life in the country great!!! Don

Comment posted by PrairieMade at 2005-09-29 17:55:01

Yes it is, but there seems to be a conspiracy going on to get rid of the small guy. It seems like the only way we can farm here is if you have thousands of acres and are a big company.
There is nothing like country life but we may be forced to the city because we won't be able to afford the big prices. Hundreds of thousands of dollars for machinery, 20 thousands for fertilizers and chemicals, big companies trying to get a monoply on the grains you sow. With all this we get a 1930's price for our grain.
Children gain so much more character when they realize, keeping a community going needs cooperation so there is less chance of them continuously focusing on their own desires. They learn to care about other people besides themselves.