Ingrid, I like this one. It reminds me of a story my Aunt Jo tells about her husband, Uncle Bob. Seems that Uncle Bob liked to go out bar-hopping as a young husband, leaving Aunt Jo home with two little babies. One night he stumbled home after Aunt Jo had been up most the night with the babies because of fevers. He passed out in the narrow hallway and as Aunt Jo passed through each time on the way from the kids to the kitchen, she would kick him in the ribs. The next day Uncle Bob saw fit to comment, "Wow! My side hurts. I must have gotten into a fight last night." Bill -----Original Message----- From: Ingrid Albers <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 01, 2001 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [MOTANEY] funny stuff >So, ladies, this has me thinking... > >What family tall tales have been passed down among the women of your family? >I'll start, cause one of ours came up in conversation yesterday. > >A Hillbilly Intervention > >One of my great aunts was married to a man with a considerable drinking >problem. She finally solved it by waiting until he'd passed out cold in bed >one night, tying him down, and proceeding to beat him black and blue with a >piece of stovewood. This is always the final story when we get in a family >discussion of alchoholism, and I've never been sure if its a caution against >marrying a drinking man or a suggestion on what to do about the problem! > >Hmmm...maybe that's why women aren't known for their tall tales. We've never >strung this one out with a lot of windy details, but just jump right to the >point. > >Ingrid > > >==== MOTANEY Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >