That would be: "He spent a great many hours . . . "
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>I have my 'on' days, I guess. My grandfather O'Reilly had the true gift.
>He spent a great many hows sitting at the bar and setting people up for who
>knows what. His favorite preamble was: "I read in the <name of newspaper>
>that . . . " BS starts.
>
>Sounds like you're setting someone on the list up to feed them owl dung
>while they think it is PowerBar and you'll still be able to say afterwards
>that you told them it was owl dung. :)
>
>
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>>LOLOL--You sound like someone who can spin a tale at the drop of a hat
and
>>keep it going. A true gift. I always liked to tell the kids (high school
>and
>>middle school) tales when I took them to backcountry--one of my favorites
>was
>>to take a Power Bar, or similar granola bar, pull bits off it and roll
>them
>>up kind of elongated and pointed at the end and lay them on the trail.
>Then
>>we would "happen" upon them with the group of kids. I would point out
that
>>we had just stumbled on the feces of a rare owl, and you could identify
>that
>>owl by tasting the feces, which I would do. The looks on their faces has
>>always been memorable. LOL And especially when I give them the
opportunity
>>to taste them.
>>
>>----David C.
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