Reply to Allen Richard’s Universal Laws posted yesterday
From Ele Dietrich Slyter (69): Dunseith, ND
| While working at the electronics plant in Dunseith I met a wonderful man named Kent Pearson. Mr. Pearson is a very intelligent, hard working and well traveled man..I don’t think he is from this area (Dunseith/The Hills) but may in some way be related, perhaps some of your readers would know. Anyway while reading the LAWS posted by Allen Richard today I thought of Mr. Pearson and remembered his Law…it’s is very simple and very to the point. As you know Murphy’s Law is that “anything that can go wrong will go wrong”..well according to Pearson’s Law “Murphy was an optimist” !!! You just gotta love it…lol…I will always remember this man because of that statement and think of him fondly. Strange how people sometimes touch our lives for such a short period of time, but leave an imprint that lasts a life time.
ele
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Reply to Allen Richard’s Universal Laws posted yesterday
Gary and Friends,
Allen’s list of Universal Laws is very true. Once when Dad and I
were grain farming together we were in Bottineau and were looking to buy
crop spray chemical. Cenex had an experimental spray that they were
promoting called Dow 202. It was a blend of herbicides and was a ready
to go mixture. The company would only sell it to someone who would
allow their researchers to come out and check the crop during the
growing season to see how it worked. We signed a release form to allow
them to do that and went home and sprayed our crops. We have always
been plagued here in the Turtle Mountains with Canada thistle and
mustard. This new spray killed the thislle and the mustard in a matter
of hours. Within a week the weeds were turned brown and flat on the
ground. Later the researchers came out and I showed them the results.
They asked me what I thought and what I would recommend for any
changes. Man, we had fought thistle and other weeds for as long as I
can remember and this was a prayer come true. I told them not to change
anything, this is the best thing we had ever had. The next spring we
went back to Bottineau Cenex and asked for some Dow 202 and were told
that they didn’t make it anymore. My guess—it worked too good!
Dick
Dan McCoy’s Bar
Reply from Larry Hackman (66): Bismarck, ND
Gary
One hot summer day in the late 1950’s I took the unenviable job of cutting down the 10 foot high pig weeds
that were growing behind Dan McCoy’s Bar. It just never occurred to me until these stories and pictures
showed up on your blog as to why they had grown so prolifically in this area,
until now?
Laugh and the world will laugh with you;
Larry
Reply to picture posted yesterday
From Lloyd Awalt (44): Bottineau, ND
HI GARY THE PICTURE DICK HAS PUT IN OF THE GAS STATION IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL. WHEN I CAME HOME FROM THE SERVICE IN 1946 I BOUGHT THAT STATION. HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS. ALL YOU COULD DO WAS SELL GAS. YOU DIDN’T HAVE ANY ROOM TO CHANGE OIL OR FIX A FLAT. I THINK NOBODY HAD IT AFTER THAT. THE HOTEL TOOK IT DOWN LATER THE U.S. CUSTOMS WAS IN THE FIRST CABIN TILL THEY MOVED NORTH TO THE BORDER. LLOYD
Joke of the day
Posted byLarry Hackman (66): Bismarck, ND
A teenage boy had just passed his driving test and inquired of his father as to when they could discuss his use of the car.
His father said he’d make a deal: ‘You bring your grades up from a C to a B average, study your Bible a little, and get your hair cut. Then we’ll talk about the car.’
The boy thought about that for a moment, decided he’d settle for the offer, and they agreed on it.
After about six weeks his father said, ‘Son, you’ve brought your grades up and I’ve observed that you have been studying your Bible, but I’m disappointed you haven’t had your hair cut.
The boy said, ‘You know, Dad, I’ve been thinking about that, and I’ve noticed in my studies of the Bible that Samson had long hair, John the Baptist had long hair, Moses had long hair…and there’s even strong evidence that Jesus had long hair.’
His father replied, ‘Did you also notice they all walked everywhere they went?
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