“Spending my teenage years residing in ‘downtown Zachary,'” says Charlie Stroud, “I needed to enterprise to the outskirts of city to get to the fishing holes.
“One afternoon I borrowed my mom’s automobile for that objective. After fishing, on my method again to the automobile, I noticed this large snake.
“Identifying that it was not toxic, I grabbed it. I placed in a cardboard field that was within the again seat and folded the flaps to safe it.
“When I received home, the snake was not there. It was unfastened within the automobile.
“I went in and instructed my mother to not fear in regards to the snake; it was not toxic.
“Here I quote my mom: ‘Oh, I’m not anxious; simply know you don’t get to eat till I see that snake out of the automobile.’”
Show and…ouch!
“The tales about snakes in recent columns introduced again a reminiscence of my grammar faculty days,” says Tony Falterman, of Napoleonville:
“I caught a garter snake, put it in a glass jar with holes within the cowl for air, and introduced it to highschool.
“My trainer requested that I reveal how I deal with snakes, and present the category my prowess with slithering reptiles.
“I opened the jar, took out the snake, and it avenged its seize by biting and holding on to my finger!
“I then demonstrated how holding the snake by its tail and popping it like a whip would euthanize it!
“I put it again within the jar and deposited it within the rubbish can close to my trainer’s desk.
“I positively was not going to be a menace to Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter) or Troy Landry (Swamp People) in my later years.”
Evil weevil
“After the Friday point out of the Fighting Mosquitos as a doable scary staff nickname,” says Patsye Peebles, “I’ve to affirm that the mascot of my alma mater, Arkansas A&M (now the University of Arkansas at Monticello) is kind of scary.
“Those of us rising up amongst cotton fields can testify that ‘Boll Weevils’ had been a a lot feared adversary. I actually don’t have anything to say in regards to the rival Fighting Okra (of Delta State in Mississippi) besides they didn’t strike concern in our hearts.”
Texas etiquette
Algie Petrere, of Central (a Texan), says, “You by no means ask anybody in the event that they’re from Texas. If they’re, they’re going to let you know. If they are not, you do not wish to embarrass them by asking.”
Oh child!
Our collection on the old New Orleans Pelicans baseball staff received this submission from Shooter Mullins, of Baton Rouge:
“In 1950, pitcher Paul Pettit got here to the Pelicans as the primary ‘bonus child,’ having been paid $100,000 to signal by the Pittsburgh Pirates — an extraordinary quantity.
“He went on to a two-year MLB profession with Pittsburgh —and received only one recreation.”
Special People Dept.
Lena Marcello Rome, of Donaldsonville, celebrates her 93rd birthday Tuesday, April 30.
It’s magic!
Ward Oliver provides this groaner:
“The Advocate’s Friday’s crime blotter, states {that a} gentleman turned himself into the Central Police Department. Quite a feat, I’d say.”
Life imitates films
Perry Snyder, of Baton Rouge, says, “A greatest guess is that these like myself who received a driver’s license in 1958 have pushed properly over half one million miles and browse a minimum of one bumper sticker per mile.
“Most are eminently forgettable. Some offensive. But once in a while one spots a traditional as I did at present on Interstate 12.
“It was on a Jeep bearing Georgia plates. It learn ‘Paddle Faster, Boys, I Hear Banjo Music.’
“Maybe the driving force sought deliverance from Baton Rouge visitors.”
