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SONG CHALLENGE WINNER!
The Song Challenge:
This Challenge! idea comes from our wonderful
MMario. For some strange
reason, this story kinda reminds me of the (seemingly neverending) presidential
election. ;-) So, buys your tickets and takes your chances, Challenge!rs . . .
We're going -- Freaky Frog Gigging . . . [Arkansas Democrat Gazette] -- Two local
men were seriously injured when their pickup truck left the road and struck a
tree near Cotton Patch on State Highway 38 early Monday morning. Woodruff County
Deputy Dovey Snyder reported the accident shortly after midnight Monday. Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock are
listed in serious condition at Baptist Medical Center. The accident occurred as
the two men were returning to Des Arc after a frog-gigging trip. On an overcast
Sunday night, Poole's pick-up truck headlights malfunctioned. The two men
concluded that the headlight fuse on the older model truck had burned out.
As a replacement fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the .22 caliber
bullet from his pistol fit perfectly into the fuse box next to the steering
wheel column. After inserting the bullet, the headlights again began to operate
properly and the two men proceeded toward the White River bridge. After
traveling about 20 miles and just before crossing the river, the bullet
apparently overheated, discharged and struck Poole in the testicles. The vehicle
swerved sharply right, exiting the pavement and striking a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts and abrasions from the accident, but will
require surgery to repair the other wound. Wallis sustained a broken clavicle
and was treated and released. "Thank God we weren't on that bridge when
Thurston shot his balls off or we might both be dead" stated Wallis. "I've been a trooper for ten years in this part of the world, but this
is a first for me. I can't believe that those two would admit how this accident
happened," said Deputy Snyder. Upon being notified of the wreck,
Lavinia, Poole's wife, asked how many frogs
the boys had caught and did anyone get them from the truck. (Way to go, Lavinia).
Gigging In The Wind by Bardford
How many frogs must Thurston shoot down
Before they call him a man
Yes'n how many frogs must Billy Ray strike down
Before they are fried in a pan
How many trips to the swamp will it take
And how many Budweiser cans
The amphibians are going to be skinned
The amphibians are going to be skinned
How many years may a headlight exist
Before its fuse ceases to be
How many beercaps must two people twist
Before they decide to agree
That twenty-two shells are great when you're pissed
And need a fuse in an emergency
The result, Billy Ray, will likely make you grin
Thurston's balls are no longer where they've been
How much blood loss can Thurston sustain
Before it involves his water supply
How many frogs does Lavinia need
To make her frog leg stir-fry
How many months will it take for a man
To look his wife in the eye
And say, Lavinia, we got skunked again
Me and Billy Ray, the frogs beat us again.