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John Landess

Well, I see via the weather channel and KOB4 in Albuquerque that spring is sprung in Roswell. Arizona blowing all the dirt back that it received from Texas last fall!!  

I was in the third grade (Mark Howell) and the dust was so bad that my dad nailed a tarp over the windward wall to attempt to keep the dust inside to a livable level. I rode the school bus that went out Pine Lodge Road and on one particular day, it was so bad that the driver gave me a little talk about seeing that the other kids getting off made it home OK as I was the oldest. She said that we all should hold hands and stay close to the fence line. So I led the Emory kids to their gate and pressed on to ours. Their dad was Marion Emory, the game warden, a local singer-entertainer, Jimmy Blakely, once wrote a song about him, after being cited for a deer hunting violation!

Paula Carl (Cowee Miller)

I remember that we drove in a dust storm one time and my daddy had to have the windshield replaced because it was too pitted to see out of. Crazy. 

Fred Miller

So your dust storm made it over to my area early this afternoon, Sherman/Denison, 60 miles north of Dallas.  We had rain during the night and all morning.  Then the dust hit...man does my wife's car look pretty now.

Paula Carl (Cowee Miller)

Rex, I don't think we were involved with the Copper Clapper Caper but it certainly sounded like fun!!  Love the Johnny Carson skits. 

Rex Booth

Paula, more fun...!

Didn't Johnny say the cleaning lady was Clara Cooper...? 

Fred Miller

I find it amazing that some can keep a straight face.  Except when Tim Conway is telling a story.  And I think the elephant story is an example...and definitely a classic.

And the cleaning lady was Clara Clifford.  Hmmmm...Wonder if she had a daughter named Claudia...whose husband was a clown...and a dog named Clover.

The elephant story...

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

Ya'll Have me Laughing Like CRAZY!! LMAO
The Good Old Days and wonderful comedians!!
 
 

Charline Lake

Fred, you're killing me.

Rex Booth

Supressed  Laughter iz zee Best !!

Dean Martin with Foster Brooks!!  

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

Fred Miller

That is another classic, Rex.  

Whatever happened to that kind of humor?  

Rex Booth

You know Fred, you are spot on!  My theory: We were raised by the "greatest generaton" who had values they imparted to us. They were also indepedent and tough minded. We've had several generation gaps since. So the mentality has changed. I told a joke to a twenty something the other day and it went completely over his head... giving a blank look in return. I blame it on the so-called education system we have to day including the worst influence ot all... the dumb-downing media. The list could go on and on.  So for now let the good times roll with more humah!!  So let's get it on!

Paula Carl (Cowee Miller)

Rex I totally agree. We dumbed down education so everyone could "get a trophy" and now we have graduates who can't read and/or write. It's so sad. When I went back to college at age 48 I realized that I had received a high quality education. I often set the curve in my classes and often tutored my classmates. So thankful!

Rex Booth

Lily Tomlin... meets Geraldine!!

Fred Miller

This Tim Conway skit always puts me on the floor...and apparently Harvey Korman too... 

"Tim sticking his leg with novocaine was priceless"!! 

~ The Shadow Knows

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

Have a wondeful day!
I don't approve of political jokes......
I've seen too many get elected.  
Did you hear there's a coin shortage in America?

We're running out of comman cents.

I used to think I was indecisive.......
but now I'm not so sure.

Moses was leading his people through the
desert for 40 years. It seems, even in biblical
times men avoided asking for directions.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some
people appear brighter until they speak.

Sherry, these are pretty darn good!! ~ The Shadow
 

Rex Booth

Trade... 

Rex Booth

For all you History Buffs out there....

3rd Street School, Roswell, N.M. Location:  401 West 3rd Street 

( built 1891-92)

A  (3) room brick building built at a cost of $5,000

Opened 1892 with enrollment of 78 students

3rd Street School was built on the same block before "Junior High" was built in 1929 which later became "North Junior High"

The Present  location now is Roswell Independent School Offices

Rex Booth

'Kwoat of the Day'

"As we get older, there are 3 things we lose. Memory is 1st.   .... I forgot the other 3."

Fred Miller

A gem from Mickey Mantle...

If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.

Rex Booth

Fred,  that was a good one by MM!

Fred Miller

Rex, Yogi Berra is a gold mine of sayings...

"Baseball is 90% physical.  The other half is mental"

- Yogi Berra

Rex Booth

Soothsayer: "Beware, the Ides of March"!!!

Julius Caesar: "The Ides of March are come.."

Soothsayer:  "Aye, Caesar, but not gone..." 

"Dear Hearts"... Check out the "Southern" version of Julius Caesar as told by "Brother Dave Gardner"!!!

Fred Miller

One of my favorites...  and if you ain't John...            I'm Gone!!  

Fred Miller

I know all of you have been losing sleep wondering about this.  So I did some extensive research, and...