These tales remind me of stories told around campfires at mountain man rendezvous. This is a very brief synopsis of one, but I’ve heard it told with numerous embellishments.
“I don't know if you are familiar with the movie Fried Green Tomatoes but one of the characters tells a story about a lake that disappears. A bunch of ducks landed in the lake and all of a sudden the weather turned real cold and the lake froze! The ducks flew away with the lake frozen to their feet and the lake is somewhere in Georgia now....”
Heard that one before. The long version. It was told at the Chicago Liars' contest but didn't win. The one that won that year was a short one. Fella got on the stage and said... Man it was cold this morning. It was so cold I saw a lawer downtown with his hands in his own pockets.
These tales remind me of stories told around campfires at mountain man rendezvous. This is a very brief synopsis of one, but I’ve heard it told with numerous embellishments.
“I don't know if you are familiar with the movie Fried Green Tomatoes but one of the characters tells a story about a lake that disappears. A bunch of ducks landed in the lake and all of a sudden the weather turned real cold and the lake froze! The ducks flew away with the lake frozen to their feet and the lake is somewhere in Georgia now....”
Heard that one before. The long version. It was told at the Chicago Liars' contest but didn't win. The one that won that year was a short one. Fella got on the stage and said... Man it was cold this morning. It was so cold I saw a lawer downtown with his hands in his own pockets.