Bear News Beartown News
JULY 1, 2009

THE COUNTRY CORNER

YOU MAY BE A FARMER IF

  • You know you should listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
  • Your excuse for getting out of school is that the cows got out.
  • You know cow pies aren't made of beef.
  • Your early morning prayer covers rain, cattle, and pigs.
  • You consider a romantic evening driving through Hardees and renting a hunting instructional video.
  • You listen to "Paul Harvey" every day at noon.
  • You can tell it's a farmer working late in his field, know who it is, what they're doing, and not think it's a UFO.
  • Your nearest neighbor is in the next section, and you know what a section is.

  • You know the difference between field corn and sweet corn when they are still on the stalk.
  • You actually understand the geographical necessity of correction lines.
  • Your other vehicle is a Massey Ferguson.
  • You have enough ball caps to match every shirt you own, but you only wear one so you don't get the others dirty.
  • You are related to more than half the town.
  • You can tell the difference between a horse and a cow from a distance.
  • Your car breaks down outside of town and news of it gets back to town before you do.
  • Without thinking, you wave to all oncoming traffic.
  • You don't buy all your vegetables at the grocery store.
  • You don't put too much effort into hairstyles due to wind and weather.
  • There's a tornado warning and the whole town is outside watching for it.
  • The local gas station sells live bait.
  • You go to the State Fair for your family vacation.
  • You get up at 5:30 am and go down to the coffee shop.
  • You have the number of the Co-op on speed dial.
  • All your radio-preset buttons are country.

 

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  • You try to find the cheapest room rates when going out of town.
  • Using the elevator involves a grain truck.
  • You know you should listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
  • Your excuse for getting out of school is that the cows got out.
  • You know cow pies aren't made of beef.
  • You wake up when it's dark and go to bed when it's still light.
  • Your nearest neighbor is in the next area code.
  • You know the code names for everyone on the CB.
  • You can eat an ear of corn with no utensils in under 20 seconds.
  • You wear your boots to church.

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