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Shenandoah Herald article Apr 9 1909
April 2, 2019 Humor / Love and romance

You must know the six types of married folks

Your affinity is your mate, but unless you know the six types of happy married folks on Olympus, up to date, you may miss yours.

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stopwatch overlaid on 2 men wheat field deep dream generator
October 4, 2018 Humor / Ohio

Tricked into pushing one of the best mowers in the county

Next morning Tom Gold was in the meadow bright and early, with his scythe in perfect condition. It was then that Gard Neer appeared.

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Parched earth illustration
August 30, 2018 Georgia / Humor / Storytelling

On the hottest day you can imagine

On the hottest day you could imagine a 465 pound hog got into the middle of the ridge field and flat out melted! That’s a fact.

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bill arp 'the country philosopher' column and image
January 11, 2018 Georgia / Humor / Writers

These crackers had ways peculiarly their own

Georgia writer Bill Arp, writing as ‘The Country Philosopher’ post Civil War, was implicitly critical of the New South in his columns.

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spinning a yarn
August 2, 2017 Humor / West Virginia

If you would quit telling yarns for three months

“Now you remember our bargain,” said the doctor. “I was to shave off my mustache if you would quit telling yarns for three months.”

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