Humor Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Appalachian History

This was crazier than he could take sober

Well folks, sit right back and let me tell you a little tale about how Hoopie the farmer and the Rooster named Red went at it one day.

The song tells the tale of Nancy Brown, who throws over one suitor after another til she finds the man she’s been waiting for.

Sparky Rucker tells a ‘preacher’s tale’ about his grandfather, Elder John Rucker. How do you banish ghosts from a church service?

Two other families came into the neighborhood. These got into trouble with each other; some neighbors took part with one, some with the other.

These riddles, collected in the NC mountains, belong to a familiar pattern, the seemingly obscene question with an innocuous reply.

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