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Post by markland on Apr 19, 2008 22:49:06 GMT -6
Hey, Billy, I thought the "Dueling Banjos" Saga took place in North Carolina! ?? Bab Nope, the backwoods of Georgia...of course, the term backwoods constitutes 2/3 of that state. Be good, Billy
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Post by BrokenSword on Apr 20, 2008 8:33:28 GMT -6
Bab-
Billy said, "...Nope, the backwoods of Georgia..."
Yep. He's right. Just a couple of hours Northeast of Atlanta, on the Chatuga River. 'Deliverance' began something of a canoing fad here for a couple of years after its release. I did it twice. There are a number of places along that river's route that are dangerous for the inexperienced and of course plenty of those types tried it. A number of drownings went on until the craze passed. A few of the drowning victims have never been recovered.
These days I usually stick to the 'frontwoods.' Mostly just tossing peach pits and spitting watermelon seeds.
BTW- The story took place in Georgia, but that doesn't mean a few scenes weren't filmed in other locales. Maybe even the Badlands. Who know? I ran into Ned Beatty once after that movie and really pi**ed him off about that notorious scene in 'Deliverance'. In that special style I seem to have, of course.
M
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Post by cefil on Apr 20, 2008 8:54:35 GMT -6
'Deliverance' began something of a canoing fad here for a couple of years after its release. I did it twice. M(aster Proof Reader): I think your fingers slipped on the keyboard again. You probably meant to say "canoodling" instead of "canoing"... cefil First Outrider of the Egregious Typo
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Post by BrokenSword on Apr 20, 2008 9:18:20 GMT -6
cefil- "...I think your fingers slipped on the keyboard again. You probably meant to say "canoodling" instead of "canoing"..."
NEVER trust spell checker when it suggests a change.
As for 'canoodling', we didn't take any females along. They carry too much luggage and severly cut down on space need for the vital supplies like.... well beer, for instance.
M(anly man)
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Post by cefil on Apr 20, 2008 10:11:14 GMT -6
As for 'canoodling', we didn't take any females along. M(anly man): If I recall the movie correctly, females aren't required for Deliverance-style conoodling. Gives a whole new connotation to the backwoods/frontwoods discussion, doesn't it? (I'm glad, BTW, to read that "These days [you] usually stick to the 'frontwoods.'") cefil First Outrider of the Entendre-Twofold
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Post by BrokenSword on Apr 20, 2008 11:09:02 GMT -6
cefil- "...If I recall the movie correctly, females aren't required for Deliverance-style conoodling..."
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I understood the 'thrust' of your original post, and tried to diplomatically 'push it aside'.
You see, there are the canoodlers and the canoodlees. The two canoodlers in Deliverance doubtlessly crossed over from the South Carolina side of the border. The reaction by the Burt Reynolds character was typical of the Georgia response when they attempt such an 'intrusion'. They do not attempt it very often. I hear that Gladiator movies are very popular on that side of the border too.
M (Twang-g-g-g)
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Post by "Hunk" Papa on Apr 20, 2008 11:25:09 GMT -6
As for 'canoodling', we didn't take any females along. M(anly man): If I recall the movie correctly, females aren't required for Deliverance-style conoodling. Gives a whole new connotation to the backwoods/frontwoods discussion, doesn't it? (I'm glad, BTW, to read that "These days [you] usually stick to the 'frontwoods.'") cefil First Outrider of the Entendre-Twofold
cefil- "...If I recall the movie correctly, females aren't required for Deliverance-style conoodling..."Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I understood the 'thrust' of your original post, and tried to diplomatically 'push it aside'. You see, there are the canoodlers and the canoodlees. The two canoodlers in Deliverance doubtlessly crossed over from the South Carolina side of the border. The reaction by the Burt Reynolds character was typical of the Georgia response when they attempt such an 'intrusion'. They do not attempt it very often. I hear that Gladiator movies are very popular on that side of the border too. M (Twang-g-g-g) Will we ever get to the bottom of this convoluted exchange or will the Devil take the hindmost? H
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Post by Montana Bab on Apr 20, 2008 11:34:12 GMT -6
You see, there are the canoodlers and the canoodlees. The two canoodlers in Deliverance doubtlessly crossed over from the South Carolina side of the border. The reaction by the Burt Reynolds character was typical of the Georgia response when they attempt such an 'intrusion'. They do not attempt it very often. I hear that Gladiator movies are very popular on that side of the border too. M (Twang-g-g-g) M(anly Man), I married a "Discanoodler" from the South Carolina side of the border, and I can tell you that in his heyday, he would have had the same reaction as Burt Reynold's character! And I don't know about the "Gladiator" movies, my 'Discanoodler' like the cowboy variety! BTW Hunk man, The Devil can have the hindmost! Bab
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Post by BrokenSword on Apr 20, 2008 14:03:42 GMT -6
Bab- Knew I'd catch it from someone. Weeeee. Weeeee. M
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Post by cefil on Apr 20, 2008 15:08:43 GMT -6
Hey...Hold on, thar!
I just realized what's been happening. (I'm a bit slow, these days.) What started out as a paean to a magnificent state--South Dakota (of all places)--was hijacked (with my full complicity, I'm ashamed to say) and taken down a long twisted trail of peach pits, watermelon seeds, and backwoods-style canoodling.
Well, it's time to get back on track...
I'm going to walk out my back door, cross 30' or so of lawn (where the grass is starting to turn green, but isn't long enough for that first mowing, yet...so I can just enjoy the leisure time...sorry, Billy), and stand on the bank of the beautiful Missouri, just a few yards north of the mouth of the Bad River, and gaze across the sparkling waters at LaFramboise Island. I may even glance downstream, and see a river valley that appears almost unchanged since Lewis & Clark stood in almost this same spot 200 years ago.
I'll think about the magnificent bald eagles I saw on the short drive I took today, north along the river toward Oahe dam.
Mostly, I'll think about how lucky I feel to be right here, in spectacular South Dakota (of all places)!
cefil
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Post by BrokenSword on Apr 20, 2008 15:19:54 GMT -6
cefil-
I hope for your sake that Sadee's still ignoring us, otherwise, she'll be after you with a bull whip.
M
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Post by bc on Apr 20, 2008 23:25:48 GMT -6
I thought canoodling is how Canadians fish for catfish. That's probably what Gordie is doing when he is not careading and cawriting.
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Post by Montana Bab on Apr 21, 2008 13:36:22 GMT -6
I'm going to walk out my back door, cross 30' or so of lawn (where the grass is starting to turn green, but isn't long enough for that first mowing, yet...so I can just enjoy the leisure time...sorry, Billy), and stand on the bank of the beautiful Missouri, just a few yards north of the mouth of the Bad River, and gaze across the sparkling waters at LaFramboise Island. I may even glance downstream, and see a river valley that appears almost unchanged since Lewis & Clark stood in almost this same spot 200 years ago. I'll think about the magnificent bald eagles I saw on the short drive I took today, north along the river toward Oahe dam. Mostly, I'll think about how lucky I feel to be right here, in spectacular South Dakota (of all places)! cefil Sorry Cefil= I didn't mean to kidnap your thread. I'm just going to walk out my back door across green centipede grass that we've already mowed twice= and stand on the bank of a mud hole left from last week's downpour. I may even glance up at the clouds above and pretend that they are mountains, but I can't stand here long because the damned fire ants are eating me alive! So you see, Cefil, you ARE lucky to be in South Dakota (of all places)! Bab
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Post by ignimbrite on Apr 21, 2008 13:55:40 GMT -6
Cefil writes - I'm going to walk out my back door, cross 30' or so of lawn (where the grass is starting to turn green, but isn't long enough for that first mowing, yet...so I can just enjoy the leisure time...sorry, Billy), and stand on the bank of the beautiful Missouri, just a few yards north of the mouth of the Bad River, and gaze across the sparkling waters at LaFramboise Island. I may even glance downstream, and see a river valley that appears almost unchanged since Lewis & Clark stood in almost this same spot 200 years ago.
Babs writes - I'm just going to walk out my back door across green centipede grass that we've already mowed twice= and stand on the bank of a mud hole left from last week's downpour.
I'm going to put my snow boots on and walk out the front door through 5 1/2 inches of snow to the firewood pile. I'll fill the wheelbarrow with a load of wood to put in the stove to try and warm the house up from a brisk low temperature of -.37 last night. If Lewis and Clark had been in Great Falls 200 years ago last night instead of in July, they could have recorded a -8 temperature. Spring time in the Rockies... got to love it.
Ruth, who doesn't quite remember what green grass looks like.
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Post by clw on Apr 21, 2008 16:12:34 GMT -6
Me? Use a bullwhip? Much too overt.
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