RD ALRT: vwls stln n Wldwd Flwr

Subject: RE: RD ALRT: vwls stln n Wldwd Flwr
From: Mudlark
Date: 20 Mar 03 - 10:51 PM

Lots of room for confusion, Mark...made for some interesting times. When we arrived, straight from Los Angeles, to our little shack in the Ozarks, the wiring needed a lot of upgrading and work. We called the power co., guy came out, we pointed out the failings and he was clearly at a loss as to why we should be telling HIM about it..."Just fix her up any way you want," he said before driving off. We couldn't believe we wouldn't need permits, licenced electricians, etc. Great freedom, back there!

Subject: RE: RD ALRT: vwls stln n Wldwd Flwr
From: Mark Clark
Date: 20 Mar 03 - 03:11 PM

Mudlark, That's funny. Reminds me of the time my brother needed to get an electrical hookup in the Southern Missouri Ozarks. He asked about whom to call and was told to call Hal Organ. Not seeing Hal listed in the phone book, he called information, asked for a phone number for Hal Organ and was given a number. He called the number and someone answered giving a name that was not Hal's. Puzzled and a little hesitant my brother asked if he could speak to Hal Organ. “This is Hal Organ,” the same voice replied. Still not understanding, my brother asked if he could order a rural electrical hookup and was told yes, he could, and the process was promptly completed.

He still wasn't sure what had just transpired but finally understood when the truck showed up to complete the work. There on the side of the truck was the name Howell–Oregon Electrical Cooperative. The Co-op served both Howell and Oregon Counties.

      - Mark

Subject: RE: RD ALRT: vwls stln n Wldwd Flwr
From: Mudlark
Date: 20 Mar 03 - 02:01 PM

In the Ozarks it's not that the vowels are missing so much as the shape is so different, i.e. while-wd flare (I still remember being puzzled by an old farmer that complained about his pigs being killed off by cow oats. Took me a while (whahl) to figure out this was not some peculiar deadly forage but a common predator with an unusual voice...coyotes)

Subject: RE: RD ALRT: vwls stln n Wldwd Flwr
From: wilco
Date: 20 Mar 03 - 11:04 AM

Sorcha!! Do you mean that these scoundrels already got to Hebrew folk music?

Subject: RE: RD ALRT: vwls stln n Wldwd Flwr
From: Sorcha
Date: 20 Mar 03 - 11:02 AM

LOL, but Hebrew doesn't seem to have a problem with that......

Subject: RD ALRT: vwls stln n Wldwd Flwr
From: wilco
Date: 20 Mar 03 - 10:59 AM

Revisionist folklrists have apprently attemptd to hijack histry by gradally removng all vowels frm varios flkstes nd flksongs. Creates huge prblms n prnunciatn fr sngs, spclly thos nvlvi\ng yodlng (Jst try t ydl wtht vwls!!).

WLC48 n TN