An old Country Man this morning talking about the upcoming cats

[Farsight]

So I stopped at a gas station to grab breakfast on my way to work. There was this old man in front of me decked out in UK gear. I asked him if he was excited about the upcoming season and he said something like this...

"Boy I think we'll have a good year. I've been watching the cats for nearly 45 years, back when straw hats, goats and horses where on the roads. I think that 'Mathchews' kid will surprise us. He may not put the hay in the barn much but that kid will be on them other 'f*ckers". Good Defense I hope. Now that 'Brischo' kid will be something else. He better shoot good or I'm gonna cuss him. He'll hear me they all hear me when I cuss em on the ole tv. I think that Stallion of a kid, Shal," I had to interrupt him and said Skal haha.

"Yeah that Skal kid will be good. I think he will be Anthony Davis kid again but from a different country. I'll tell ya what, Cal will get us to another final four. I see shades of Rupp in him."

Then he proceeded to the check out. He looked back at me and said, "I'm going to go fishing and take me a big ole sh*t when I get to my pond, nice talking with ya son".

That was that. Haha He butchered every name out there but the guy was hilarious. I have an overwhelming sense that man birthed the "fast paste" offense.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

I wondered where dad had wandered off to. I'll check down by the pond. Thanks.

 

[Honeydikkin79]

Fightin chickens probly!

 

[wildcatdonf]

Absolutely nothing wrong with being from the country and being country. My roots are from the country, and my grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins are/were the best. None of them were goody tissues.

 

[Blueaz]

my papaw, woulda' said the same, cept; he woulda thrown in a few "sombitches" in thar...I really miss that man.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

45 year fan? Hmmm, that would have put him in the 1970's Rupp Era. Maybe not his best decade. I'm 54 and don't remember the goats. But I guess I'm from the country and will accept the stereotype in your fiction.

 

[Supafuzz75]

I like fighting chickens.. Won some money back in the day.. Taking pond poos is good too..

 

[Farsight]

45 year fan? Hmmm, that would have put him in the 1970's Rupp Era. Maybe not his best decade. I'm 54 and don't remember the goats. But I guess I'm from the country and will accept the stereotype in your fiction.

The guy was real.. Thortons right off Shelbyville Exit off Gene Synder in Louisville going towards Shelbyville. I don't think he was being serious about the goats and straw hats. He was obviously hinting at his age compared to mine. Believe what you want. I don't care.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

Probably retired from Al Purnell's down in Simpsonville.

 

[StubbornPenny]

I hope someday Ramel Bradley goes into that store and he gives him some advice on being a PG.

 

[hotelblue]

I hope someday Ramel Bradley goes into that store and he gives him some advice on being a PG.

it wouldn't be in the store though. it'd be as he's walking out. so this would happen near a gas pump.

 

[kybassfan]

I wondered where dad had wandered off to. I'll check down by the pond. Thanks.

Just judging from that post, I'd give him an extra 10 minutes and bring a catalog.

 

[wildcatdonf]

One set of my grandparents did not have indoor plumbing, so they had an outhouse. No kidding. So Paw Paw kept several clean red corncobs and 1 white corncob. No Sears & Roebuck catalog.

 

[Blueaz]

don, I am only (only) 46 and had relatives in Hardin county that had no indoor plumbing until I was 8 or 9...I used to hate visiting them...

 

[kybassfan]

One set of my grandparents did not have indoor plumbing, so they had an outhouse. No kidding. So Paw Paw kept several clean red corncobs and 1 white corncob. No Sears & Roebuck catalog.

Now that is rough. I've been the outhouse catalog route. You can keep those corncobs though.

Ouch.

 

[Kybluedude]

I wonder if he punched yes on the payment screen to donate to the UL athletic dept?

 

[Farsight]

I wonder if he punched yes on the payment screen to donate to the UL athletic dept?

haha I hope not. He was a real nice guy. Very country. I thought it was awesome.

 

[jrpross]

Haha. Cool story man. Thanks!

 

[Ukatz1]

One set of my grandparents did not have indoor plumbing, so they had an outhouse. No kidding. So Paw Paw kept several clean red corncobs and 1 white corncob. No Sears & Roebuck catalog.

My grandparents had a 2 hole outhouse on their farm when I was young. It was an uptown outhouse, they actually kept a roll of toilet paper in there. It had a sign on the outside that said Telephone Booth. Hated to use that thing.

 

[UKWildcats#8]

Cool story bro.

 

[wldctky]

So I stopped at a gas station to grab breakfast on my way to work. There was this old man in front of me decked out in UK gear. I asked him if he was excited about the upcoming season and he said something like this...

"Boy I think we'll have a good year. I've been watching the cats for nearly 45 years, back when straw hats, goats and horses where on the roads. I think that 'Mathchews' kid will surprise us. He may not put the hay in the barn much but that kid will be on them other 'f*ckers". Good Defense I hope. Now that 'Brischo' kid will be something else. He better shoot good or I'm gonna cuss him. He'll hear me they all hear me when I cuss em on the ole tv. I think that Stallion of a kid, Shal," I had to interrupt him and said Skal haha.

"Yeah that Skal kid will be good. I think he will be Anthony Davis kid again but from a different country. I'll tell ya what, Cal will get us to another final four. I see shades of Rupp in him."

Then he proceeded to the check out. He looked back at me and said, "I'm going to go fishing and take me a big ole sh*t when I get to my pond, nice talking with ya son".

That was that. Haha He butchered every name out there but the guy was hilarious. I have an overwhelming sense that man birthed the "fast paste" offense.

I don't believe a word of this...and if it was an attempt at humor, you failed miserably

 

[Ron Mehico]

One set of my grandparents did not have indoor plumbing, so they had an outhouse. No kidding. So Paw Paw kept several clean red corncobs and 1 white corncob. No Sears & Roebuck catalog.

They were wiping their asses with corncobs??

 

[TNCatfanforever]

I was born in a holler in Weeksbury in the head of Floyd county.....I am proud of my mountain heritage....and proud of my fellow Kentuckians...

 

[hotelblue]

They were wiping their asses with corncobs??

corn holing.

 

[Farsight]

I don't believe a word of this...and if it was an attempt at humor, you failed miserably

Man someone has no personality or is super sensitive and easily offended

 

[kybassfan]

Y'all think Don is kidding but he's not. I've seen the catalogs and I've even seen a three holer. Even after TP was available, there was usually a sears and roebuck laying around as backup. It's darn difficult to yell, "Honey bring me another roll, when she's 100 foot away in the house.

Don left out the worst parts though. Its not the corncob. Its the snow. Gives a hole new (pun intended) meaning to frosty. And THE worst part (drum roll . . . . .) Spiders. You ain't lived till you've been an 8 year old trying to handle business and Shelob (for you LOTR fans) tries to run up your bare leg or is perched on the catalog waiting for fresh meat. (Sorry mdwildcat55, I saw later you mentioned spiders. Damn, now I got the willies)

There's one or two of you out there know me in real life. NOW you know why I have a mortal phobia of spiders.

 

[minjo]

corn holing.

I've used some of those holes in the ground in my lifetime. I always wondered this must be good for something, then I figured, If a person has constipation he could spend some time there and the smell would be enough to barf his Ish.

 

[kybassfan]

corn holing.

Naw, that's a game. I even have a set of nice UK boards and set of bags with real corn. Need to find some nice plastic pellet bags though. Don't like my corn ones getting wet.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

Straight line winds are not great while on the wooden throne. Actually, I was told that the corn cob was much more pleasant than the catalog. The catalog page could really contort into quite the shard.

 

[wildcatdonf]

They were wiping their asses with corncobs??

Finally ......... almost a bite. That was part of an old country joke. Ron was supposed to say, what was the white corncob for? Answer: To see if you needed another red corncob.

 

[TNCatfanforever]

We were a little richer than most ....we didnt use cobs...we had a Sears catalog.

 

[wildcatdonf]

Actually, they used toilet paper with the S&R catalog as a backup.

 

[Festivus Miracle]

I don't know why, but this reminds me of Jack Nicholson's line in The Bucket List about getting older: "Never trust a fart."

 

[wildcatdonf]

The sphincter muscle is reliable most of the time, but it can make a mistake sometimes.

 

[poppycat]

No need to talk about "PawPaw's" outhouse, I lived that life every day until age 21.
(Guess my age)
The cold Jan & Feb with ice and snow made the flies and spiders in summer seem like a treat.
No lying , just the facts.........not enough water.........no rural water lines then.

 

[kybassfan]

I think we're getting a feeling why the greatest invention of all time was not, in fact, the basketball.

It was indoor plumbing.

 

[wldctky]

Man someone has no personality or is super sensitive and easily offended

no, I come here for UK basketball news, tidbits, and updates...not stupid shit and that was stupid

 

[kybassfan]

no, I come here for UK basketball news, tidbits, and updates...not stupid shit and that was stupid

Man, I feel sorry for you. You'll miss out on all this wisdom like the white corn cob.

On the bright side, at least you probably aren't afraid of spiders.

 

[Deacon Jim]

I`m 57 and we used an outhouse until I was 10. I never was in a shower until I started playing basketball in the 4th grade. We all growed up hard in Grant Co.

 

[westerncat]

I'm 69 & I can relate to some of the stories about the outhouse. When I got out of service in 68 I help put in a bathroom for my parents. Do not miss those cold winter night going out there. I try and tell my grandchildren about how things were and they cannot believe how things were back when I was their age.