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| No Rednecks Were Harmed in The Taking of This Picture - 01.17.06 |
| submitter: | Donavon |
| location: | Archer City, Texas |
| Crazy story here. About six weeks ago, I was on the phone driving from Wichita Falls to Abilene. I spotted this tress in this pile of junk. I noticed there was a decent looking sky, so I thought I'd take the picture with the sky in the background. I got out of the car, knealt down, took the picture and got back in to drive away. Two sets of people in two different cars tailed me and were pointing at me to pull over. I was actually talking to my buddy Ken on the phone (he of 165 submissions and currently holding 2nd place in Texas submissions to yours truly) I said "Think I should pull over?" He said "I wouldn't you should probably just keep going" Being that I was in small town Texas and having seen the movie "Deliverance", I stopped at the gas station against my better judgement. I told Ken I'd call him back. I get out of the car, the other guy says "Hey buddy, now just what in the heck do you think you're doin'?" I told him it was my hobby to take pictures of mattresses and he looked at me like I just asked him to be my date to the prom. Hilarity ensued when he didn't believe anybody in their right mind would go around taking pictures of mattresses. Funny things were said back and forth with the other car looking on, and I eventually drove off satisfied that I had cordially explained the world of mattress hunting to another person. I still don't know if he believed me about what these "digital cameras" and the "internet" were about. |
| category: | Seen Worse |
| comments: | 9 |
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| wim commented on 11.07.10 | | they indicate on their towns webside : We are also known for excellent hunting. |
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| Rebecca commented on 01.25.06 | | Without even having seen "Deliverance," I would have driven straight through to civilization. I'm generally fearless but those rural Texan mattress-stackers give me the uncomfortablies. I don't think I can say "thuaank yueeeeuw" well enough to pass. Then again I'm the one that gets out of my car and snaps pictures of gutter futons in south central L.A. so maybe I'm completely insane. |
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| Smart Set commented on 01.19.06 | | OK so you weren't carrying any personal weaponry, but you could have called in air support at any time, right? |
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| Donavon commented on 01.19.06 | | I was only armed with my wits, which goes a long ways in these parts. I was a few seconds away from having to convice them that I was from the future and my sunglasses allowed me to see into their souls |
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| Smart Set commented on 01.19.06 | | A brave decision to stop. I'd have floored it and let them eat my dust. I take it you were armed? |
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| Nancy Dumpling commented on 01.18.06 | | I am so glad I don't live in Texas. |
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| ART commented on 01.18.06 | | I really shouldn't start at the last submissions, cause you get wrong impressions, do you all start at the end and do you all feel that way? we should start a pole |
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| ART commented on 01.18.06 | | OK, after reading this I don't take the line back, you really need to phone Ken, cause he still thinks you are locked up in soms basement, covered with feathers |
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| Chaf commented on 01.18.06 | | "Hey boy, we don't go in fer none a that thar new fangled puter pitcher stuff...we's jest simple pile of mattress crap folk." |
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