At 02:34 PM 3/1/01 -0800, Tommy wrote: >Canned Hams??? > > Oh give me a break, you wanna really see mosquitoes as big as >canned hams, try Lower Michigan-this place is a breeze compared to "that >land far, far east of the Casscades..." <g> You might be from Michigan if you know who did this song: "Skeeter raped a chicken in a blueberry patch Ten days later the chiquitos hatched They grew up fast and they grew up mean Tore a big hole in my window screen Took a few pints from me and my mother Then they flew away with my little brother What's that noise comin' out of the blue Like a squadron of B-52s It's a pack of chiquitos and they're flyin' low leavin' death and destruction wherever they go . . ." And so on. Fairly accruate description of Michigan mosquitos. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 01 2001 - 20:22:45 PST
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