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FatPappy Member 
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Here's a spot where we can keep an ongoin' tally of the number o' fogs in August so Mr Mike will know how many snow shovels to buy this year an' Crackah an' Macca will know how much snow dancin' will be required to make up the shortfall. I mean snowfall. Sponsored by Pappy's Cash Only Buffler Hide Emporium and Tradin' Post This winter, if your blood's thin, your hide better be thick. |
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FatPappy Member
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August 1 - it was sorta foggy this mornin'. Jane says we can count it. So... One |
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JamesAttaway Member 
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Question of the day. If snowfalls in the woods and no one is there, Do the bears still hear it? |
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DOGGETTJA Member 
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We have a littley fog this morning. Maybe just snow flurries inthe winter? |
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FatPappy Member
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August 3. The only fog I saw was in my haid. |
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FatPappy Member
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August 4 - No fog that I could tell, just a big ol' red mater sun comin' up. The Tally so far: 1 and maybe some flurries |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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I agree Pappy. Cracker is not going to be happy if we don't have some fogs. You know how she loves snow. |
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Steve Adkins Member 
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Dern, and to think I sold my snow blower when we moved down here from MI, and now you guys are trying to do some electronic snow-dances. |
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Cracker Jax Member 
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We don't blow snow down here Steve-O, we just sit back and enjoy it! I'm gonna see about gettin' one of those FOG machines to see if I can muster up a good fog or two...... maybe that'll help! |
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JamesAttaway Member
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We don't blow snow down here Steve-O, we just sit back and enjoy it!
I will put one out up this way and see if we can stir up a blizzzard!!! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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YAY James! That's the spirit! |
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ff12 Member 
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My car windows fogged up the other day when I turned the ac on. Does that count? |
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Cracker Jax Member
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I say it counts! YAY! (I hope Jane doesn't come in here actin' like a negative nabob and say that doesn't count!) |
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FatPappy Member
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I see a little fog out yonder! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Pappy I was thinking about the haze this morning as I walked out to feed the horses. This is my last day as farm manager. I am not sure air polution counts a fog. I am not sure whether there was smog when the old wives started telling their tales. |
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FatPappy Member
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Jane, you prob'ly couldn't see the fog through the haze. Can't I count it anyway? |
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FatPappy Member
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Fog's been scarce the last few mawnin's. I reckon if there was any we'd hafta call it steam 'stead o' fog. Hoo wee! If it ever does snow again, I reckon we oughta save the snow scrapin's off the roads an' driveways, pile it all up an' pack it down an' make us a homemade iceberg as big as we can make it. We could set it in Lake Higgins an' by the time August rolls around again, we might have enough left to cool down the water an' he'p generate some fog. |
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FatPappy Member
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August 10 -- not nary fog this mornin'. |
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FatPappy Member
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August 11 -- No fog this mornin'. The only thing that kept us from havin' fog was the fact that the conditions weren't right for fog. Otherwise we'd have had fog, I'm sure of it. |
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macca Member 
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FatPappy wrote:August 11 -- No fog this mornin'. The only thing that kept us from havin' fog was the fact that the conditions weren't right for fog. Otherwise we'd have had fog, I'm sure of it. So, Pappy! Since we WOULD have had fog had the conditions been right, does that mean it counts??   |
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FatPappy Member
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Hee hee. Well, actually some o' the conditions were right. It was mornin' an' it was August. The only thing missin' was the fog. Since 2 out o' 3 o' the requirements were present, I think we might could get some flurries out of it at least. Pappy's definitely a glass half full type. |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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No No You have to see fog for it to count. None of this 2 out of 3 stuff!! |
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FatPappy Member
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Busted! |
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Jim Flynt Member
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Ignis fatuus. Last edited on Aug 11th, 2007 03:24 pm by Jim Flynt |
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macca Member
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Jim Flynt wrote:Ignis fatuus. ig·nis fat·u·us [ig-nis fach-oo-uhs] –noun, plural ig·nes fat·u·i [ig-neez fach-oo-ahy] 1. Also called friar's lantern, will-o'-the-wisp. a flitting phosphorescent light seen at night, chiefly over marshy ground, and believed to be due to spontaneous combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter. 2. something deluding or misleading.  |
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Jim Flynt Member
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What would folks do around here absent the intellectual presence of Google Search? |
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FatPappy Member
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Bizarre. |
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Jim Flynt Member
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Bizarre Fog or Fog Bazaar Last edited on Aug 12th, 2007 04:38 am by Jim Flynt |
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FatPappy Member
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August 12 -- I see a little fog this mornin'. Mebbe Jane will let us count it. By the way, I think I've figgered out the real problem. Our dirt is too low. That's right, our dirt is too low. Fog is basically a cloud touchin' the ground, ain't it? So I reckon we'd have us some fog if the ground aroun' here was up yonder where them big cloud critters hang out. Look at Mt Fuji. It's up thar where the clouds are, ain't it? An' it's always got a snow cap, ain't it? Fill dirt wanted. Clean. No stumps. |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Fog Alert!!! It appears to be a gen-u-wine fog this morning. None of that smog that might pass for fog or 2 out of three stuff. Let me know how the fill dirt concept works Pappy ! |
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FatPappy Member
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Woo hoo! Jane says we can count it! Ok, lemme me add up the tally. I'm gonna step back from the keyboard into cypher space so's I can use my fingers fer countin'. Let's see now, that's...wait, don't he'p me, don't he'p me...uh, dividin' the hypotenuse by Nicolai Lobachevski's birthday, pie squared equals cobbler, carry the pie to the winder sill, add bacon, subtract bacon, fork over pie equals zero, put the lime in the cocoanut, OK... That's 2 snows an' 1 flurry! |
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FatPappy Member
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By the way, Jane I wonder if I could borry y'all's bobcat sometime to move some fill dirt into a big pile. Actually, instead o' one big pile o' dirt, I'm a-thinkin' it might work better to build up two purty good size piles o' dirt an' grow some kudzu betwixt 'em like a net. Then wait fer the wind to run a herd o' clouds into my homemade box canyon. Yee Haw! Might as well grade a nice slope off one side o' them hills whilst I'm at it to use as a ski run when all that snow hits! This project has done got too big fer a bobcat. I reckon I'll hafta hitch ol' Tantor the elephant up to that ol' horse drawed road grader I found when I did some weed eatin' t'other day. |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Pappy that does sound like a plan!! Not sure though that it is going to work. I did read in this monrings paper that Chile is having the coldest winter in 30 years so maybe when it is our turn we will get some real winter weather. Showed pictures of kids playing in the snow. Maybe if Cracker adds a little snow wishing into her rain dancing we will start early with the snow. |
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FatPappy Member
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And what does Chile have that we don't? Tall dirt! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Good point Pappy! If your plan is sucessful then you can charge admission to the snow slopes and become independently weathy. |
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Jim Flynt Member
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FatPappy wrote: By the way, Jane I wonder if I could borry y'all's bobcat sometime to move some fill dirt into a big pile. Actually, instead o' one big pile o' dirt, I'm a-thinkin' it might work better to build up two purty good size piles o' dirt an' grow some kudzu betwixt 'em like a net. Then wait fer the wind to run a herd o' clouds into my homemade box canyon. Yee Haw! Might as well grade a nice slope off one side o' them hills whilst I'm at it to use as a ski run when all that snow hits! Maybe we should all throw a little dirt on Pappy's latest idea! |
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macca Member
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FatPappy wrote:August 12 -- I see a little fog this mornin'. Mebbe Jane will let us count it. FatPappy wrote: Woo hoo! Jane says we can count it! Pappy! I thought of you this morning when the local weather folks were talking about fog!! Woo hoo! Bring on the snow!! |
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FatPappy Member
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macca wrote:Pappy! I thought of you this morning when the local weather folks were talking about fog!! Woo hoo! Bring on the snow!! Yee haw! Well that's 2 days you won't have to be dancin', Macca. Unless you just cain't fight the feelin'! Hee hee! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Fog alert ! There was fog spotted this morning at my house. |
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Jim Flynt Member
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Jane, think we should all go shopping for snowblowers? Reckon there might be a shortage this winter? |
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FatPappy Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote:Fog alert ! There was fog spotted this morning at my house. August 13 -- That's 3 snows and 1 flurry. I'm gonna bust up some chiffarobes, get some batt'ries fer my transistor radio, an' find my good checky board. Yee haw! Snows a-comin'! I hope the DOT don't read the forum. They'll be gettin' their salt trucks ready an' spoil ever'thang. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Pappy, I read your theory on the clouds likin' higher ground so I decided to check it out with some experts. I rode up to the Smokey Mountains this weekend and sure enough - clouds sittin' on the top of every hill. I hear from the locals that they get lots of snow up there so keep addin' the fill dirt to your pile! (and who's to know if you add a stump or two underneath if it helps you achieve your goal quicker?) |
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FatPappy Member
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August 14 -- Nary fog this mornn' that Pappy's sensitive occular sensors could detect. I'll work on that dirt pile, Crackah. I could prob'ly vacuum my truck out and have enough fer 4 or 5 feet. Tantor! Ungawa! |
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FatPappy Member
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August 17 -- No fog to report, unless it was usin' the invisible option. Jane, does invisible fog count? |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Has to be real seeable fog!! It is thundering far off this morning. Maybe a little rain? |
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FatPappy Member
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Rain is sorta like fat fog. We ought to be able to count rain. |
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macca Member
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Maybe the rain will stir up some of the dust and form some clouds! We've already established that fog is clouds that are on the ground, right? Do dust clouds count??? |
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FatPappy Member
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I think dust clouds definitely count as a form of desert fog. Jane is more of a strict constructionist in these matters, though. |
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FatPappy Member
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August 18 -- Fogless again. |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Not looking godd for a snowy winter. |
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FatPappy Member
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August 19 -- More invisible fog. Quantity don't seem to be this partic'lar August's strongpoint. Mebbe the wooly worms'll he'p us out an' predict some quality. |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Well I think we will have to bank on the Wooly Worms and of course Crackers dancing could cange the whole thing. No fog this morning. Just a hot dry wind which actually is kind of nice. What's the count this month Pappy? |
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FatPappy Member
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August 20 -- We're runnin' outta August here, folks. The tally so far is still 3 fogs and 1 flurry. |
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Skiddles Member 
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Pappy I didn't see your fog report today, so I wanted to report here in the hallow the fog was really thick... so thick, you could have cut it with your buffler hide knife. |
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darrelldawg Member 
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Had to close the ferry this morning due to fog. And this evening due to storm. and this evening again due to fog does that count twice? chikins in the bread pan pickin out dough Mammy does ya dawg bite? NO chil' NO |
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FatPappy Member
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August 21 -- Yee haw, Skiddles. Fog in the holler! |
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macca Member
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That must've been SOME fog!!! I heard it delayed the NASCAR race today (that was held in Michigan!) that had already been delayed twice by rain! |
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