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- From: "Sandie Parrott" <rsbirdy@comcast.net>
- To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [gwl-g] Another subject - Southern Home and Garden Exam
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:43:55 -0400
This came from my son in North
Carolina...unfortunately it didn't come with answers. Maybe some of you can
figure it out!
Hope this will cheer up your day...dark and cloudy
here in Michigan...
We are sick and tired of hearing about how dumb
people are in the South,
and we challenge any so-called "smart"-as Yankee to take this exam: 1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a
persimmon tree that will
support a 10-pound possum. 2. Which of these cars will rust out the
quickest when placed on
blocks in your front yard? (A) '65 Ford Fairbank ( B) '69 Chevrolet
Crevalle (C) '64 Pontiac GO.
3. If your uncle builds a still which operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of shine produced per hour, how many car radiators are required to condense the product? 4. A woodcutter has a chainsaw which
operates at 2700 RPM. The density
of the pine trees in the plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweiser will be drunk before the trees are cut down? 5. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is 1-inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many dogs will be killed? 6. A man owns a Georgia house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has five children. Can each of his grown children place a mobile home on the man's land and still have enough property for their electric appliances to sit out front? 7. A 2-ton truck is overloaded and proceeding
900 yards down a steep
slope on a secondary road at 45 MPH. The brakes fail. Given average traffic conditions on secondary roads, what is the probability that it will strike a vehicle with a muffler? 8. With a gene pool reduction of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town which has been bypassed by the Interstate to breed a country-western singer? As an added bonus for taking the "REDNECK
CHALLENGE, here's some
Southern advice that may come in handy down the road a piece: Next time you are too drunk to drive, walk
to the nearest pizza shop
and place an order. When they go to deliver it, catch a ride home with them. Sandie Parrott
Freelance Garden and Travel, Writer and Photographer Contributor to... Michigan Gardener Magazine Natural Awakenings Magazine FREE OC - The Ultimate Free Fun Guide to the California Riviera The Flint Journal The Oakland Press Master Gardener Society of Oakland County Michigan - Trips and Tours Advanced Master Gardener Phone: 248-394-1532 Email: RSBirdy@Comcast.net Website: www.SandieParrott.com |
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[gwl-g] Canon Digital Rebel EOS,
Sheri Ann Richerson, 08/18/2006
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Carol Matthews, 08/18/2006
- [gwl-g] Another subject - Southern Home and Garden Exam, Sandie Parrott, 08/18/2006
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Re: [gwl-g] Canon Digital Rebel EOS,
Sandie Parrott, 08/18/2006
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