You know, worn or unworn, washed or dirty…. Unless they’re new in a sealed package, I wouldn’t want to risk sniffing Burl’s socks.
I know, I know….. detergent ads all brag about which one gets out odors best. But what if some spare molecule clings unseen to a rough bit of fiber… One molecule of Burl Penny foot sweat is probably all it takes.I mean, I only have one nose to last me the rest of my life! Why take unnecessary chances?
The strange thing is, even though Burl is just displaying his ignorance, his suggestion is not that far afield.
Instead of buying hard-to-carry native carvings, these days well-heeled international travelers go to the duty-free shop and bring home tiny bottles of French perfume.I doubt they sell Burl’s WalMart favorites there, though, or cater to Aunt Lois’ souvenir-stand budget.
Surely the Penny’s would not want any real native art (they prefer their clown and such). I wordered what all those horrid scented detergents were for- I guess the Penny’s actually need them, so their laundry smells “fresh”. I prefer Tide’s Free and Easy (no scent, so I can smell the fresh air from drying in my garden)..I see Leaky has a new personna today-but no face.
HARRISBURG—Southern Illinois has long been known as Egypt to its residents, but few people realize how the region received the name.
There are two schools of thought on how this Land Between the Rivers became known as Egypt. The first says the regional name developed because of the existence of Egyptian place names such as Cairo and Thebes. The second argument says the region was named after settlers in the northern part of the state had to travel to Southern Illinois to buy grain after a series of bad winters or droughts. The settlers in their wagon trains were similar to the ancient Israelites traveling unto Egypt to buy grain.
The trouble with both of these arguments is that they are both right, and they’re both wrong as well, because the Egyptian city names and the bad winters occurred after the region got its moniker. But both stories are true to the extent that they helped spread acceptance of the name.
One of the first persons to associate Southern Illinois with Egypt was John Badgley, a Baptist missionary to the French and Indian villages in the American Bottoms. Badgley was a preacher in the newly-settled American towns of New Design and Bellefontaine in what’s now Monroe County. They were settled after the Revolutionary War during the 1790s.
In 1799, during his travels among the French settlements, he went up on top of the bluffs in the area of what’s now Edwardsville and dubbed the fertile highlands and bottoms the “Land of Goshen.” Being a preacher, he knew that the Bible referred to Goshen as the best land of ancient Egypt. It was the land the pharaoh gave to Joseph’s family after they came to Egypt.
Supposedly Cairo IL received its name because of its geographic layout at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, which reminded Lewis & Clark of the similar layout of Cairo, Egypt near the Nile delta.
Yes, interesting history from a few members ;-DI have only gone to that part of IL for lower college graduation of 2 children and the home of 1 sun after his grad while employed at McDonald Douglas and next he and wife moved to AZ (before a few more) I did not know the history of my birth state much before. I have always just thought of it as coal mining area.
leakysqueaky712 about 12 years ago
Good Morning All
This is your Daddy Good Drawz
leakysqueaky712 about 12 years ago
Marg is attending class and wont be commenting.
She’ll be back when she has “No Class”
margueritem about 12 years ago
Surprise, I’m still awake! Ooo Daddy Good Drawz you sure look silky tonight.
margueritem about 12 years ago
“Smell Burl’s gym socks…”? Since he hates to exert himself, they’re probably not even worn yet.
x_Tech about 12 years ago
Joy, if you have to sniff his socks then they ain’t dirty yet.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 12 years ago
Good morning, all….
You know, worn or unworn, washed or dirty…. Unless they’re new in a sealed package, I wouldn’t want to risk sniffing Burl’s socks.
I know, I know….. detergent ads all brag about which one gets out odors best. But what if some spare molecule clings unseen to a rough bit of fiber… One molecule of Burl Penny foot sweat is probably all it takes.I mean, I only have one nose to last me the rest of my life! Why take unnecessary chances?
mikie2 about 12 years ago
They probably think it’s just down the road since Cairo is close by.
mikie2 about 12 years ago
Lessee, Joy has to remind herself to clear her throat? Is there any other personal thing she has to remind herself to do? The world wonders.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 12 years ago
The strange thing is, even though Burl is just displaying his ignorance, his suggestion is not that far afield.
Instead of buying hard-to-carry native carvings, these days well-heeled international travelers go to the duty-free shop and bring home tiny bottles of French perfume.I doubt they sell Burl’s WalMart favorites there, though, or cater to Aunt Lois’ souvenir-stand budget.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 12 years ago
Anyhow…. time to say Goodnight, all you sweet Crustwoodians …And why do I keep hearing a soft chorus of “Beat Me, Daddy…. Eight to the Bar?”
vldazzle about 12 years ago
Surely the Penny’s would not want any real native art (they prefer their clown and such). I wordered what all those horrid scented detergents were for- I guess the Penny’s actually need them, so their laundry smells “fresh”. I prefer Tide’s Free and Easy (no scent, so I can smell the fresh air from drying in my garden)..I see Leaky has a new personna today-but no face.
percenez about 12 years ago
i’m sure she means Egypt, Pennsylvania.
Spooky D Cat about 12 years ago
I hope aunt Lois is smart enough to pick it up at Walgreens on the way back from the airport.
Hussell about 12 years ago
At least he didn’t ask for a scrap of mummy cloth for a souvenir!
acesover about 12 years ago
By JON MUSGRAVEAmerican Weekend
HARRISBURG—Southern Illinois has long been known as Egypt to its residents, but few people realize how the region received the name.
There are two schools of thought on how this Land Between the Rivers became known as Egypt. The first says the regional name developed because of the existence of Egyptian place names such as Cairo and Thebes. The second argument says the region was named after settlers in the northern part of the state had to travel to Southern Illinois to buy grain after a series of bad winters or droughts. The settlers in their wagon trains were similar to the ancient Israelites traveling unto Egypt to buy grain.
The trouble with both of these arguments is that they are both right, and they’re both wrong as well, because the Egyptian city names and the bad winters occurred after the region got its moniker. But both stories are true to the extent that they helped spread acceptance of the name.
One of the first persons to associate Southern Illinois with Egypt was John Badgley, a Baptist missionary to the French and Indian villages in the American Bottoms. Badgley was a preacher in the newly-settled American towns of New Design and Bellefontaine in what’s now Monroe County. They were settled after the Revolutionary War during the 1790s.
In 1799, during his travels among the French settlements, he went up on top of the bluffs in the area of what’s now Edwardsville and dubbed the fertile highlands and bottoms the “Land of Goshen.” Being a preacher, he knew that the Bible referred to Goshen as the best land of ancient Egypt. It was the land the pharaoh gave to Joseph’s family after they came to Egypt.
fma about 12 years ago
Supposedly Cairo IL received its name because of its geographic layout at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, which reminded Lewis & Clark of the similar layout of Cairo, Egypt near the Nile delta.
vldazzle about 12 years ago
Yes, interesting history from a few members ;-DI have only gone to that part of IL for lower college graduation of 2 children and the home of 1 sun after his grad while employed at McDonald Douglas and next he and wife moved to AZ (before a few more) I did not know the history of my birth state much before. I have always just thought of it as coal mining area.