Best Family Story

Trilby · 04-30-2010, 06:39 AM

Griff's comment about one of his ancestors being a failed brewer in Ireland (how? How???) and said ancestor being a 'fox in the henhouse,' sounds like the beginning of a good family story.

The best family story I've been able to uncover involves a great-uncle on my dad's side (Scot-Irish, Presbyterian, transplanted to western Penn.) This guy had a coconut he wanted to eat. How to get to the yummy center of that formidable nut? He got a bright idea! He used the butt of his gun to crack the shell! Naturally, the gun was loaded. He banged the butt of the gun on the coconut shell and it discharged a bullet to his gullet. He died a few days later. Death by Coconut!

That's a good family story.

What's yours?

04-30-2010, 06:39 AM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Best Family Story Griff's comment about one of his ancestors being a failed brewer in Ireland (how? How???) and said ancestor being a 'fox in the henhouse,' sounds like the beginning of a good family story. The best family story I've been able to uncover involves a great-uncle on my dad's side (Scot-Irish, Presbyterian, transplanted to western Penn.) This guy had a coconut he wanted to eat. How to get to the yummy center of that formidable nut? He got a bright idea! He used the butt of his gun to crack the shell! Naturally, the gun was loaded. He banged the butt of the gun on the coconut shell and it discharged a bullet to his gullet. He died a few days later. Death by Coconut! That's a good family story. What's yours? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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