(L to R) Franklin Bruce (Catalyst) Taylor, Franklin Berry Taylor and Wayne Howland Taylor.
The photo was sent to us by a Minnesota-based cousin who noted a long-running joke about the two state's natural flora.
My grandfather, on a visit to Minnesota once, was being driven through the countryside and my uncle said to him "Look at all this scenery, isn't it beautiful?"
His response?
"I can't tell. There's too damned many trees in the way!"
My cousin wrote in sending this picture "When I was in North Dakota I could see what the prairie looks like, but a few trees here and there might help the view."
That is a funny line...I suspect it was not totally accidental.
ReplyDeleteNice post.
ReplyDeleteWell, on the other hand, there are no poisonous snakes in Minnesota. On the other, other hand, there is no granite in North Dakota.
ReplyDeleteYou were a well dressed laddie.
ReplyDeleteOriginal or not, that was still a funny response.
ReplyDeleteHa!
ReplyDeleteYup, that's North Dakota. Where my family is from, around Regent, it is just as sparse - with the exception of a few buttes.
ReplyDeleteJust about 3 hours straight south of my old stomping grounds, Bill.
DeleteDid your family have a contract with Norman Rockwell?
ReplyDeleteNah, we were just naturally classy.
DeleteHa! Sounds like my family. I love trees, my brother...not so much. :)
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