Thanks L er Alex, it worked.
From: j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 6:13 AM
Subject: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Rules for Iowa
To see Ann's response, click the three little dots to see more. Her response is
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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, fairfieldlife@yahoogroups.com wrote:
Neo question for Alex or anyone: I was able to open this post in Conversations.
However when I opened Ann's reply to it in Conversations, the window was
completely empty! How can I access that? BTW, her reply has not arrived in my
inbox nor does not even appear in Topics but there is a post in this thread in
Topics and the poster is listed as L.B. Shriver!
From: punditster no_re...@yahoogroups.com
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 7:14 PM
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Rules for Iowa
Maybe it's time to review some of the rules for Iowa.
Rules for Iowa
This list of rules should be handed to each person as they enter the State of
Iowa:
1. That slope-shouldered farm boy did more work before breakfast than you'll do
all week at the gym. He doesn't need your respect, but he sure deserves it.
2. It's called a 'gravel road.' No matter how slow you drive, you're going to
get dust on your BMW. I have a four-wheel drive because I need it. Drive one or
get your girlie-car out of the way.
3. We all started hunting and fishing when we were nine years old. Yeah, we
shot Bambi; we got over it.
4. Any references to corn fed when talking about our women will get your butt
kicked...by our women.
5. Go ahead and bring your $600 Orvis Fly Rod. Don't cry to us if a flathead
breaks it off at the handle. We have a name for that little 13-inch trout you
fish for ...bait.
6. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of mallards are making their final
approach, we will shoot it. You might hope you don't have it up to your ear at
the time.
8. That's right. Whiskey is only two bucks. We can buy a fifth for what you
paid in the airport.
9. The Hawkeyes and the Cyclones are as important here as the Lakers and the
Knicks...and a dang sight more fun to watch.
10. No, there's no Vegetarian Special on the menu. Order steak. Order it
rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of ham and
turkey.
11. You bring Coke into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served over ice.
12. So you have a sixty thousand dollar car. We're real impressed. We have a
quarter of a million dollar combine that we drive two weeks a year.
13. Let's get this straight. We have one stoplight in town. We stop when it's
red. We may even stop when it's yellow.
14. Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks-because they want to. So, you're a
feminist. Isn't that cute.
15. Yeah, we eat catfish-carp, too-and turtle. You really want sushi and
caviar? It's available at the bait shop.
16. They are hogs. That's what they smell like. Get over it. Don't like it?
Interstate 80 goes two ways - I-35 goes the other two. Pick one.
17. The Opener refers to the first day of pheasant season. It's a religious
holiday.
18. Yeah, we have sweet tea. It comes in a glass with two packets of sugar and
a long spoon.
19. So every person in every pick-up waves. It's called being friendly. Try to
understand the concept.
20. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit in the water hazards. It spooks the
fish.
21. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
Now, enjoy your visit to Iowa. Oh, and one last thought The s on the end
of Des Moines is silent.