Rotten Egg fights

 Some folks from the city think there is nothing to do in the country.  Contrary to their thinking, there is an unlimited number of things to do, like finding rotten eggs.  Sometimes it was the boy scouts which included Larry Wayne and his buddies but not me, but that is another story.  Other times it was just some friends from church, Grainola Methodist, but we would find things to do.  Living on the farm with multiple barns and lots of chickens you could always find a few eggs that had been laying around a little too long.  

This story is about the time the boy scouts and I should remind you that Mom/Opal was the scout mother, were having an egg fights, rotten egg fights.  Mom did not endorse it.  I included myself in the hunt, but what we did was go through all the hay barns looking for abandoned eggs.  Sure, enough there were plenty.  As I was sneaking around the hay barn next to the milk barn I ran into Kenny Kelsey, who had an incredible ornery laugh, and I laid one on him and took off running.  Then there was Pat Conwell who had peeled off the shell and just the thin film held the egg together.  He tossed it toward the rafters in the barn just as Debbie Sue (my sister) walked out and it splatted right on top of her head.  It was a very rotten egg.  Basically, if you do not know it, rotten eggs are like Sulphur on steroids.  I bet mom washed Deb's hair a dozen times that day just to get the smell out.  As I recall she also used milk and even tomato juice to get rid of the smell.  I don't know all the criminals involved but I believe Larry Stephens, Billy Don Head, Bill Snyder, Harvey Harrington, Glen Jones and Joe Conner were involved in the war.  I can assure you that most of those boys are in this picture from 1956 but they all grew up. 

So, what do you learn in the Osage?

• it is probably better not to look up as there might be a falling rotten egg
• now when you are in trouble it is a good idea to look up to Jesus for some forgiveness
• Forgiveness comes from Jesus, but consequences come from MOM
• Boy scouts were fun but as we all got older, we became girl scouts, go figure

Thanks for listening,

gary

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