What White Lies Were You Told as a Child or Have You Told Your Children?

[canucklehead]

It was a routine, common rail accident on April 30, 1900 in Vaughn, Mississippi.

The only casualty was engineer John Luther “Casey” Jones, who was killed by a board entering the cabin. The story could have easily been forgotten.

Don’t you tell me, there ain’t no Jesus.

Because on the 368 Cannonball Express high balling it’s way South that evening at 90 miles an hour, and making up lost time, was a fireman named Sim Webb as black as the coals he shoveled, and with his dying words, Casey said:

You’d better jump, Sim, jump, or we’ll all be dead!

And Sim Webb did jump, and lived to tell the story.

From all that grew the greatest secular tradition in the old time Christian Church of my youth. Every April 30, was Hero’s Day.

Casey Jones - Wikipedia

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When your Master’s call comes, will you stay steady on your posted station, so that others, might live?

Casey Jones died for others,

Would you?

Engine #382

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[mawnansmiff]

I remember once when I saw my first monkey puzzle tree I asked Mother what it was. When she told me I asked her why it was so named.

She told me it was because it was the only tree that a monkey couldn't climb. I'm sure that's not the case, more like she didn't know herself but I believed that for years.

Regards,

Jay.

 

[JOHN72]

For God's sake. As a child they always want to trick you, when you ask serious questions. I remember one night I had to sleep with a girl who was a trainee at my aunts hairdresser's, I was about 11 years old and she was maybe 19 years old. That night I felt like a responsible grown man. I mean, there were not enough beds, the girl had to sleep with me. I was doing some practice for perfecting women's hairstyles. I still remember her name, her name was Paloma. Damn translator of the devil. Don't misunderstand me.

 

[Briar Lee]

Engine #382

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Correct. The Cannonball Express was #382. My mistake:

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On the night of April 29, 1900, Casey was listed out of Memphis for the No. 382; fireman Sim Webb on train No. 1 with conductor J. C. Turner and six cars. (later information has shown that Casey was taking the run normally held by engineer Sam Tate on the 382. Casey had returned earlier with engine 384, his regular engine.

A good engine, a good fireman, a light train and away late; the perfect setting for a record run. He would have made that record run too, if the oft quoted departure time of 12:50 is correct, for Casey went to Goodman on time for a meet with No. 2 and Goodman is twenty miles north of Canton.
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Now it’s important to know Sim Webb’s account of the fearless bravery of Casey Jones has never been disputed.

In spite of Casey’s unfamiliarity with engine #382, he was given his orders to put the Fireball Mail back on schedule, and as he and Sim Webb left the Memphis yards that clear April night, they had no way to know that death lay waiting, at Vaughn Mississippi.

Casey used his whistle to sound like a whippoorwil, and the folks along the tracks set their watches and clocks by it.

They had no way to know, that Casey Jones was bound for the promised land that evening.

 

[gamzultovah]

Me: Mother, what does the Mohel do with all those…you know?

Mom: He makes wallets that turn into suitcases when you rub them.

 

[mawnansmiff]

Me: Mother, what does the Mohel do with all those…you know?

Mom: He makes wallets that turn into suitcases when you rub them.

Over here they deep fry them and sell them as pork scratchings!

Regards,

Jay.

 

[gamzultovah]

Over here they deep fry them and sell them as pork scratchings!

Regards,

Jay.

But is that Kosher???

 

[UB 40]

What ARE you going on about?
Seems like every post you make is an excuse to torture us with another country & western song.

Here you is another one @Briar Lee

 

[Rossi320]

We recently had a kid from Mississippi come work on the farm, he didn't last long, but man he was a treasure trove of this kind of stuff.

He wouldn't get close to a toad because it would give him warts.

He hid his cellphone when a storm came because it would attract lightning.

You eat a raw onion when you're sick (with anything).

Being outside when it was below 50 instantly made you sick.

Being rained on meant you wouldn't sleep for a day.

Maybe these are more just folklore. I don't know.

My dad used to tell me that if I started smoking, no women would want me. He smoked 4 packs a day. He died before he got to meet my wife. We met when she bummed a smoke off me.

I was told to put the tv cable in a glass jar

 

[instymp]

That Santa Claus wasn't real.

 

[Rossi320]

I was told to put the tv cable in a glass jar

In a thunderstorm i should have said, but when I was young there sure was alot of storms....to trap lighting in a jar.but I did get my chores done

 

[Briar Lee]

Emmylou Harris sang this song about Casey Jones being resurrected and coming to see his wife.

Or is it about Jesus coming back to Mary Magadeline?

Enjoy

 

[Seeleybc1]

For my family the holiday related characters are honored and thought of as very very real.
Its too fun and in my opinion the kids imaginations benefit from it greatly.