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Post by Burger in Spokane » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:15 am

Pickled ferrets are still a favorite around the Tri-Burg area today.
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Post by Rich Eagle » Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:15 pm

Hooey Knudson raised ferrets under the old Bernstein place for a while.
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Here he is shown minding his "P"s and "Q"s. He was a miner until he reached the age of 21. Some may know that it was dark deep down in the mine and the workers adapted carbide burners to their helmets.
Arllie, at our right, is a distant relative of Dr. Phil.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:55 pm

The pickled ferret craze actually started with the barrel of ferrets KD and Cuthbert brought back from Washington, D. C. When baggage and freight was unloaded at the Medicine Bow depot, the barrel of ferrets was mistakenly delivered to Ernie's Saloon. The ferrets got loose in the cellar, and thirsty from their long train ride, imbibed generously from Ernie's reserve stock. It was at that point Ernie and his patrons realized how the antics of "pickled ferrets" could be endlessly entertaining. Ferrets on a drunk became docile and trainable, easily induced to perform the most outrageous acrobatics when under the influence of "liquid courage". The custom of keeping ferrets happily tipsy remains popular in the Basin to this day.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:06 pm

Hooey was one of the first to adapt a carbide lamp to his miner's helmet, but the method (shown in the above photo) did not shed a lot of light, and had the unfortunate side effect of scorching his ears. A benefit, however, was that he never had to pay for a haircut.

Errata: Bartholomew just placed Arllie's family pedigree on my desk. It seems he is actually distantly related to Punxatawny Phil. The resemblance is uncanny, as is the familial predilection for burrowing. Bartholomew has returned to the archives to explore a possible connection between Dr. Phil and the famous marmot.
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Post by Rich Eagle » Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:38 pm

Clarablnkle sent this over from the album. She thought that might be Arllie.
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Post by perry kete » Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:50 pm

The tricycle parked next to the mine shaft was reported to be the mine supervisor's. Clyde used it as his main transportation to and from work. He only went into the mine when the men were having problems with the lamps on their hats. It was, I believe, documented in "Weasel Weekly Magazine" that supervisor Clyde discovered the main issue with the lamps is that they were solar powered. He said the men didn't need them anyway because most of the men were half lit on Happy Sally and had a nice glow about them. I think the same issue of Weasel Weekly Magazine had the ferrets as the centerfold of the month.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:47 pm

As a kid, Buff Pucker took a shine to the pickled ferrets and began raising
them himself. Ma Pucker was quick to see the opportunity to serve pickled
ferret, and designated the Tuesday dinner menu at the Pucker House to it as
the main course.
It was Fogg who suggested selling the product in the roadside stand. Buff
must have been about 10 years old at this time, and Fogg ordered packing
jars from the glass works and made up labels that read "Buff Pucker's Famous
Pickled Ferret, in fancy Victorian lettering and decorative scroll. Surviving
examples of this jar and label have brought large money at auction in recent
years. The earliest example had Buff's picture in the center.
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Post by Rich Eagle » Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:37 pm

Of course they were available at Ernie's in a plain jar.
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As for the velocipede at the mine, it proved to be exceptional at traversing the rugged terrain between the burgh and diggings. The rear wheel track was the same as the rail gage so it traveled well there too.
The "Pucker" label served in three versions and a nice display of them was shown last St. Swithin's day. Sadly they are now squirreled away in the vault. I've asked Heinrich to run a scan of them but it may take a fortnight or more.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Mon Mar 01, 2021 3:16 pm

Kalamity Dick's extended family was pretty much scattered around the country from Mexicali to Nome, and Skagway to Smathers Beach; Bathurst to Lompoc. This accounted for their not exactly being a close-knit tribe. KD was elated to receive a telegram from Horner Klamitboffer, nephew of his third cousin twice removed, Dimsdale Klamitboffer.

Horner was New York City born and bred. When he learned his uncle Kalamity resided way out West in the tri-burg basin, he begged Dick to invite him out so that he might realize his lifelong desire to become a cowboy on the Wyoming range. KD's old friend Cuthbert encouraged the adventure, saying he'd find the lad work at spring branding time.

An elated and enthusiastic Horner arrived at the ranch, and quickly learned a valuable lesson: don't saddle your pony in the dark before it's light enough to see which one you've caught.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Mon Mar 01, 2021 9:22 pm

Dimsdale always looked old for his age. He was just 19 in the above photo.
Some said it was on account of having two left feet. Others said it was the
mushroom moss. KD suspected a misfiring kaphistulator, and redid the windings
in odd/even increments. This helped with the paunch and wrinkles, but caused
Dimsdale to always smell like potato chips.
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Post by Rich Eagle » Tue Mar 02, 2021 2:30 pm

Picking a mount with handlebars seemed like the best choice at the time. The saddle was modified by KD for two left stirrups and vanadium blevins.
He was often found making good time going in the wrong direction.
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Post by Dallas Landers » Tue Mar 02, 2021 4:06 pm

The horns made him easy to steer. They also aided in traffic. It was said you could ride him till the cows come home. The mount also had two left feet which was a good match.

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Post by perry kete » Tue Mar 02, 2021 4:47 pm

The whole story and all the comments sound like a lot of BULL to me!
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Post by Rich Bingham » Tue Mar 02, 2021 5:32 pm

Perhaps it was a subconscious choice Horner Klamitboffer made based on his given name, or perhaps the night wrangler pulled a prank on him by giving him a bum steer ? In any case, Perry, it was NOT a lot of bull.

Two left stirrups made it possible for Horner to mount from either side. Only problem was he would find himself facing backwards when he mounted from the off side. This actually turned to his advantage. As the low hand, he was always made to ride drag. Facing backwards he ate a lot less dust.

KD's vanadium blevins became very popular. They practically never wore out, and adjusting stirrup length was so much easier with them than the traditional lace-up method. Saddle makers have used them almost universally ever since.
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Post by perry kete » Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:28 pm

Well as my good friend W.C. Fields once said .. "We must grab the bull by the tail and face the situation" .
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:34 pm

Heinrich wants to remind the viewers that Dimsdale Klamitboffer Jr. got the
nickname "Horner" from his well known trusty steed. Jr. was drawn to the horned
beast at a young age, after seeing how well it handled deep water crossings with
a snorkel. He worked an entire summer sorting punctuation at the mine to buy
it from Zumwalt "All Night" Pucker, 8th eldest of the 10. "All Night" cut the boy
a sweet deal and Horner named the beast "Horny Pucker" after him. The two were
legend on the semi-elliptical rodeo circuit. Turned out, the beast also had two left
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Post by Rich Eagle » Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:13 pm

Kalamity Dick did a bit of Bullriding himself. During the Commutator Famine after the War the Runabout sat dormant for several months and riding Jasper was how KD managed to make his Guilderfluke adjusting rounds. Folks might have starved or become Severely Vexed otherwise.
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On weekends KD allowed Zumwalt to take Jasper to the fairgrounds to watch the "Olliptics" as they called them. Afterwards the traditional gingerbread and a "Sip of Sally" often transpired.
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Post by perry kete » Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:44 pm

So was Kalamity Dick a member of the Bull Moose party or did he just party with bull moose ?
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Post by Rich Eagle » Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:46 pm

Thanks for asking Perry. I posed the question to Heinrich and his answer was rocky to say the least.
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He claimed he didn't want to bore us with KD's Natational party affiliations. Folks drinking on cold nights with Moose were subject to frostbite and possible falls. Moose were known to drink many sodas.
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Post by otrcman » Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:55 pm

It never ceases to amaze me how well documented the life of KD is, especially considering what an ordinary, unremarkable life he led.


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Post by Burger in Spokane » Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:04 pm

KD may have maintained a humble existence to most eyes, but so much
remains to be made known. A second slice of raisin pie is called for, for
all those researchers who endeavor to bring this tale to light !
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Post by Rich Eagle » Wed Mar 03, 2021 5:49 pm

It was not always so Dick. Years ago little was known and his existence was often questioned. Some of us weren't sure whether we had heard of him or not. The challenge went out to Model T Ford owners and even regular people to find the truth through relentless postulation and guesswork. Supprot for the Institution has been negligee at best but forge a head we did.
Our efforts are their own rewards and tedium has very nearly been conquered.
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For what ever part I have played in bringing this telling to light, I must
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Post by Rich Bingham » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:20 am

Burger, your dedication to pure research into the topics relevant to the life and times of Kalamity Dick has made your contributions invaluable. Heinrich and the entire Institute staff wish to extend their grateful appreciation, and as well to all who read these annals and have generously contributed the photos and comments that have made this the single longest running topic on this forum.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:55 am

Sort of reminds me of the stern face and heavy brow, as Grandpa used
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Post by otrcman » Thu Mar 04, 2021 12:26 pm

Has any among this most astute historical team of researchers seen any evidence that Kalamity Dick may have been the long-rumored offspring of Calamity Jane ?

CJ was born in 1852 and passed away in 1901. She claimed to have borne two children, although the claim was never proven. If she had borne a child in the late 1800's, the timing for KD would work out about right.

Apart from the similarity in names, the other hint of a familial connection survives in the Dick And Jane books that most of us read as First Graders. The books may well be a last vestigial reminder of the CJ/KD relationship. The fact that the books contain no specific mention of Jane's exploits is nearly conclusive proof of their relationship. After all the books had to be suitable for innocent young readers.

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Post by Rich Eagle » Thu Mar 04, 2021 1:35 pm

Ah yes, the Dick and Jane books. How well I remember. You may be on to something Dick.
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Dick and Jane and Baby who latter on became known as Sally. And a Happy Sally she was. There was a dog, Spot, and a kitty, Puff, as I recall. They often helped Dad in the shop making things which would align with KD's talents. One chapter dealt with "Baby" getting into the Confabulator parts and making a Chess set out of them on the parquet floor. Or was that an episode of Ruff and Ready?
My how that gingerbread fogs the mind.
I see that Martha Jane Canary was christened Calamity Jane on Goose Creek, Wyoming where the town of Sheridan is now located by a Capt. Egan. She had questionable jobs at Fort Laramie Three-Mile Hog Ranch and following Wild Bill Hickok's death, she went after his murderer Jack McCall with a meat cleaver.
She seems like she had the right temperament for the Tri-Burg area.
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Post by otrcman » Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:43 pm

Another possibility that must be considered by any legitimate historian is that KD and CJ may be brother and sister, rather than mother and son.

By my calculations, the mother/son probability stands at 75%, whereas the brother/sister relationship is less probable at 25%. However, adding the two probabilities together we discover a 100% probability that one of the two scenarios must inevitably be true.


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Post by Rich Bingham » Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:20 pm

Dick, your logic in this instance is air-tight. Thank you for this valuable contribution to the history.
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Post by Rich Eagle » Thu Mar 04, 2021 5:39 pm

History is fragile and full of twists and turns. I recall the legend of Hobble-along-Katastrophy.
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Many stories and rumors surfaced about him. After an autobiography and several movies it turned out he was a doddering creation of Truman Kapontiac based loosely on Cuthbert Maddox's life before he met KD. Many thought he was 100% based on several computations. Like Dick and Jane and Tom and Alice, we can't always trust the facts.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Thu Mar 04, 2021 6:14 pm

Very true Rich. In spite of Dick F.'s unassailable mathematics, there's much difficulty connecting the Canarys to the Klamitboffer family. KD himself was violently allergic to feathers, for one thing. Another hurdle is reconciling the various shades of meaning between calamities and catsasstrophes. Roget's Thesarus makes a good case for interchangeability, but in recent years he has been dismissed as an irrelevant academic dinosaur.

The spurious adventures of Hobblealong Catastrophe supposing to be based on the life of Cuthbert Maddox is a cautionary tale for those of us inclined to jump to conclusions not founded on solid research. It's well known Truman Kapontiac never left his apartment in Oakland. He couldn't have known anything about the reclusive Cuthbert's activities in the Tri-burgs without some on-site investigation and interviews with folks who actually knew him.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:12 pm

When Kapontiac died, an electrophosphoric speculator was recovered, still
new, in its case. It had evidence of use, but was in pristine condition. Notes
inside the case supported Dick's math, and Heinrich is convinced that Kapontiac
knew all about Cuthbert through electrophosphorescence induced speculation.
He said the math also supported a brother/sister relativity, and that the clean
cut storybook presentations were just another case of Hollywood making consumable
"romance" for the American public, as few would have been so interested in the
nitty-gritty of mine and mill work, the tedium of inventioneering, and stupored
times of minor overindulgence, ... even with the drama of the Uvula League and
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Post by Rich Eagle » Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:16 pm

If it were Parkettes rather than Canaries I might see the connection. It is a different matter to Klimb a T than to Kast a trophy, Latin aside.
This may have no bearing but did catch my eye.
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Post by Herb Iffrig » Sun Mar 07, 2021 5:07 pm

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I don't know the significance of this person. But he seems to have been very capable . Was he related to Sally?


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Post by Burger in Spokane » Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:40 pm

What I know is that Montana was a leading exporter of pride between 1871
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Post by Dallas Landers » Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:33 am

That makes sense Burger, back then everything was made with pride! Now back to work trying to put a round hole in a square peg.


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Post by Rich Eagle » Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:16 pm

Good notes guys. We can't find much on A. S. Wiggins. Both the Oboe and Bassoon Wiggins's and the mosquito training Wiggins's deny any knowledge. Several outposts did offer the Coyote Soup and Pickle pigs feet but not under that ownership.
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Shown here is A. F. Higgins's sled stop. He offered pretty much the same cuisine but hugging the cook was not allowed on health concerns. However his auberge was on the other side of the divide.
Crazy Oliver Johnson might have been the one to ask.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Mon Mar 08, 2021 3:06 pm

Aunt Samantha Higgins claims "Crazy Ollie" was Cuthbert's third cousin twice removed, although he persisted in returning. However, it was no use asking anything of him; he only talked to the coyotes. Speaking of which, "Coyote Soup" was something of a joke played on tenderfoot tourists, like "Rockymountain Oysters". In truth, the soup was not prepared by stewing coyotes. Rather, it originated as a delicacy prepared especially for them. Ysursa Echegaray, a Basque sheepherder who worked Cuthbert's band one season in the Veedawoo discovered that coyotes would leave the ewes totally alone during and after lambing, preferring instead bowls of cream of asparagus soup seasoned with garlic which he placed at strategic intervals at distance from the lambing sheds. Sheepmen throughout the intermountain west quickly adopted this practice for keeping their flocks free from coyote predation. An added benefit, the shearing crews also preferred it to having beans every day.

Pickled pigs' feet is another issue altogether. Practically all saloons offered this gustatory treat at the bar; many still do. Ernie was foremost in pickled pigs' feet production in the tri-burg area. He kept a hog-wallow behind his place in Medicine Bow where the pigs were given what the customers left in their glasses upon leaving the bar, in addition to the usual slops and the occasional inebriated customer who failed to leave the saloon at closing time. Sort of a pre-pickling process if you will.
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Post by perry kete » Mon Mar 08, 2021 4:03 pm

And don't forget that folks came from near and far to see Wiggin's dog with the antlers. He made a lot of extra cash at the dog shows that helped him buy supplies to get through the winter.
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Good on you for noticing that, Perry. Wiggins' dog Methuselah was the first pure-bred elkhound imported into the states. By the time breeding pairs began to enter the country years later, the Norwegians were raising polled elkhounds exclusively. The reason was lack of demand for the antlered variety. Hat racks had mostly gone out of fashion in Europe. By the time Methuselah died at the age of 108, he was the last of his kind.
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Never the less, Rhubarb loved to play "Ring Toss" during "Happy Hour". Truth be known it wasn't confined to an hour at all but ran from 5:00 till closing. With the revolvers locked up there were seldom problems.
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Post by Herb Iffrig » Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:48 pm

I found a photo of of of KD's experiments. The side wing airplane. It's a pretty rare thing. As much as he wanted to he could never get the idea off of the ground. Did he know Howard Hughes?
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:56 pm

The sidewing airplane was tested in miniature at the Farkle farm and
when interest was lost, Ferd and Fanny kept it, using the spiral evunculator
to churn mayonnaise, whipped cream, and such. Mother Pucker would come
down from the roadhouse to pick these up for the evening dinners. This became
an institution after the C&N inaugurated the City of Chugwater service
between the namesake city and Silver Plume, but the service goes back to the
stage coach days. The meal stop at the Pucker Dinner House was a highlight for
travelers from near and far, oft mentioned in chic periodicals of the day.

The Farkle family maintains the sidewing and perform vertical tabulations and
center bores for awestruck crowds during the Regatta.
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Was the Regatta held last year? How about this year? Will there be ant covid restrictions?


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Post by Rich Bingham » Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:58 am

Herb, KD most certainly knew Howard Huge, shown here in his salad days before he gained a lot of weight. Actually, that's rather a mis-nomer; Howard never ate salads. However, once he was reduced by severe hunger pangs to consume an entire bale of grass hay at a single sitting. Howard was single-handedly responsible for putting an end to the customary cold lunch offered free to patrons in most western saloons of the era.

The Regatta Committee unfortunately disbanded through the past year. Members who remained interested joined the Chugwater Basin Bird-watching Society and Glee Club. During the epidemic, dyslexic members concentrated on "corvids", leading the remainder of the membership to refer to them as the "Raven Idiots". Plans for this year's regatta remain on the wing.

Gads! I think I see a Feebrunkle's Rook in the copse. Where are my binoculars?
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Some of the members and bystanders used the Regatta off time to fish and as mentioned some bird watching. Biff Pucker proffered his sail boat for excursions.
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Howard was discouraged from participating as the craft listed to whichever side he ventured to. A copy of that list was included last issue.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:59 pm

Heinrich said that television people came from New York, investigating
the lack of covids happening in the Chugwater basin. When asked why the
locals were unaffected, one of those questioned said "It is because we don't
watch TV". The Regatta is expected to resume this year, with unicycle jousting
and bear yodeling contests featured as halftime entertainment during the
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Post by Dallas Landers » Tue Mar 09, 2021 9:32 pm

Unicycle jousting and bear yodeling are fun to listen to on the radio. Hard to tell which is which at times.
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Spatula City sponsors the Bear Yodeling Radio Hour on the RKO network,
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Not everyone appreciates yodeling.
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Post by Rich Eagle » Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:27 pm

When Cuthbert was asked if the yodeling was bearable his comment was "Surely you joust!".
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:46 pm

Cuthbert loved yodeling and had all the records for his Victrola, but
he always wanted more. After accidentally sitting on a duck during a
Duck Lives Matter event, the idea came to him to create a machine that
made a sound like a quacking duck, a gravely wounded wildebeast, and
yodeling, creating an audio sensation similar to serious dental work without
anesthesia, but on the brain.

The end result, with some technical help from Kalamity Dick, was the
bagpipes. The design became massively popular with people who enjoy
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Post by Rich Eagle » Wed Mar 10, 2021 4:17 pm

Then this photo may have been taken during that time.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:20 pm

That photo was the advertising copy for the carbonated beverage "Duck Squeeze"
that Cuthbert marketed as byproduct of the duck ranching operation. It began
as an accident, trying to make the ducks quack, and in the process of cleaning up,
the idea of what to do with the mess led to trying to make money in the process.
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Post by Dallas Landers » Wed Mar 10, 2021 11:52 pm

" A bottle of waddle " was Duck Squeeze slogan. They were flocking to get it.


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Duck Squeeze is still the most popular carbonated duck beverage
on the market. With a taste like digested duck food, people say it
wakes you up better than coffee.
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Post by Rich Eagle » Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:48 pm

Radcliff Frothingcap worked his Junior and Senior Year for Duck Squeeze. He claimed it was the best experience of his life and prepared him for his position as "Wiggler" at the Helix Mill.
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Compressing the waddle without disturbing the vocal cords was strenuous if not awkward. Johnny Flingstein came up with the trick. A valve spring tool and a spatula consummated the technique.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Thu Mar 11, 2021 2:06 pm

The Duck Squeeze venture was another unfortunate incident that had Cuthbert at odds with Ernie. As the new tipple became more popular, more customers would approach the bar and demand, "Duck !" This usually sent the barkeep and several patrons diving for the floor, causing a general uproar and disturbing businesses in the saloon. Though it was no fault of Cuthbert's, the confusion stemmed from the fact that Slug Spaydaford and his band of ne'er-do-wells had made a habit of "hoorah-ing" Ernie's Saloon at random and inconvenient times not that long since. Although Sheriff Dumbrow had locked the hooligans up permanently, Medicine Bow residents were still understandably nervous.

Ernie was miffed at Cuthbert for turning down his suggestion to name the beverage "Mallard Marinade", which would have obviated the resulting confusion in his bar, but Cuthbert felt it would be false advertising, implying the beverage had use only in cooking preparations.
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Post by Rich Eagle » Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:02 pm

Fortunately this was purely a local problem. At the time, merchandisers outside the tri-burg area dismissed Cuthbert as a quack and the Duck Squeeze operation a fly-by-night enterprise. By the time it reached international acclaim most taverns either had tamer clientele or the consumers learned to ask for it by "Give me a Squeeze". Finally it was considered a feather in Cuthbert's hat.
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Post by Herb Iffrig » Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:02 pm

This is the only thing I could find in the archives regarding a duck. Is it pertinant to the discussion?
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:40 am

Looks like the Saddlestring Bottling Works. They contracted to squeeze
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Post by Kaiser » Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:48 am

The bottling works was built at an angle to assist the workflow, although it became a problem for longtime employees to keep a level head.
More then one had to be let go with their bubble off plumb.
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That only added to suspicions that the Enterprise was not on the level. It was much like Henry Ford's assembly line using gravity to advance the aggregation. By the end of shift the workers were packed like sardines at the North end.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:16 pm

What with difficulties with Ernie, backsliding workers and a mercurochrome shortage, Cuthbert sensed the Duck Squeeze venture was headed downhill. He sold his interest in the works to Skippy Spaydaford for a used Menea saddle and two Smithfield hams, then set out for the Veedawoo with Kalamity Dick. This was on the eve of the first of several kaphistulator explosions to rock the Basin in the following month. The pair were gone for a long time. It's a good thing Cuthbert brought along those hams.
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Backsliding grew into an Art at the Saddlestring Works. Fortunately, Skippy recognized it as potential for an acting career. At right we see Cliph Faulyer who was introduced in the Famed " Man Without Burlap" Film.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:40 am

Heinrich told the group at last Tuesday's meeting that the Duck Squeeze name,
product, and branding ended up back in the Maddox family when Cuthbert's
granddaughter Missy got the whole she-bang back in a poker game. Skippy bet
the works and lost big to Missy's Royal Sampler. That is Missy's photo on the
six pack carton, above the promise to hold true to Cuthbert's original recipe
and to use only fresh duck squeeze in all their drinks. The Pucker Dinner House
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Mon Mar 15, 2021 1:49 am

Heinrich found this ad copy for the big "Time for a Duck Squeeze"
promotion. The background does not look like any of the Tri-Burgs,
and he suspects it may be Berlin, as the European market was really
taking off during these years. Many still remember the slogan.

"Das schmeckt wirklich nach Scheiße ! Es Ist Ente Drücken !"

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They seem a bit alarming to me. Perhaps too much time on their hands.
Wait a minute, are those second-hand shoes?
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Post by Rich Eagle » Mon Mar 15, 2021 6:06 pm

Varboochi was in the states and stumbled by for a sandwich. The subject came up and he produced a half full bottle from his satchel. I thought it might be appropriate. "Duck" looses something in the translation over their.
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Grunda Fulpants shown with the new car that she won in the Great
Duck Squeeze Giveaway promotion. While much hullaballoo was made
of the automobile, also awarded as First Prize was Kalamity Dick's
smallest kaphistulator, the Home Model. Grunda would ultimately
loan it to her good friend, Myrna (Mother) Pucker, for kaphistulating at
the Pucker Dinner House. In return, Grunda got extra Dingleberry
sprinkles on her desserts. This was prior to the Nutmeg Incident. Note
the rollup door at left.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:20 am

Licensing was pretty loose in those days, and the European market posed enough supply differences that the Duck Squeeze recipe varied widely from region to region. Missy turned a blind eye to the lack of standards, being only too glad to receive any royalties at all. In this case, substituting Carpathian Hare for duck had the added benefit of a profitable side business in faux raisins.

During this period, the tipple was imported into the British Isles by Bascombe Dodge, an unsuccessful Welsh brewer from Cardiff. Duck Squeeze was never very popular there, but a dram or two became a folk remedy for bad hangovers giving rise to the saying "hare of the Dodge". Most folks were confused by a crowd of cunicululi on the label of a product touting duck.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:30 am

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Cuthbert's nephew Troutmont Maddox adopted an orphaned burro foal he named Rutherford. Cuthbert generally eschewed any interest in politics, but was more of a Tilden man, who often berated what he referred to as Troutmont's "wild ass ideas". More will be revealed on this topic as soon as Bartholomew sifts through the sweepings gathered from under the trunk of values.
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Post by Rich Eagle » Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:18 pm

In the photo of Grunda and her new car you can clearly see the cable that she is charging the kaphistulator with. The smaller models ran down quickly. The Magneto from the 2-cyl carriage quickly brought life back into the unit.
As for Troutmont, I'll never forget the story of him loosing his boots when trying to tip-toe up behind a sand goanna. The critter led him down one side of Kooter's gully and up the other. He never did get a whorl on him and it disappeared into the salting's. By the time he got back to where he took his wellingtons off it was dark. Snickers had festered the galoshes away for nesting. Were it not for a passing thimbleman taking him piggyback he would have trudged blisters the size of wingnuts on his tootsies.
He and Cuthbert could laugh about it in subsequent Summers but not that one.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:38 pm

No cable, Rich. That is the kaphistulation fluid recovery tube. Even in 1904,
that fluid brought nearly $40 per gallon. The modest Home Model could produce
that much in six hours, as well as the traditional Caesar dressing and seasoned
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Post by Rich Eagle » Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:51 am

Ah Yes, the Croutons were a lively bunch. Here we see Wendell leading the charge to storm the Institute after the adoption of paper napkins.
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A number of fluids could be substituted but there was no guarantee of their precectulance. Mucus of a nuet, second season Oilzum and Hickory dip had the same viscosity and twice the celebrium. The reluctance of the KKW to approve them cost local folks a bundle.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:50 pm

Most folks don't fully realize how tough things were at the Institute in those early pioneer days. This photo shows the Institute's main hall rebuilt as a log structure after Wendell burnt down the original wattle and daub building. The marauders found the paper napkins made excellent kindling when they set fire to the thatched roof.

The photo is interesting in that it likely pre-dates Kalamity Dick's arrival in the Basin. That's Slug Spaydaford dealing cards at the slant table, before he went to the bad. Far right is a youthful Cuthbert Maddox, pistol drawn, apparently distrustful of Slug's motives even then. The barman has arrived with a tray carrying a full round of Happy Sally for the researchers. Cuthbert has drink in hand, perhaps set to go on yet another "toot", wild behavior that earned him the sobriquet "Mad Dog" in the early days.
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Thanks Rich. I had to zoom in to see what Slug was doing. He is apparently dealing from the bottom of the Duck.
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Perhaps a different sort of game.
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A true story of good triumphing over bad, Wendell's marauding bunch
were shortly thereafter driven out and slain upon the Upper Terrace as
they tried to retreat by the Pucker girls, who also rallied the younger gals
from the Uvula League to form a no nonsense commando group that made
short work of the numerically superior force. This shot, taken by Buff Pucker,
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Crossing the river was no easy task. There were many obstacles to overcome. The traversal was accomplished on not a cable but a used kaphistulation fluid recovery tube tied to a stout mosswillow.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:20 pm

Only semi-related, .... but at last Tuesday's meeting, Heinrich was
asked how many kaphistulators Kalamity Dick built over the years. To
wit, Heinrich said that he would have to look that up. He had no answer.
This leads directly to the amount of kaphistulator fluid recovery tube
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Post by Rich Eagle » Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:40 pm

Griddley submitted this summarization at the last colloquium.
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Running the tabulation as an inverse of the hypotenuse we can readily see the average was superlative. Thanks for that, Rich.
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According to the poster at City Hall, Heinrich's lecture topic for
next Tuesday's meeting will be Superlative Speculation, with a side
note of conjecture, suggestiveness, and innuendo. All attendees
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Would saying that the people on the zip line were going commando fall under the innuendo topic?


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Herb, I believe that's definitely an insinuendo !!
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That's an interesting Question and right before Daffodil Day. We had a bird fly innuendo and out the back door.
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Very true Rich. However, I tend to abide by these words from my grand-dad:
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:06 am

I spy some Pucker Brothers' patented hinges in that last photo.
Brothers Bung and Bing (3rd and 5th youngest of the older six)
came up with the idea while falootin' down in the paddock with
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There is a book in the Institutes Library of Inauspicious Happenings by Ben Happless with a whole chapter on necktie misfortunes. "Zipper" was mentioned 17 times.
Mother Pucker was always proud of Bung and Bing. The barrel hinge patent put Marylou through Finishing School. She majored in Shellac and wet sanding. High and medium falootin' gave her an advantage over the other postulants.
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The Crosley proved to be a reliable, tireless performer. When Bing teamed up with Ben Happless' younger brother Bub, their travels took them on the road to Singapore, Zanzibar, Morocco, Utopia, Rio, Bali and even Hong Kong, always in company with some stunningly beautiful women. Early on, the Crosley's tires were replaced with a flotation device enabling ocean crossings, but the travelers encountered few road signs. Eventually salt water corroded its refrigeration unit.
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Members of the Ferret Picklers Union, Local 102 seeing Bing and Bub and
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Uncle Lumby has a photo he took one white Christmas of Bing's Crosely and Rosemary's Klohootney docked side by side. They had just come back from Berlin.
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Post by Rich Bingham » Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:55 pm

Bartholomew found the Institute's copy of the photo of S. S. Klohooteny moored next to the Crosley. The Crosley is obscured by the pier, which is unfortunate, as accompanying notes indicate Rosemary was in a dinghy scraping barnacles off both vessels when the photo was taken.

Heinrich added that perhaps because of an error in translation, the notes may actually indicate that Rosemary was simply dingy. Who knows ? It's all water under the pier.
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Rosemary was a long time barnacle scraper from way back. Her youth
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This is perhaps a better photo of Rosemary at work.
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Burger in Spokane wrote:
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Rosemary was a long time barnacle scraper from way back. Her youth
was spent in the barnacle beds above Puckersville.
Excellent amplification of this interesting thread. Wayback was a short-lived mining boomtown that was flooded when the Schist Creek Dam was built, forming Schist Lake where barnacles were cultivated on a commercial scale to supply the burgeoning trade inedible arthropods. You can look that up in the Cirripedia. Besides being flooded out of her home in Wayback, Rosemary was tired of sleepless nights in a barnacle bed. Arriving in Saddlestring on the interurban schooner, she soon found repose on a feather bed in Ma Hoopstring's Board & Lodging for Single Women.
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Rosemary was always a punctual lass, and she was darn proud of it.
She was more than tickled to find that Ma Hoopstring provided all
rooms at the Home for Single Women with Kalamity Dick's famed Device
for Waking Persons from Sleep, patented under his secret name of
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who liked both apples and gates. Rosemary was never late or missed
a day of work at the barnacle beds, in no small part to Kalamity Dick.

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Post by Rich Bingham » Thu Mar 25, 2021 9:35 am

Thanks for that, Burger. An excellent example that illustrates the elegant simplicity of practically all of KD's mechanical designs. Note that the clock appears to be the same unit employed in the kaphistulator timing cycle.
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Post by Burger in Spokane » Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:19 am

I have no doubt that you are correct about the clock, Rich. KD sourced
many of his parts from Fergler's Hardware, and Ernie Fergler was a stickler
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