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<p>Yep, that's the one. It was only the last couple of weeks of
Rufous chatter that reminded me of Tom and his joke(s). The first
time we visited him there were fewer visitors than usual, so Tom,
with his dog, decided to share stories, and that seemed to be a
favorite. Thanks.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/14/2022 1:20 PM, John Seiferth
wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Not claiming this is the correct joke, but it’s
good nonetheless…</div>
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caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">A
seaman meets a pirate in a port, and talk turns to their
adventures on the sea. The seaman notes that the pirate has a
peg leg, a hook, and an eye patch. The seaman asks, "So, how
did you end up with the peg leg?"</p>
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caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The
pirate replies, "Aye, matey, we was in a storm at sea, and I
was swept overboard into a school of sharks. Just as me men
were pulling me out, a shark bit me leg off."</p>
<p style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family:
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inherit; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: baseline;
caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"Wow!"
said the seaman. "What about your hook?"</p>
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caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"Well,"
replied the pirate, "We were boarding an enemy ship and were
battling the other sailors with swords. One of the enemy cut
my hand off."</p>
<p style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;
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caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"Incredible!"
remarked the seaman. "How did you get the eye patch?"</p>
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caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"A
sea-gull dropping fell into me eye," replied the pirate.</p>
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caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"You
lost your eye to a sea-gull dropping?" the sailor asked
incredulously.</p>
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caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">"Not
exactly," said the pirate. "It was me first day with the
hook."</p>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Aug 14, 2022, at 13:15, creinsch
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<p>Unfortunately neither my spouse or I have accurate/complete
memories of the tale, but the sailor was missing an eye, an
arm and a leg for looking when he shouldn't have. So now we
are haunted by joke we cannot recall. Thanks a lot Tom.</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/14/2022 12:56 PM, <a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">I
suppose it has something to do with poop; but, what is
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Wings,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Jan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jan Stewart<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">922 E Spruce Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sequim, WA 98382-3518<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tweeters <a
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href="mailto:tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true"><tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu></a>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alan Roedell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 14, 2022 11:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> creinsch <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:creinsch@comcast.net"
moz-do-not-send="true"><creinsch@comcast.net></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> tweeters <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true"><tweeters@u.washington.edu></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tweeters] early Rufous
Hummingbirds, Tom Lamb, Dixie,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
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why shouldn't a sailor look up at the sky?<o:p></o:p></p>
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Seattle <o:p></o:p></p>
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Sat, Aug 13, 2022, 5:07 PM creinsch <<a
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class="moz-txt-link-freetext">creinsch@comcast.net</a>>
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the last 22 years we have had only occasional Rufous
in the yard: <br>
one or two in late March, and maybe three or four in
August. None <br>
stayed for more than a day.<br>
<br>
This year has been very different, and we are unsure
why. There were <br>
several immature Rufous in June, and then on August
1st three arrived <br>
and stayed for a little over four days. The fighting
with the Anna's was <br>
ferocious, and the Anna's eventually went into
hiding. Since then at <br>
least one Rufous appears every couple of days, and
the fighting <br>
(bickering) resumes.<br>
<br>
Are the weather/climate and fires up North
accelerating the migration? <br>
I have wondered for sometime if some Rufous are
completing their <br>
Northern migration here, and the immature are
actually fledging here. <br>
Is there any evidence of that?<br>
<br>
And I have a question for anyone who remembers Tom
Lamb of Dixie (NE of <br>
Walla Walla): Tom had house low in the foothills,
where over the years <br>
he had assembled something like 65 hummingbird
feeders around his <br>
property. During Spring and Fall migrations the
place was crazy with <br>
Rufous, Black Chinned, and Calliope, with lots of
noise from the <br>
quarreling birds and visitors having close-up
encounters. Tom passed <br>
away in 2014.<br>
<br>
The question: Does anyone here remember Tom's joke
about why a sailor <br>
should not look up (toward the sky)?<br>
<br>
Chuck Reinsch<br>
Magnolia, Seattle<br>
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