OK folks. Never, ever, ever ignore diarrhea. Because of something I ate, and really knew I shouldn't, I spent a couple of days in the hospital. All started about three and a half hours after the diarrhea started. Upon leaving the bathroom I began to feel faint and the next thing I know I'm staring at a paramedic. I had collapsed, sat on my knee in a way not intended, hurt my back, fell backwards knocking myself out. After two days and CT's of the head, back, and knee plus x-rays of same I was sent home. They also did an Echo of my heart and scan of my legs for some reason. Glad they did because they found some old blood clots in my right let. The one that had the knee replaced twice. Now I'm on blood thinners.

The sudden dehydration had caused it all. I'm having to use a walker till the knee heals enough to walk by myself. Don't ignore what seems like something relatively harmless. It could be a killer in disguise.

Why will you sometimes see an old boot on a fencepost?

My guesses -

The wife is mad at the husband.
The rancher lost a leg in a freak accident.
The rancher put it there for the community on one-legged pirates living down the road.
The dog ate the other one.

Or, the real reasons - 😁

A rancher is honoring their deceased horse. When a cowboy has a strong bond with his horse, it may become his daily workhorse. Per The Classroom, when a special horse like this is sold or dies, a cowboy will hang a pair of his boots on the fence to symbolize respect for the animal.
Another rancher has passed away. When a comrade passes away, a cowboy may hang a boot on a fence post as a memorial.
The boots have worn out and represent hard work. Because a rancher grows attached to his boots and wears them daily, it’s a tradition to hang them on a fence whenever they have worn out. This represents the hard work the boots made possible.
The rancher is home. This older tradition was to hang boots up to let others know they were home before telephones and electricity made it easier to contact them.

Are there some humorous reasons that didn't occur to me?

CAUTION: ANYONE WHO SCORES 100% ON THIS QUIZ IS OLD...

The answers are below, but don't cheat!

01. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, "Who was that masked man?" Invariably, someone would answer, "I don't know, but he left this behind." "What did he leave behind?_______________________.

02. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we all watched them on the ______________________show.

03. Get your kicks _______________.

04. The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed____________________.

05. In the jungle, the mighty jungle, _________________________.

06. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi, we "danced" under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the _________________________.

07. N_E_S_T_L_E_S, Nestle's makes the very best _______________.

08. Satchmo was America's "ambassador of goodwill." Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was____________________.

09. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?__________________.

10. Red Skeltons hobo character was________________________, and he always ended his television show by saying, "Good night, and_____________________________."

11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam war did so by burning their_________________.

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front, was called the VW. What other names did it go by__________________________&_______________________.

13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song about, "the day the music died." This was a tribute to _________________________.

14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit. The Russians did it; it was called _____________________.

15. One of the big fads of the late 50's and 60's was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the ___________.


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01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.
02. The Ed Sullivan show.
03. Route 66
04. to protect the innocent.
05. The Lion sleeps tonight.
06. The limbo
07. chocolate.
08. Louis Armstrong
09. The Timex watch.
10. Freddy the freeloader, and "Good night, and may God Bless."
11. draft cards (the bra was also burned); And so, in some cases, were Flags
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. sputnik
15. hoola-hoop

Generally, copyright protection is to ensure an artists's/cartonists's/author's work is not used by someone else for monetary gain without permission or compensation. Although I can see where it's technically illegal (like jaywalking) once a piece is on the internet, I'm sure the originator is aware his/her work is going to be shared.

For an environmental conference I was organizing I once contacted Larson's office to ask if we could reproduce a cartoon as part of the advertising for the conference. I explained we were a not-for-profit organization (NH Dept. of Environmental Services), we would not use the cartoon to make money and it would benefit the environment. Larson's staff was sympathetic and said they understood his work was commonly reproduced for a variety of reasons but preferrd we wouldn't use his work as a general policy. They stopped short of saying they'd take legal action if we did. We ended up honoring their request.