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08/28/2020 03:57PM
New Trip Report posted by sns
Trip Name: DeWormed (alternate title “As the Worm Turns”).
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Trip Name: DeWormed (alternate title “As the Worm Turns”).
Entry Point: 20
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"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ
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08/28/2020 06:17PM
What great theater! Each act was funny in its own right, and the combination was a scream--after reading/laughing through it for myself, I called my wife in for the second reading. (And thanks for the Kingston Trio/MTA reference--I'm old enough to remember it well, so didn't need to look it up.)
TZ
TZ
If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. African Proverb
08/28/2020 09:54PM
Nice!!! I wonder if he ever made it out. Probably still wandering around talking to himself somewhere. Someone will find him next spring still wandering around.
"In wilderness is the salvation of mankind." Thoreau.
08/28/2020 11:23PM
LMAO, I have tears running down my face. That was hilarious! And your reference to MTA was the final crack up to any astonishing story! That song brings back fond memories of singing at camp, but now it has even more meaning!
But in all seriousness, Charlie was incredibly lucky that he stumbled upon you. Hopefully he will learn to use a map and compass in the future.
Thank you, thank you for the cure to a crummy week.
But in all seriousness, Charlie was incredibly lucky that he stumbled upon you. Hopefully he will learn to use a map and compass in the future.
Thank you, thank you for the cure to a crummy week.
08/29/2020 02:05PM
For all those folks way too young to have heard the Charlie of the MTA song and the story behind it, here its by the Kingston Trio. It is to the tune of Wreck of the Old 97, an even older train song.
Charlie of the MTA
Charlie of the MTA
08/30/2020 07:28AM
Obviosly you are a trained writer, or poet, or savant writer perhaps. Well done!
May I say that there are folks, and groups like charlie out there all over in the bwca. I have run into many bizzare situations out there and it is indeed a miricle of our Lord that the paper doesnt have a page dedicated to people who end up in peril such as Charlie.
Tom
May I say that there are folks, and groups like charlie out there all over in the bwca. I have run into many bizzare situations out there and it is indeed a miricle of our Lord that the paper doesnt have a page dedicated to people who end up in peril such as Charlie.
Tom
08/31/2020 12:11PM
First, thank you for all the kind compliments. Don't worry, my wife is now home and she has my ego back down to normal size.
A photo of Poor Old Charlie? I think he deserves some anonymity!
Whiskey Jack in the winter? Why not! I'd be interested to hear if it has any game fish...perhaps I just suck at fishing. Most likely it has no fish AND I suck at fishing, both.
Scat, DeWormed was perhaps a weak title, just a reference to Angleworm and the truncated nature of the trip. Oh, and I dewormed Cerberus that one time...
Saltdog, love the L&F suggestion!
A photo of Poor Old Charlie? I think he deserves some anonymity!
Whiskey Jack in the winter? Why not! I'd be interested to hear if it has any game fish...perhaps I just suck at fishing. Most likely it has no fish AND I suck at fishing, both.
Scat, DeWormed was perhaps a weak title, just a reference to Angleworm and the truncated nature of the trip. Oh, and I dewormed Cerberus that one time...
Saltdog, love the L&F suggestion!
"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ
09/01/2020 10:11PM
Looks like I have a hall pass from my spouse for ReWorming. (That does not sound right, does it?)
Gonna go give the Worm another turn, with one less Charlie.
Gonna go give the Worm another turn, with one less Charlie.
"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ
05/15/2021 09:25AM
cwiener: yes, the Whiskey Jack Lake site has all the accoutrements of a normal bwca campsite, including a latrine.
Of course, Charlie might still be sitting there.
I was worried that it might not be OK to camp there on an overnight paddle permit, but I asked and got the skinny from the Forest Service: totally fine.
I'd like to find out if there are any fish in there...
Of course, Charlie might still be sitting there.
I was worried that it might not be OK to camp there on an overnight paddle permit, but I asked and got the skinny from the Forest Service: totally fine.
I'd like to find out if there are any fish in there...
"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ
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