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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Lilliputian Drinking Laws
After an incident with a Lilliputian drunk driver, I suspected Lilliputian attitudes toward drinking were different than our own. The banquet in observance of the eve of the national Lilliputian elections further confirmed my suspicions. The Donkgop, Medid Wherding, led … Continue reading
Posted in Arthur C. Gulliver, Customs, Government, Joseph Martin Cunningham, Language, There's a New Shuffle in Lilliput
Tagged Admiral Spraygrees, Andrew Volstead, bathtub gin, Donkgop, drinking, drunk, drunkeness, elections, liquor, Medid Wherding, Nitpooperler Hirear, Onk Watwil, Prohibition, Randew Olvedts, ruquats, scazpop, spiritus frumenti, thgbainbut, whiskey
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The Springer Times, May 13, 1921
On Friday, May 13, 1921, The Springer Times published their Springer High School Edition. It reads much like school newspapers everywhere, featuring articles on school sports, activities, and writings by the students. At the time, Joseph Cunningham was 16 years … Continue reading
Posted in About, Childhood, Joseph Martin Cunningham, New Mexico, Springer
Tagged Airdale, animal, Anna Sewell, basket ball, basketball, Beautiful Joe, Black Beauty, Black Stallion, Bummer, Burris Cunningham, Carl Shirley, countryside, description, dog, Eric Knight, Evans Milton, evening coolness, exploration, geology, horse, Joseph Cunningham, Larry Abreu, Lassie Come-Home, Lawrence Abreu, local color, Margaret Marshal Saunders, mountains, New Mexico, oil, oil drilling, Paul Bruce, pet, Raymond Tindall, Roy Hunter, short story, Sophomore, Springer, Springer High School, sunset, The Hunch, The Springer Times, Walter Farley, Yellow Boy
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