Missouri Curiosities, 2nd; Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
by Josh YoungFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2006-12-01
Publisher(s): Globe Pequot
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Summary
Missouri Curiosities is your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Show Me State has to offer. In this completely revised and updated edition, humour columnist Josh Young has combed Missouri for the one-of-a-kind gems that make his adopted home state truly unique. With this guide in hand you can visit the annual Great Stone Hill Grape Stomp, the world's largest underground lake, and the Museum of the Dog's Hall of Fame. You'll meet the inventor of the propeller-driven Airbike, a world champion Japanese midget wrestler, and the acknowledged Queen of the Kewpies. You'll also find out which establishments serve baloney burgers, "caveman" barbecue, and hot rolls tossed across the room.
Author Biography
Josh Young's newspaper column, Dang Near Native, has garnered awards in the humor category from the National Newspaper Association two years running. When not roaming the state enjoying the offbeat, Josh may be found at home at his Long Creek Herb Farm, on the Arkansas border.
Table of Contents
| Welcome to the Show Me State | p. ix |
| St. Louis and the River Heritage Region | p. 1 |
| Mark Twain Region | p. 57 |
| Northern Prairie | p. 75 |
| Around Kansas City | p. 97 |
| Central Lakes | p. 121 |
| Ozark Mountain Heritage Region | p. 163 |
| Index | p. 215 |
| About the Author | p. 220 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
Excerpts
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Ozark "Go Get'ers"
In most of America, if you hear someone referred to as "a real go getter," you can be assured he (or she) is a hard working, energetic individual. The same phrase, uttered in the Ozarks, is actually a homonym, with almost the opposite definition. An Ozark "Go Get'er," for generations, has described a fellow whose wife was hired on at the garment factory, the chicken plant, or (many years ago) the tomato canneries. That man might "run" a few cattle on his unfenced land, and certainly he hunted coons with the boys at night, but his main money making activity derived from driving his wife to work in the morning, and "going to get'er" at night.
Ozark "Go Get'ers"
In most of America, if you hear someone referred to as "a real go getter," you can be assured he (or she) is a hard working, energetic individual. The same phrase, uttered in the Ozarks, is actually a homonym, with almost the opposite definition. An Ozark "Go Get'er," for generations, has described a fellow whose wife was hired on at the garment factory, the chicken plant, or (many years ago) the tomato canneries. That man might "run" a few cattle on his unfenced land, and certainly he hunted coons with the boys at night, but his main money making activity derived from driving his wife to work in the morning, and "going to get'er" at night.
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