Friday, October 31, 2008


LETTER FROM READER

I'm not real sure what you would do about that goat problem....but I've been thinking about getting me a goat to eat my grass. I Laughed with my daughter in law because they bought a horse to eat theirs one time...It didn't take them long to long to figure out the results of that was way worse than grass!!!

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

HELP US UNDERSTAND

Hi, Im Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'.
I've been thinkin' about this communication problem that men and women seem to have. As a matter of fact I've been thinkin' about it for thirty something years. Men have come to the conclusion that we will never know what women are thinkin' and it scares us enough that we ain't sure that we really want to know. We realize that most of us are really insensitive and the truth is most of us just can't help that. We can't guess what it is that you want, you have to spell it out and it is best if you spell it out real slow. These ain't even our biggest problems in communication.
It's bad enough that we ain't intuitive enough to know what you are thinkin' and ain't sensitive enough to know what you want but I have a confession to make. Half the time we don't even know what your are sayin'.
Please don't get me wrong we love ya'll a bunch and we do want to please you (most of the time) and all we really want is for you to be happy and we'll do our best to make you happy if you will just help us. Here are some ways you can help.
When you want us to do something ask us. Don't make a statement about what you want done. If you want us to take out the garbage don't say, "That garbage is beginning to stink." That don't require us to respond because we might not be able to smell it or we might smell it but it don't bother us as much as gettin' up to take it out. If you say, "Would you take the garbage out?"(Saying please ain't mandatory but it is nice), then we will respond usually by taking out the garbage.
This works also with other statements that should be phrased as questions.
"The grass in the backyard is so high I'm afraid of snakes." "My car is almost out of gas and I have to go to work tomorrow." "That tire on my car is still low." "We don't have any milk or bread." "The kids won't go to bed." "The goat got in the garden and wet on the turnip greens." "You didn't shave today."
I reckon I could give more examples but you get the idea. Now just to help us out and help us understand what you are trying to say, go back and read these and see if you can think of a way to put these into the form of a request so we will know what you want.
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. If you would send me an email or a comment on these I might have enough stuff to write for a week.
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Monday, October 27, 2008

FISHING

Hi, I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'.
I reckon a man is gettin' old when the things he used to enjoy doing tire him out so much that he has to rest up from relaxin'. I took off last week a couple of days and went fishin'.Actually it was more like a couple of days of meditatin'. I did catch fish though, I caught one each day.
I saw one man at the bait shop and asked him if he was goin' fishin'. "Naw," he replied, "It was bad enough a few years back when I got too sorry to work but I've done got too sorry to hunt and fish now." Not only did I not think bad of him, I felt that I had kind of found a kindred spirit.
The one good thing about the fishin' trip was that I let my fishin' buddy have the fish and I didn't have to clean 'em. We didn't catch many fish but we had a pretty good time just visitin' and catchin' up on things. He said he had been real busy lately and it seemed like everything in the world had been comin' up and keepin' him runnin' day and night. He said, "I'll be glad when things get back to normal."
I thought a lot about things gettin' back to normal. I am not sure it is good for things to get back to normal because lately for me normal has been hectic.
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. I kind of wish things would just get back to being calm. That might not be normal but it sure would be nice.
Thank ya'll for readin' and especially thank ya'll for the comments. They are what makes it all worth the effort.

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Friday, October 24, 2008

I CONFESS- IT'S PART MY FAULT

Hi, I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'.

This economic mess has got everybody all stirred up. I reckon there is reason to be stirred up. The bad part about it is all them politicians say they can fix it, usually by spendin' more money. Another thing is they all want to blame it on the other party. To the best of my recollection we've had a president from one party and a congress from the other party for the last several years. Seems to me there is plenty of blame to be accepted as well as throwed around.
People quit spendin' money, mainly I think, 'cause gas went up and we are all so spoiled we just kept on drivin' and buyin' gas and so we didn't have money to buy other stuff. When we quit buyin' stuff people didn't need to make stuff and when people don't make stuff factories close and people lose their job. When people don't have jobs they can't buy stuff, even gasoline, and they stay home and even when gas goes back down they can't afford to buy it. I could keep rantin' and ravin' but you get the picture. It is a vicious cycle and we are headed downhill ridin' with no brakes.
I know you have started thinkin' too. I know you are askin' "How in the world could this be partly Bo's fault?"
I'll tell you how. When I go in and buy something I don't even stop sometimes to see who made it until I get home and start to assemble it. (You can't buy nothin' already put together anymore) It is evident to me then when I go through most of the instruction book and can't find a word I can understand because it is in a foreign language. I usually figure out then that I've got to turn the book over and start from the other side. It is supposedly written in English but usually not by anyone who understands English. I still can't figure out how to assemble whatever it is and then I see that it is made in a foreign country. I remember when we used to have all sorts of little factories and plants that made stuff. Now I see a bunch of excess cargo containers around because we just import stuff. I am as guilty as anyone so I ain't pointing my finger at nobody.
I do know that usin' credit cards to pay monthly bills ain't a good idea. I do know that I was smart enough to buy me a home that I could afford to make payments on even if times got hard. I will defend myself a little though. None of that stock market mess was my fault. I invest most of my money in commodities, utilities and the Health care industry. By that I mean by the time I buy groceries, pay the light bill, and take care of medical bills there ain't much left.
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'. I'm going to go out and try to do my best to help this financial mess though.I am going down to the Grab Sum Grub and get me a Yoohoo and a Moon Pie, they are both good American Products.
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

FOOTBALL SEASON

Hi, I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'.
Football in the South is serious business. I like football and my wife says that I watch too much football on weekends. I really don't understand what she means by too much. I promise I don't watch over 10 hours on Saturday and about 8 hours on Sunday. That ain't no more than 5 or six games a week. I would probably watch more but we ain't got cable.
My wife asks me silly questions about football like, "Are you going to watch football tonight." The answer is always the same, "Only if there is a game on." She will ask, "Who is playing?" If I don't know who happens to be scheduled to play on TV she will say "If you don't know who is playing, how do you know you want to watch it." There is a very simple answer, "I want to watch it because it is football."
I only played football in junior high. I was very small for my age and the coaches used me for a tackle dummy so the big boys wouldn't get hurt. People ask me what position I used to play. I used to play tailback. I know I was a tailback because when I would ask the coach to put me in the game he would yell, "Get your tail back on the bench, Lumpkin."
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin', I wonder if I could convince my wife that gettin' cable would stimulate the economy and possibly save this nation from economic ruin.

A GOOD SCARE


Monday, October 20, 2008

BACK TO BASICS

Hi, I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'.
I have kind of fallen behind on sharin' my thoughts and opinions, which might suit some of you just fine. I've been workin' on several projects at one time and have kind of been like the man that jumped on the horse and rode off in all directions.
I'm going to continue with the comics but I think I need to add more writin'. I am hoping to enhance the comics with more characters and more backgrounds and settings. I hope to improve the comic strips with some sound effects and even some voices from time to time. I hope to get back to making some movies soon.
One of the improvements I'd like to make is to have some reader input. If ya'll know of a funny story that really happened to someone you can email it to me and I'll use it. You might just want to send me an email with some suggestions or just an opinion. If you have a really funny picture you want to share I might like to publish that. (Make it sort of original like one you or a friend took. All those that get forwarded to everyone have already been seen.)
I know this ain't Americas Funniest Home videos but if you have a funny one you have made send it and I might can use it. The purpose of this Website is to have fun and entertain.
I would like to get as many visitors to this page as possible so be sure and tell your friends about it or email it to them. I will be putting part of this on the site on a regular basis but I will try to add a comic or something new when I do. (People don't usually go into the archives to read something like this so I need to do it regular to remind everyone.)
Thank ya'll for readin' and especially thank ya'll for the comments. They are what makes it all worth the effort.
(Special Note: I will be away both Tuesday and Wednesday and will not post anything. I started to tell you I'm going to be out doing research but the truth is I am going fishin' for a couple of days. I hope it will turn into research and I'll get a thought or two to share with you while I'm on the lake)
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Friday, October 17, 2008

BO KNOWS

Hey ya'll, I'm still thinkin' and I want ya'll to be sure to leave a comment and check out my videos. I hope to have some new ones soon but I know a bunch of you ain't watched the old ones yet so give them a look. I sure would like to get some good emails sharing your experiences that maybe I could share with the readers. Be sure to keep it clean and don't be too awful mean to nobody. I just want you to help me make this a better place to visit. Be sure and leave a comment.
Bo.

MAKING LAWS


Wednesday, October 15, 2008

The Ones Who Make Things Run

T. Joiner
It's not the man that makes words rhyme,or has a part in a play,It's never a sports superstar or actor who saves the day.
It's the average American worker who gets the hard jobs done,
If we should honor anyone,it's the ones who make things run.

It's not the face of some rich girl that we see on TV,
It's not the foreign royalty that means a thing to me.

It's the average American worker who gets the hard jobs done,
If we should honor anyone,it's the ones who make things run.

It's the ones who keep my lights on,and the ones who grow my food,
It's the ones who make the stuff I use that makes my life so good.

It's the average American worker who gets the hard jobs done,
If we should honor anyone,it's the ones who make things run.

If they are going to have a TV show and give out nice awards,
There should be a category for cleaning houses and cutting yards.

It's the average American worker who gets the hard jobs done,
If we should honor anyone,it's the ones who make things run.

Monday, October 6, 2008

WHO IS THAT?

Hi, I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin'.
Some people's character sure does get better when they pass away. I asked Bro. Ben Shorter, pastor of Gatorhead Baptist Church, how he handled it when he had to preach the funeral of some ornery old cuss who died. Bro. Ben said he usually didn't say much one way or the other about the departed and would just preach a short sermon.
He went on to say that he knew some of his preacher friends who would kind of put a haze on reality on occasion. He said he wasn't actually present but heard about one funeral of such a person.
Bro. Ben said, "The preacher went on and on about what a fine person the deceased was, making statements like, He was a good faithful husband. He was a good daddy. He was a hard worker and good provider for his family. His neighbors were lucky to have a man like him in the community because he was always willing to help out those in need or those who were less fortunate."
Bro. Ben said that the man's widow reached over and nudged her son and said, "Boy, go up there and see who's in that casket. We must be in the wrong service because I know that ain't your daddy that preacher is talking about."
I'm Bo Lumpkin and I've been thinkin', when I depart this world for the next one I hope someone can say a few good things about me without having to be too creative. I reckon about the best thing that could be said about a man would be, "He did the best he knew how to do."

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Comic Strips

I noticed that not many people have viewed my comic strip videos. Just click on Bo Lumpkin Movies in the right hand corner of this page and it will take you to them.

Ya'll ain't been leavin' comments either. I like to know when someone is readin' this.

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