Aubrey Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 In some circles... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mythfolk/message/2414 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 bump, because if y'all'd read the link, you'd be laughing yourselves out of your chairs, but that's ok, because when my sis sent it to me, I ignored it, too. She had to actually call me on the phone for me to look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Aubrey, I actually checked the link earlier. I have to admit I was confused.:blushing: Is it an inside joke? Jo edit: btw- I don't get the connection between you being an author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 bump, because if y'all'd read the link, you'd be laughing yourselves out of your chairs, but that's ok, because when my sis sent it to me, I ignored it, too. She had to actually call me on the phone for me to look at it. I tried the link earlier, but it said the article was no longer available. I was really confused, but didn't want to admit it. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Okay, I read it, recognized your name.................is this a crazy uncle of yours? Do we need to watch our pigs if you're around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 wha? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I think this is Aubrey's dad's obituary, which Aubrey wrote and submitted. It all hinges around the following, "And he was the best storyteller since Mark Twain." :lol: I like it!! http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/obituaries/stories/DRC_obits_0927.\ 9a93e21e.html Robert Wayne Townsend DENTON - Robert Wayne Townsend died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, at home, at age 49. Wayne was born Sept. 11, 1956, in Denton, Texas. He graduated from Denton High School in 1976, where he met and later married Cynthia Clark. For the next 30 years, Wayne was self-employed as an industrial X-ray technician by night. By day, he worked as a medical doctor, bank robber, barbecue master chef, Olympic volleyball hopeful, racecar driver, professional baseball player, seamstress, barber, undercover operative for the CIA and Santa Claus. And he was the best storyteller since Mark Twain. Unfortunately, much of his activity was undocumented and undercover, and he used many aliases, so the remaining body of his work is undisclosed. Wayne was preceded in death by his father, Robert W. Townsend, and his sister Tammy Faulkner, who shared his birthday. He is survived by his mother, Charlene Townsend of Denton; his sisters, Kathy Butler of Arkansas and Lisa DeMore of Aubrey; one brother, Tony Townsend of Tennessee; one brother-in-law, David DeMore; three children, Aubrey Townsend Lively, Leslie Townsend Ferguson and R. Walker Townsend; and two sons-in-law, Landon Lively and David Ferguson. He is also survived by grandchildren John and Grace Lively. Although his final wishes were to be taken to a taxidermist, honorary pallbearers are Reed Sallee and Eddi Millichamp. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Denton Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Denton Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Denton Funeral Home and Cremation Services. ETA: I don't get the "pig-hanger" thing. Apparently I haven't lived in TX long enough to have stumbled across that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Oh my gosh, I'm a moron--sorry! Yes, this is my dad's obit. The website is some kind of alien-tracking thing. I don't know. BUT somebody there randomly found dad's obit, & it stood out to them enough that they reposted it on their boards. Iow, I'm famous in the alien-weird-things circles. At least w/ that one guy. I mean, he totally misread the obit, but, given the way I wrote it, that would be easy to do. There was no secret meaning behind the Mark Twain ref. It was just a really, really good obit. Wonder if there's a market for those? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 There was no secret meaning behind the Mark Twain ref. Sorry, I didn't mean it that way, that there was a "secret meaning"... I just meant that it sounded like all the things you wrote about him were either stories that he had told, or your way of honoring your dad's imaginative (?) personality. He must have been quite a character! It was just a really, really good obit. I agree. Wonder if there's a market for those? ;) I was so glad not to have to write obits for my MIL and FIL. I don't think I could have done either of them justice at the time, b/c the circumstances of the ends of their lives were so difficult. It would have been impossible to capture my MIL's sparkle. Come to think of it, I'll bet you there is a market! ;) Hope you have a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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