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by Willie the Wet Wease on July 3rd, 2009
Cooter Brown was a half-breed (Half Cherokee, Half Black) who lived in south Louisiana on a small plot of land given to him by an old Cajun fur trapper. Cooter lived alone in the old Cajun's shack. When the civil war broke out, Cooter didn't want to choose sides, because he didn't know who might win. He didn't like people much and was fearful of either side. Because of this, Cooter, who was a heavy drinker anyway, began drinking all the time. Cooter always dressed like an indian so as to confirm the fact that he was an indian and not a negro. And as such, he was a free man. Whenever soldiers (Yanks or Rebels)showed-up in the area they would always find him drunk. Often times he'd offer the soldiers a drink. Word began to spread about the crazy, drunken indian named Cooter Brown. By the time the war ended, Cooter couldn't stop drinking if he had wanted to. One night his shack caught fire and burned completely to the ground. When locals investigated the burned site the next day there was nothing that remained of Cooter's body. They surmised that old Cooter had so much alcohol in him that he had just burned up. Since then Cooter Brown has been synonymous with inebriety. Submitted by: Willie the Wet Weasel
The game always stays the same,only the players change. Maybe we need to change the game so we can change the outcome. What do you think?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker 17 hours ago
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by RosieGHM Jetpacker 14 hours ago
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by RosieGHM Jetpacker 15 hours ago
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Old School spoke of "well-intentioned bungling". Can you give me any example of that?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker 17 hours ago
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Would you like your neighborhood to be declared a separate state tomorrow? What would you and your neighbor's call this new state?
by PrivateGomerSpooner 16 hours ago
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You're reading Okay, we have all heard the expression: "Drunker than Cooter Brown." My question is, who is/was Cooter Brown?
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