tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post1351639656200927251..comments2023-12-22T04:08:47.995-06:00Comments on Hey look, a chicken!: The Fruit Salad (by Billy Coffey)katdishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-53261440507011605712009-07-30T13:40:13.736-05:002009-07-30T13:40:13.736-05:00Oh wow. This is a fantastic story. Your Grandma wa...Oh wow. This is a fantastic story. Your Grandma was one smart cookie.Elaina M. Avaloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016519406477182338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-79959498305467365572009-07-28T14:25:50.170-05:002009-07-28T14:25:50.170-05:00Love that story, Billy. What a great life lesson t...Love that story, Billy. What a great life lesson to learn from your Grandma.<br /><br />@Steph, I hear ya. Both of my grandmothers cuss WAY more than I would ever dream of doing!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939987028726182741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-53723318869225016172009-07-27T17:31:08.711-05:002009-07-27T17:31:08.711-05:00This is the exact type of post that what goes in b...This is the exact type of post that what goes in bad, comes out bad that I just wrote a product review on at my blog. Interesting. Good stuff I might add! Love your story. Wise woman your grandma is!! Very wise!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521680021323003843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-57783826057828271442009-07-27T15:15:41.526-05:002009-07-27T15:15:41.526-05:00I love how your grandmother handled that! Mine wou...I love how your grandmother handled that! Mine would have gone with soap on the one side, a solid slap on the other. Somehow I think the fruit salad is a much better metaphor.Rebecca https://www.blogger.com/profile/05049268645214229527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-43661601814742238762009-07-27T14:48:31.391-05:002009-07-27T14:48:31.391-05:00Wise grandma- good lesson for all of us.
Glad you...Wise grandma- good lesson for all of us.<br /><br />Glad you later found your sense of style (ahem).sherrihttp://matteroffactsite.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-29825438245189726852009-07-27T13:10:40.363-05:002009-07-27T13:10:40.363-05:00I, too, think you look adorable in that shirt, Bil...I, too, think you look adorable in that shirt, Billy.<br />Your grandma handled the situation very well. My momma handled cussing with a smack across the mouth. Don't be too hard on her. She didn't do that for just any offense....just cussing. As a matter of fact, I think the only time I remember being smacked was for taking God's name in vain (in my house, THAT was the big one...)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070555200892952455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-32277141444564895562009-07-27T12:51:26.070-05:002009-07-27T12:51:26.070-05:00Billy,
Your grandma was a very wise woman...I like...Billy,<br />Your grandma was a very wise woman...I like her style!Beth E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04996230415386423039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-11120945141252739782009-07-27T11:41:31.465-05:002009-07-27T11:41:31.465-05:00OH yeah. I remember this one. LOVE it just as muc...OH yeah. I remember this one. LOVE it just as much now as I did then. Prunes in Jello. Way to go GRAMS!<br /><br />Thanks for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-61881236134008541732009-07-27T11:21:10.460-05:002009-07-27T11:21:10.460-05:00What's wrong with that shirt?
I think he'...What's wrong with that shirt?<br /><br />I think he's stylin'Peter Phttp://blog.hafchurch.org/peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-25894134256230539342009-07-27T11:11:22.443-05:002009-07-27T11:11:22.443-05:00Yep, I remember this one. :) Good stuff.Yep, I remember this one. :) Good stuff.jasonShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420776820764592085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-73890955719525266912009-07-27T10:33:12.651-05:002009-07-27T10:33:12.651-05:00One of the first stories by Billy that I read too....One of the first stories by Billy that I read too. Very cool.<br /><br />My grandma cussed like a sailor. She also not only made me wear ugly 70s clothes; she sewed them for me.<br /><br />Great post. Katdish, you are an excellent nasty pimp. We're all so proud.Stephanie Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856446767908308441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-76924317681221549462009-07-27T09:19:43.079-05:002009-07-27T09:19:43.079-05:00What a wonderful story. You really have a gift wi...What a wonderful story. You really have a gift with words.Lanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770604913766064399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-48222467083741867192009-07-27T09:14:40.512-05:002009-07-27T09:14:40.512-05:00Powerful message from such a simple reference....a...Powerful message from such a simple reference....awesome!~*Michelle*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12973255141669832129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-67374317127931370842009-07-27T09:07:57.109-05:002009-07-27T09:07:57.109-05:00I knew you weren't going to let me down...and ...I knew you weren't going to let me down...and you didn't! You never do! Bravo, Billy...BRAVO!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13114076859455081016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-2723258692142712362009-07-27T08:23:38.382-05:002009-07-27T08:23:38.382-05:00Love it. What a good grandma. Did everyone have ...Love it. What a good grandma. Did everyone have that neighbor kid? Because we did, too.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573016840618175525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-84463646134058384662009-07-27T07:55:25.084-05:002009-07-27T07:55:25.084-05:00Kelly - In my own defense, that picture was taken ...Kelly - In my own defense, that picture was taken in 1976. My mother dressed me. And I thank the good Lord above that Katdish agreed to crop the pants out of the picture.Billy Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988347213957444145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-47903224728752423112009-07-27T07:52:41.429-05:002009-07-27T07:52:41.429-05:00I can't pick on the shirt... It's much mo...I can't pick on the shirt... It's much more stylish than some of the stuff my parents dressed me in back during the late 70's and early 80's... But I do have to say, "Aww! Look at freckle-face!"<br /><br />This was one of my first stories, too.<br /><br />I've never been much of a cusser. Yet somehow, when I got involved with boys ministries, the guys gave me a curious nickname. Little Cussin' Woman. Kinda ironic since none of 'em have ever heard me cuss. And the bishop thinks it's funny. Go figure.Sarah Salterhttp://www.sarahsalter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-24621300798216780422009-07-27T07:41:20.788-05:002009-07-27T07:41:20.788-05:00For the record, Kelly is the one who broke spades ...For the record, Kelly is the one who broke spades with the shirt comment, not me...katdishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210738418270395622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-35762047140076785302009-07-27T07:39:59.623-05:002009-07-27T07:39:59.623-05:00First things first...."NICE SHIRT!" (gri...First things first...."NICE SHIRT!" (grin). <br /><br />Loved the story, your grandma was a wise woman. yeah, I bet my Grammy would have hung out with her. (That's high praise.)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458659497370768232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-42385702163564708572009-07-27T07:23:19.595-05:002009-07-27T07:23:19.595-05:00Jon's Mennonite grandpa once got so made (not ...Jon's Mennonite grandpa once got so made (not sure if it was at Jon or in general) he dropped the 'JP' bomb. Let out a big old 'Judas Priest!'.<br /><br />Probably as close as he ever got to swearing.<br /><br />And you're lucky my friend, that all your grandma did was put prunes in your jello.Annie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774350914255922163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-67763359693930840172009-07-27T06:20:55.196-05:002009-07-27T06:20:55.196-05:00That was great Kat! I really enjoyed it :)That was great Kat! I really enjoyed it :)♥ Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591559212770014981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-3884281902204183962009-07-27T02:50:32.345-05:002009-07-27T02:50:32.345-05:00Wonderful lesson! It's so true. Sorry about th...Wonderful lesson! It's so true. Sorry about the prunes.Tanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518718614911804428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-85239354014914374072009-07-27T02:24:42.501-05:002009-07-27T02:24:42.501-05:00I love this, your grandma was a very wise lady.I love this, your grandma was a very wise lady.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275456448997619944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-10856854409126055182009-07-27T01:51:38.587-05:002009-07-27T01:51:38.587-05:00Apparently, the Scriptures are true:
"You wi...Apparently, the Scriptures are true:<br /><br />"You will know them by their fruit".....suspended in Jello or not.<br /><br />Fortunately, the Fruit of the Spirit is not prunes, though pruning back on the unsavory words was a wise move.Keystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465358638077475521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558065865093418290.post-8114674728005191922009-07-27T01:47:48.655-05:002009-07-27T01:47:48.655-05:00This was one of your first stories I read. Love it...This was one of your first stories I read. Love it. My favorite is "Friends don't teach you things like that." The wisdom to discern "cool" from "friend" comes a little too late in life. Often after age 6.Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906584712170733253noreply@blogger.com