Around here, we have the hognosed snake. Completely harmless. But it’s a good bluffer. If you bother it, it will spread its head, almost like a cobra, hissing and shaking its tail. If that doesn’t work, it will strike… but it doesn’t open its mouth… so it’s just a bump from its nose. If that doesn’t make you retreat, it will go into convulsions to make you think it’s got some horrible disease. Finally, it will play dead: laying still, belly up, mouth agape and tongue hanging out. But if you roll it over onto its belly, it will roll onto its back again, as if that is the only proper way to be dead.
I don’t think it’s over between you and snakes, Tex.
Take care, may Karma Orchestrator Mother “It May Take Me A While But I Will Most Definitely Even All Things Out” Natureord be with you, and gesundheit.
Pep was one of the most elusive and effective boxers in history. He won close to 2000 rounds in his career. One opponent said the fighting Guglielmo Papaleo (you can see why his name was shortened) was like “trying to put out a grass fire just by stomping on it.”. Then again boxing was so corrupt back in the day, winning a round without landing a punch could be possible.
Guglielmo Papaleo (September 19, 1922 – November 23, 2006 at 84) was an American professional boxer, better known as Willie Pep who held the World Featherweight championship twice between the years of 1942 and 1950.
He stood 5 foot -five.
His final record was 229–11–1 with 65 knockouts. Pep, known for his speed, finesse and elusiveness, is considered to be one of the best fighters of the 20th century; after his 199th win, Kid Campeche described his experience by saying, “Fighting Willie Pep is like trying to stomp out a grass fire.”1 Pep was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Pep was voted as the No. 1 featherweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press2 and ranked the No. 1 featherweight of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization in 2005.3 He is currently ranked by BoxRec as the 31st greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
That rubbish about humans being unable to produce their own Vitamin C is so untrue. They’re in your favorite supermarket or drug store on the aisle where they sell vitamins, duh! ;-p
Templo S.U.D. almost 2 years ago
What did Pep do to win that round? Tire out his opponent from all that dodging?
Leroy almost 2 years ago
That’s good to know. I’m going to stop taking hamsters for colds.
sparklite almost 2 years ago
Our hominid ancestors lived in the trees, eating fruit for so long and so much, the ability to make vitamin C atrophied. Use it or lose it.
The dude from FL Premium Member almost 2 years ago
jmolay161 almost 2 years ago
Hence why sailors and sailing guinea pigs used to get scurvy.
jmolay161 almost 2 years ago
Only in Texas! I suppose they have ten gallon hats there made of snakeskin.
jmolay161 almost 2 years ago
I wonder if the snake used to be a reptile that lost its legs during evolution.
Indiana Guy Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Around here, we have the hognosed snake. Completely harmless. But it’s a good bluffer. If you bother it, it will spread its head, almost like a cobra, hissing and shaking its tail. If that doesn’t work, it will strike… but it doesn’t open its mouth… so it’s just a bump from its nose. If that doesn’t make you retreat, it will go into convulsions to make you think it’s got some horrible disease. Finally, it will play dead: laying still, belly up, mouth agape and tongue hanging out. But if you roll it over onto its belly, it will roll onto its back again, as if that is the only proper way to be dead.
Huckleberry Hiroshima almost 2 years ago
I don’t think it’s over between you and snakes, Tex.
Take care, may Karma Orchestrator Mother “It May Take Me A While But I Will Most Definitely Even All Things Out” Natureord be with you, and gesundheit.
PaulAbbott2 almost 2 years ago
Pep was one of the most elusive and effective boxers in history. He won close to 2000 rounds in his career. One opponent said the fighting Guglielmo Papaleo (you can see why his name was shortened) was like “trying to put out a grass fire just by stomping on it.”. Then again boxing was so corrupt back in the day, winning a round without landing a punch could be possible.
zerotvus almost 2 years ago
Mike Tyson won the title without being hit…….
e.groves almost 2 years ago
Back in my boxing days, I was known as the “One Punch Wonder.” Usually, one punch was all it took to knock me out.
Jogger2 almost 2 years ago
“allegedly”? Does that mean it wasn’t fact-checked? It’s an unverified claim?
FassEddie almost 2 years ago
From Wikipedia:
Guglielmo Papaleo (September 19, 1922 – November 23, 2006 at 84) was an American professional boxer, better known as Willie Pep who held the World Featherweight championship twice between the years of 1942 and 1950.
He stood 5 foot -five.
His final record was 229–11–1 with 65 knockouts. Pep, known for his speed, finesse and elusiveness, is considered to be one of the best fighters of the 20th century; after his 199th win, Kid Campeche described his experience by saying, “Fighting Willie Pep is like trying to stomp out a grass fire.”1 Pep was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. Pep was voted as the No. 1 featherweight of the 20th century by the Associated Press2 and ranked the No. 1 featherweight of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization in 2005.3 He is currently ranked by BoxRec as the 31st greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time.
jmolay161 almost 2 years ago
Jason is in his element today! He’s with his main squeeze!
Birdman47 almost 2 years ago
The sun allegedly rose this morning and allegedly turned night into day…Allegedly!!!
spaced man spliff almost 2 years ago
Out here it’s rattlesnakes. Don’t poke your hands under rocks while in the wild.
magicfever495 almost 2 years ago
Eromlig, I still can’t see you.
Keep trying my friend. Hopefully we’ll see you on here soon, with all the others.
Angry Indeed Premium Member almost 2 years ago
That rubbish about humans being unable to produce their own Vitamin C is so untrue. They’re in your favorite supermarket or drug store on the aisle where they sell vitamins, duh! ;-p
jmolay161 almost 2 years ago
Hey, Roaming, another Lone Ranger, is back from RBION purgatory and Down Under too! As I always say, Hi-yo Silver.
198.23.5.11 almost 2 years ago
I covered fights for RING MAGAZINE for 10 years and I recall an old article there about thePep fight.
It was in Minneapolis against a man named Graves and NOT for Pep’s featherweight title.
Pep was a defensive master and he decided to see if he could win just by making his opponent miss.He did.