Introduction

[jtoorish]

Just a brief message to say hello. I'm looking forward to getting to know this board.

Jeff

Welcome!

tj

"You're a daisy if you do." --Doc Holiday

"I'm your huckle bearer." --Doc Holiday

[DeWayne]

"You're a daisy if you do." --Doc Holiday

"I'm your huckle bearer." --Doc Holiday

I always thought it was huckleberry

Pall bearers would wear a huckleberry twig on their lapels, thus were known as huckle bearers.

"I'm your huckle bearer" meant "I'm your pall bearer," or "I'll put you in your grave."

[Jay]

Welcome! Where do you hail from?

[DeWayne]

Pall bearers would wear a huckleberry twig on their lapels, thus were known as huckle bearers.

"I'm your huckle bearer" meant "I'm your pall bearer," or "I'll put you in your grave."

Okay, I have heard the expression before (yes my hearing is bad, guess it has been bad for longer than I knew) but never heard the story behind it. I guess subconciously I was hearing the "berry" as opposed to "bearer". Thanks for the info, that was actually a rather interesting bit of trivia 8)

[jtoorish]

Welcome! Where do you hail from?

I live in Maine, cave dive in Florida and Mexico. Just got back from an expedition taking photos for Advanced Diver Magazine.

(And as for the huckleberry or "huckle bearer" question: http://home.earthlink.net/~knuthco1/...errysource.htm )

[Jay]

Cool!

I am originally from NH and have been down here full time for 6 years.

Welcome! Where do you hail from?

I live in Maine, cave dive in Florida and Mexico. Just got back from an expedition taking photos for Advanced Diver Magazine.

(And as for the huckleberry or "huckle bearer" question: http://home.earthlink.net/~knuthco1/...errysource.htm )

[jtoorish]

Cool!

I am originally from NH and have been down here full time for 6 years.

It is still cold in the winter in New England.