so full of electricity he could locate buried gold, silver and copper

[jeff of pa]

• The Press Herald (Pine Grove, Pennsylvania)
• 08 Nov 1929, Fri
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[DizzyDigger]

Seems they had some weird people back then.....

 

[jeff of pa]

I knew a man who could not wear a wrist watch.
something in his blood

 

[boogeyman]

I knew a man who could not wear a wrist watch.
something in his blood

My grandfather was the same way. We gave him lots of the cheap digital watches. Twenty minutes was the longest any lasted.

In those days you always grabbed a few salt-tabs walking out the door. Always wondered if all the salt caused him to be more conductive.

 

[signal_line]

Cast iron cookware can put a high amount of iron in your blood. Don't know if that has anything to do with it.

 

[CreakyDigger]

Stories like this make one ask, "If he could find buried gold, silver, and copper, why did he need to be a chauffeur?"

 

[boogeyman]

Stories like this make one ask, "If he could find buried gold, silver, and copper, why did he need to be a chauffeur?"

That's just the story he told THE IRS, doncha know......

 

[signal_line]

Micro holes in your skin can allow electricity in. Every time you get a static spark, it puts a micro hole in you. That's what I suspect.

 

[boogeyman]

Micro holes in your skin can allow electricity in. Every time you get a static spark, it puts a micro hole in you. That's what I suspect.

I think my ex-wife got hit in the head a bunch! Except they weren't micro holes.

 

[DizzyDigger]

 

[dognose]

a bizarre affliction to have for sure. sounds like a Gilligan's island episode