Life in Huckabee's Arkansas

“Arkansas Democrat & Gazette

Two local men were seriously injured when their pickup truck left the road and struck a tree near Cotton Patch on state Highway 38 early Monday morning. Woodruff County Deputy Dovey Snyder reported the accident shortly after midnight Monday.

Thurston Poole, 33, of Des Arc, and Billy Ray Wallis, 38, of Little Rock, are listed in serious condition at Baptist Medical Center.

The accident occurred as the two men were returning to Des Arc after a frog-gigging trip. On an overcast Sunday night, Poole's pickup truck's headlights malfunctioned. The two men concluded that the headlight fuse on the older model truck had burned out. As a replacement fuse was not available, Wallis noticed that the .22 caliber bullet from his pistol fit perfectly into the fuse box next to the steering wheel column. Upon inserting the bullet, the headlights again began to operate properly and the two men proceeded on eastbound toward the White River Bridge.

After traveling approximately 20 miles and just before crossing the river, the bullet apparently overheated, discharged and struck Poole in the right testicle. The vehicle swerved sharply to the right, exiting the pavement and striking a tree. Poole suffered only minor cuts and abrasions from the accident but will require surgery to repair the other wound. Wallis sustained a broken clavicle and was treated and released.

"Thank God we weren't on that bridge when Thurston (shot his intimate parts off) or we might have been dead," stated Wallis.

"I've been a trooper for 10 years in this part of the world, but this is a first for me. I can't believe that those two would admit how the accident happened," said Snyder.

Upon being notified of the wreck, Lavinia, Poole's wife, asked how many frogs the boys had caught, and did anyone get them from the truck.”

“Outstanding.”

“It was bitterly cold when State Trooper Nixon stationed near Bugtussle, Ark. was notified of a car stuck in the snow (it snows in Arkansas occasionally) on the highway a few miles outside of town at 3:00 a.m. He pulled up behind the stuck car to discover that it was still running and the driver, an older fellow, was slumped over in the seat with a nearly empty vodka bottle beside him. Trooper Nixon knocked on the window, startling the fellow, who then saw the flashing lights and decided to make a run for it. He jerked the car into gear to speed away. The speedometer read 20, then 30, then 40 and finally 50 mph----but it wasn't going anywhere. As Trooper Nixon has an active sense of humor, he proceeded to run in place so that when the driver turned to look at him it appeared that he was running as fast as the speedometer indicated. After about 30 seconds of this, Trooper Nixon yelled, "Pull over!" The man nodded, turned the wheel and turned off the engine. The man is probably still talking about the trooper that can run 50 mph.”

“I wonder if the headlights went out again after the bullet went off.....”

“Hmm....I call BS.”

“Bush voters, of course.”

“Ha! I call BS and look who shows up, lol! Yo, BB!”

“Holler BS and ya get BB?”

“Or the other way around.”

“I liked BB better when he had that thing going on with Tara.”

“LOL! Too bad she traded up for a better model.”

“Thought this story sounded familiar. Check out Snopes.”

“Sounds like a job for mythbusters”

“Check out Snopes - noncon

Violin posting something that isn't true? That's unpossible!”

“Bloomberg.”

“lol - Tara and I have always been friends. And the only time I met you gojo, I was with another chick, but for some odd reason, I don't think you remember that too well.

I didn't know you were a model too NC.”

“Mythbusters did do a show on that bullet/fuse story.”

“oh......see? Toldya!”

“I didn't know you were a model too NC.”
Buddha Bear
1:05:43 PM
1/10/08


I was back in the eighties, but I've eaten two meals since then so I had to give it up.”

“yeah - it's a rough life. I was in the catholic school uniform circuit, and after years of clip-on ties and brown pants, I couldn't take it anymore.”

“You mean violin and bubby bore got caught lying again?”