Hey Dave,
Hope you and your family are all recovered now.
Well. I must say, your title got me as it reminded me of something that happened 48 years ago (or so), I am one of those who was brought up on a farm in a small village (population 600 in it's best year, where we had four families with over 20 children each).
My parents had purcahsed me and my brother new skate, a hockey stick and a puck for Christmas, it was a good year,lol.
So off we went to the small homemade icerink to play hockey. The snow was like 4-6 feet high and at one point the hockey puck (yes the brand bew one) dissappeared in the snow; well we looked for it for almost 1/2 hr. never found it, but we wanted to continue to play.
So, our search went to the nearest road where all farmers would travel with their horse and buggy; low and behold, i found the most amazing puck look alike, you guessed it a horse pucky.
It was so good and worked so well, I decided to keep it for the next day; I was really proud of my find. So I put ii in my big winter parka and went home exhausted after this beautiful work out.
The next day (we never told we lost the puck) we get dress ready for another game, and as I am almost out the door, my Mom (bless her soul) says: Louis , what 's that bump in your pocket? Nothing, but before I could utter another word, she stuck her hand in my pocket to investigate the bump; she sreamed as she pulled her hand out full of my somewhat melted perfect horse pucky, ugh!
To this day, my family tell that story and tease me about it, it sure makes laugh and I hope you get a smile out of it to. Warning, when i meet any of you guys in the future, keep your hands out of my pocket as one never knows what you will find, LOL.
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all the best and God bless!