[HPforGrownups] re jackrabbit - all OT

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 3003

Snuffles Macgoo wrote:

> What's a jackrabbit?

A hare, actually, that lives in the more open desert-ish regions of the
Southwest. They have *huge* ears and no respect whatsoever for cars, dogs, or
people throwing things at them. They are what you see on the bad postcards
that have the "jackalopes," jackrabbits with antlers.

> M-O-J-O!!!!
>
> huh?

The battlecry of Odessa Permian, the "elite" high school of Odessa, whose
mascot is a black panther named Mojo. I dated for some years a former student
of Odessa High, the poor cousin, and occasionally baited him with my Go
Permian chant.

> Penny (who's overwhelmingly thrilled to no longer be living in Odessa)

Penny shares everyone's opinion of Odessa whom I have yet met.

> this odessa must be a reeeallllyyyyy boring place! <g>

West Texas brings a new level of literalness to the term "tableland." There
are no trees. There are no attractive bushes. There are no fences built of
anything but cinderblocks. There is no such thing as a speed trap because you
can see in every direction for miles. You can sleep at the wheel because all
the roads are straight. There is no water. There is no rain. There is also no
drainage system (why?), so even after 1/2 inch of precipitation, everything
floods. There is no point to life after a few weeks there. Etc. Penny, did I
nail it?

--Amanda