Thursday, December 3, 2009

Flashback Friday: Oklahoma Nightmare

A gazillion bucks to the first non-family member who can determine why my siblings and cousins all look so terrified in this picture (I'm the semi-calm one in the red dress)....


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Here's a hint....

If Ellie had been on my grandparents' steps that day she would have had a much different reaction than the rest of us.
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It was a dog that walked by that induced all that hysteria.  

Way to go Charlene!!!   I'll get working on that gazillion bucks to send you. 


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6 comments:

  1. SteveDecember 3, 2009 at 10:55 PM

    Of course I know what it was since I took the picture-but I won't give it away.

    One of the all-time great pictures ever taken. A classic case of mass hysteria.

    Of course, we can all laugh about it now, but back then....

    ;o)

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  2. KDecember 4, 2009 at 9:49 AM

    I know, I know. Pick me, pick me. (I'm the one screaming in the purple dress.)

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  3. DeanneDecember 6, 2009 at 9:44 AM

    Hmm, I'm taking a wild stab in the dark...could it have something to do with dressed-up tv characters? I know there have been times when I thought my kids would run and hug Dora or others and instead they clung on to my leg with tears in their eyes.

    Just a guess!

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  4. CharleneDecember 6, 2009 at 2:15 PM

    was their a dog nearby?

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  5. MirienDecember 7, 2009 at 7:58 AM

    I was wondering but had no clue. What a funny memory! I love your flashback friday posts--I may steal your idea one of these days, if I ever get around to finding and scanning in some old pictures.

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  6. alexandraDecember 7, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    You know, I hadn't even noticed your dog in the picture with Ellie!

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