Country Lore: Indiana-style Country Lore

June/July 2002
By John Knioca 
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Clean your windshield of bugs with a single-edge razor blade; buy them 100 to a box.

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Got a critter between the walls? Turn on two or three radios, full volume, and go to town for half a day. When you come back, the creatures will be gone.

Don't bother with soap when you wash a car. It takes the wax off and isn't needed 99 percent of the time.

Give your body to organ donor organizations or a local university for research. Funeral traditions are not enjoyed by or paid for by the dead. I give flowers to living people, not dead.

Buy a pre-1987 full-size truck, and take care of it. It will only stay the same or go up in value. We have three; one has only 491,000 miles on it.

Throw away all of your credit cards; pay cash for everything. Avoid new houses and never buy a new vehicle.

JOHN KNIOCA
Vevay, Indiana

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  • Satomi 12/18/2007 3:40:58 PM

    There are many excellent tips in this article. Especially the one
    about donating your body to science and saving on funeral expenses.
    I mean, it's kinda gross, but it makes sense!

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