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Florida people talk funny because drug dust is everywhere, even on the money. The news media lies about winter weather in the midwest, with words like 'paralyze' and 'ravage'. Snow just falls and lies there. Plant life dies in the winter and life depends on plant life. There are no fresh tomatoes in the winter, only red Styrofoam strip mined in Texas. Lutherans and Catholics rely on fresh tomatoes. Death ought to be humorous because it happens to all of us. MN people don't worry about death. They worry about belching in public. Lyle is suffering death pangs because he hasn't smoked for three weeks. His whole body is craving. He dreamt that a beautiful woman asked for a cigarette. He woke up, found a cigarette and smoked it. On Monday morning, he ran very slowly around LW in the deep snow. Half way around the lake, two big brown farm dogs took after him. They were about to attack when Mrs. Samuelson came by in her pickup and gave him a lift. She said 'bad dog' to her dogs. ------- Lots of snow in Lake Wobegon this week, so much that the news even made it down to Florida. It’s the 1980s, and Wobegonians believe that Florida is the land of drug dealing — drugs and money. Floridians dramatize stories about Minnesota so why not tell stories about them. National news folks love to make Minnesota winter weather a big story. The real story is that Minnesotans have to go without fresh produce. Garden-grown tomatoes are the real loss. When folks gather in a large theater, just like everyone attending the show, there is a worry about bodies unexpectedly coming forth with a great sound (hiccup, burp, etc.) at a quiet time. It is a scene in the making. This is the second week of cigarette withdrawal for Lyle Krebsbach. He is suffering pure pain. He found a single cigarette and smoked it. Oh, the shame, the guilt, the remorse — but still the desire for more cigarettes. Running in his boots through the snow was his way to get the craving out of his mind. Along the way two growling dogs began trailing him. It kept him going till Mrs. Samuelson pulled the truck up to pick up the dogs.
The story of the Briar Hoppers radio program. Garrison and Butch have given up smoking