[SOC] Article that made it to a magazine

[Rob Matherly]

It was funny.... needed included in the FP "journal of record." :D

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Walter - K5EST <walter.k5est at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is my first attempt at writing an article that actually made it
> into print.......by accident.......... My thanks to the editor!
>
> You can find this article on page 12 of 41 at
> <http://www.fpqrp.com/BBITS/BBQ0308.pdf>
>
> but here is a copy/paste:
>
> ========== ( Flying Pigs QRP Club International ) ===========
>
> Introducing: Brow-agra
>
> By Walter, K5EST FP#-840
>
> This morning while splitting firewood there was this wire looking eyebrow hair
> that was twitching every time I would adjust my glasses. Not only was this
> eyebrow hair twitching it was ugly, stiff like a corn stalk, and sorta
> looked like
> a hair horn of about #24 AWG wire. Well, I plucked that thing. You know if it
> had a hole in one end it could be a sewing needle.
>
> Then, it come to me. "Brow-agra" ..........this would be a common persons
> Viagra substitute. Shoot, its gonna last longer than that 4 hour worry they tell
> you about on TV. And you could either grow your own, or if you are too active
> then you could buy some of them off of the "Pig List" at a oo's membership
> discount.
>
> Whoa, I am getting ahead of the game. Well, we still got to get those
> little hair
> wires washed, dried, quality checked, and then into some capsule pill.
> Speaking of quality checking, I am going out on an ice covered pond and say I
> bet those with a light touch of gray highlight are going to be the A++++
> grade and the total gray are going to be too droopy and only make the A+
> grading. Still to be determined is what color is going to be best and then a
> certain shade or highlight that will be the "Brow King."
>
> Now, just in case you are chuckling and thinking you are going to make a
> million out of my ideas, you just hold up with plucking yourself. We have to put
> some kind of disclaimer on the bottle of "Brow-agra" that would not be
> deceiving to the folks that have to purchase instead of pluck.
>
> It is right at 11 1/2 deg. F at lunch time and I have to finish some wood
> splitting and get it stacked for the next snow storm tomorrow. After that I'm
> going to hit the recliner and grab a mirror and start counting brow hairs cause
> this just couldn't be a dream!
>
> ========== ( Flying Pigs QRP Club International ) ===========
>
> de SOC - K5EST
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