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Smiley: Snake spotter ruins their day

Smiley: Snake spotter ruins their day

  • BY SMILEY ANDERS | Columnist

Dear Smiley: I recently stopped at Walgreens to pick up a prescription. I eased my car into a tight spot and, with difficulty, extricated myself from the vehicle.

Smiley: Learning the Southern language

Smiley: Learning the Southern language

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"I enjoy your articles about accents and speaking 'Southern,'" says Tim Smith, of Denham Springs, “so I must tell you one more. Many years ago, my wife and I hosted a foreign exchange student …

Smiley: Snake or dinner: take your pick

Smiley: Snake or dinner: take your pick

  • BY SMILEY ANDERS | Columnist

"Spending my teenage years living in 'downtown Zachary,'" says Charlie Stroud, "I had to venture to the outskirts of town to get to the fishing holes.

Smiley: Suds snare serpent slayer

Smiley: Suds snare serpent slayer

  • BY SMILEY ANDERS | Columnist

In discussing snakes as pets, we've also dealt with some of the unfortunate things that can happen to the reptiles. Here's one from Cyndi, of Lafayette:

Smiley: Tale of the Vermilion Marksmen

Smiley: Tale of the Vermilion Marksmen

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Dear Smiley: When my twin brother and I shared an office on the Vermilion River, we both bought pellet rifles to take care of trash floating by.

Smiley: Mommy's dinnertime distraction

Smiley: Mommy's dinnertime distraction

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"On the topic of losing things in plain sight," says Jackie Carnes, "there was a story many years ago written by a home-schooling mom to The Home School Court Report, a publication of Home Sch…

Smiley: Adding some crunch to breakfast

Smiley: Adding some crunch to breakfast

  • BY SMILEY ANDERS | Columnist

"When I lived in the Gulf Oil camp in Cutoff in the early '80s," says Peter Dassey, of Kenner, "I shared a house with another engineer.

Smiley: When diving becomes hazardous

Smiley: When diving becomes hazardous

  • BY SMILEY ANDERS | Columnist

A tale of an adventure in philately, from Collin B. Hamer Jr., a retired librarian at the New Orleans Public Library.

Smiley: A tale of Dad and Bob at play

Smiley: A tale of Dad and Bob at play

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"Your recent 'loading dock dummy' story reminded me of a similar prank I pulled on my college-age daughter," says T.W., of Baton Rouge.

Smiley: Perilous trip in the Ratmobile

Smiley: Perilous trip in the Ratmobile

  • BY SMILEY ANDERS | Columnist

I don't have a category for Worst Ride Ever, but if I did it would include this story by Nancy Van Den Akker, of New Orleans: 

Smiley: The sweet smell of Cajuns' trinity

Smiley: The sweet smell of Cajuns' trinity

  • BY SMILEY ANDERS | Columnist

Dear Smiley: The Thursday "aroma therapy" piece by Ernie Gremillion reminded me of an incident that occurred when I attended grad school in the 1970s at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.