Quote Originally Posted by johnboy View Post
That's what happens when you come up with a good yarn Tom; everybody and his dog uses it, quoting you virtually verbatim, and claims the credit!
sigh
I'm reminded of a young shop owner in Dunedin's The Wobbly Goat Cafe, where we stopped one afternoon for a "cuppa". As he started to share the "legend" that gave them the name for their place, he prefaced the tale by saying, "Now here in NZ we try not to let the truth get in the way of a good tale....", which somehow seems appropriate here. It seems that there's some strong competition for old Paul Bunyan's "Tall Tales of America", or the stories of "Pecos Bill".

The Wobbly Goat "Legend" - The Wobbly Goat Cafe - Outram, Dunedin, Outram Cafes, Coffee Roasters, Cafe and restaurant