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The Meeting

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This is how you wear Rubber Waders……..my dream man !

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Dale Hestermun in Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men From the Rural Midwest (p. 192)

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Hunky farm dawgs

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🙉🎯🎲🦮 for butch and howard :o) -hamsterwife 💛

OH YEAH ... this one deserves a "read more"!!

🙉 - what songs or sounds do you associate with your s/i? what sounds do they like? what sounds do they hate? (X) For Butch I associate him with the sounds of cows mooing or just like a wire fence kind of rattling against itself. And literally just today I've been putting Two of Hearts by Stacey Q on repeat and thinking about Howard!!

(X) As for what sounds they like and hate, Butch loves the sound of the bones in Bubba's front room clanking together. He also loves the sound of Bubba's bracelet clanking on whatever surface it comes in contact with, like the countertop. Butch hates Bubba's chainsaw noise when he's like right next to him, but he's neutral with it when he's off in the distance. He really hates being directly involved with the butchering stuff, so anything directly associated with it he stays out of it and dislikes the sounds involved. Which is wild cuz he doesn't mind chopping up people for the family and making meals out of them ajsdlkfjdsfjla GRANPA EATIN GOOD !!!

(X) Howard loves the sound of Bill breathing as he drifts off to sleep, along with the rustling of the sleeping bag he's cozied up in next to him. And this is a given, but he hates the garbled noises zombies let out while they're searching for their next meal.

🎯 - is there anything your s/i is incredibly good at? or incredibly bad at?

(X) Hehe, Butch is really good at making different meals for the family! When he offered to help cook, Drayton was like "holy shit this guy's a life saver" because he was the only mf in that kitchen LOL but he makes more than chili and dips into some like Tex-Mex recipes. He's also very talented at guitar; he was a famous musician before he was kidnapped and nearly killed. Now he makes food and plays guitar for GRANPA; usually Drayton wanders in and listens and nods his head to the music. As for things Butch is bad at? I think he's bad at composing himself. When he hears someone screaming when Bubba and Nubbins is on the verge of killing them, he freaks out and has to shut himself away upstairs or somewhere else. It does make him realize that it's not completely fun and games where he's at, but once he calms down and the noises stop, he's less meltdown-y about his situation.

(X) HOWARD !!!! Howard is so good at survival. He was completely alone and living off the land perfectly fine before Bill. Howard is kind of a nerd and used to read a bunch of survival books and camp with barely anything for fun. Yeah, one of those old guys. So when the apocalypse came on, he was totally prepared and thrived in his crumbling environment. And what he's bad at? Unfortunately he's terrible at physical activity. He can't carry Bill. He can't sprint without pulling something (even in his younger years). He's definitely not flexible.

🎲 - name a weird skill your s/i has that you don’t.

(X) Butch is good at throwing hatches and making them stick to what he's throwing them at (like a log or tree). I literally can't do that.. granted I tried with knives, but I doubt hatches are any easier.

(X) It's not particularly weird, but more-so important to survival, but he can do that thing where you gather dirty water in a container and have it evaporate and drip into your collecting container so it's clean water... I've never tried that but I just know I'd accidentally give myself dysentery.

🦮 - does your s/i have accessibility needs? does your s/i take care of anyone? what accommodations in their life have they made for other’s?

(X) Butch goes nonverbal from time to time. And because Bubba is nonverbal 100% of the time (AUTISM WIN) he knows some sign language and nonverbal communication that helps him "talk" with Bubba, Nubbins, and Drayton when he can't verbalize. Also whenever Bubba is having a meltdown, Butch has noticed he tries to hit his own head, so he gently talks to him about things Bubba likes and he puts a gentle touch on his hands to ease him out of self harm.

(X) Howard knows Bill has an injured knee, but he's literally not a surgeon. So he tried his best to gather scraps of wood and metal here and there and construct him a custom fit splint for Bill's knee so he has less pressure on the joint until they can get to someone who can actually help.

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Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire

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I like a guy who can chill out and relax in muddy wellies.

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^_^ finally finished reading Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest

it’s open source if ur interested! Very interesting stuff, i particularly likes the stories from Doug Edwards, Martin Scherz, Dale Hestermann, and Connie Senders