SHOW US YOUR SCAR PATRICK

Just browsing thru cache pages, here is the write-up for ISQ #156:

Welcome to Sidney Cemetery, up on the hill. You are in Jackson Twp., Koskiusko County. Set a spell on the picnic table, but don't think you're going to haul it away with you unless you brought boltcutters...Close your eyes and feel the hot tropical sun on your face, the gentle breeze of the trade winds, and the smell of the cocoanut palms...WAKE UP! You're in INDIANA and it's cold out here! We suspect there are a number of (now) unmarked graves in this place based on the layout. While we were here, the high-tension lines were crackling pretty loud. That's what they do when there are UFO's around, so we didn't tarry long. We don't mind visits to the Mother Ship, but those examinations can be brutal. (There is no more room in Patrick's skull for any more alien implants--our local vet took a couple out of him through his dog ears and sent them to the government (dumb!). He did an X-ray of Patrick's head and said it was filled mostly with fluid and cartiledge. He said his actual brain, when he found it, was shrunken to the size of a pea. HE said it was big enuff to control things like breathing, and heartbeat and digestion, but he couldn't see how it was big enuff to control much of anything else, like coordinating four legs to walk, or interpreting vision. Anyway he sent the pics to the Vet School at Purdue, and they called and wanted to do an autopsy on him. I told them he wasn't DEAD yet, and they said it didn't matter--with such a small brain he wouldn't feel a thing. They're ghouls. I'm sure not going to let them cut up my little buddy--At least not unless they pony up a whole lot more money than they were offering. Anyway, it sure does explain why he's so STOOPID! ...)Luckily for us the truck started and we were able to beat a hasty retreat!

Sidney, Indiana (Pop.168) is located on the Rail Road and is located about 6.2 miles from South Whitley. The elevation is 976 ft. above mean sea level, the average household size is 2.71 people and .19 dogs and the population is 98% Caucasion and 1% Hawaiian (I'm not making this up--otherwise how would I possible know how to spell "Hawaiian"--It's not like you can look THAT up in your dictionary...)

A luau (Hawaiian lu'au) is a traditional Hawaiian feast that normally features foods such as poi, kalua pig (pork prepared in an imu, or earth oven), poke, and lomi salmon, among others. Hawaii residents often hold luaus to celebrate special occasions, such as a child's first birthday. Commercial operations in Hawaii also specialize in luaus that cater to visitors to the Islands.

Among the Hawaiian people, it was the custom to celebrate auspicious occasions with a feast. Called the aha'aina, the feast had spiritual significance; it was thought that they were sharing a meal with the gods. In ancient times, men and women could not eat together, and certain foods such as pork, bananas, and coconut were forbidden to women. In 1819, King Kamehameha II abolished the kapu (taboo) system by partaking in a feast with women, thus severing the spiritual connection of the aha'aina.

The term lu'au began to be used in the mid-1800s to refer to what was the aha'aina. It took its present name from a dish made from young taro leaves and meat or seafood, baked in coconut milk.