tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post2320401293825817577..comments2024-03-18T21:13:54.779-05:00Comments on Backsies Is What There Is Not: Fall: A Six Sentence StoryDyanne @ I Want Backsieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-7567341623500993332015-07-08T13:43:06.458-05:002015-07-08T13:43:06.458-05:00So many questions! This is really haunting.So many questions! This is really haunting.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-29687335466898008612015-07-07T22:53:44.383-05:002015-07-07T22:53:44.383-05:00I really do need to find out exactly when, and if,...I really do need to find out exactly when, and if, that happened. I guess it could be an urban legend.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-65699135699162281492015-07-07T22:53:02.318-05:002015-07-07T22:53:02.318-05:00I will take that as a compliment :)I will take that as a compliment :)Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-80153362536639492722015-07-07T22:39:06.607-05:002015-07-07T22:39:06.607-05:00My brother lives in that town, and when we go visi...My brother lives in that town, and when we go visit and I see signs for things like Rock Quarry Road, I think of this story.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-46692942312590105622015-07-07T22:37:06.067-05:002015-07-07T22:37:06.067-05:00I don't remember why she told us the story. Th...I don't remember why she told us the story. There must have been some context that led her to tell it. I sure remembered it!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-32471478250250208582015-07-07T22:35:18.036-05:002015-07-07T22:35:18.036-05:00True to the best of my knowledge.True to the best of my knowledge.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-61692550699705189732015-07-07T22:34:45.176-05:002015-07-07T22:34:45.176-05:00I'm still in touch with several friends from e...I'm still in touch with several friends from elementary school. I need to ask if any of them remember that story.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-33290279345197926422015-07-03T21:09:42.284-05:002015-07-03T21:09:42.284-05:00No one would ever forget a night like that. Inter...No one would ever forget a night like that. Interesting that he didn't cry out. Scary story and more so since it is based on something that actually happened.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067000448205048484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-17022830368881585552015-07-03T19:10:32.929-05:002015-07-03T19:10:32.929-05:00Oh dear, what a terrible story--and with a backdro...Oh dear, what a terrible story--and with a backdrop of such nice summer music!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-54509289710667161102015-07-03T14:25:33.615-05:002015-07-03T14:25:33.615-05:00Ohhhh that sucks. It made me think of the lead-in ...Ohhhh that sucks. It made me think of the lead-in stories in Smallville, where an underdog type is persuaded into a situation which is dangerous to them, and then it gets them but somehow empowers them in a bad way. If this story had happened in Smallville, I suspect he would have come back alive with the ability to drown people on dry land.Lizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-49118922746787968772015-07-03T10:47:35.182-05:002015-07-03T10:47:35.182-05:00…what is it with teachers (of Grades 1- 6) and the...…what is it with teachers (of Grades 1- 6) and their cautionary tales!?! (Disclaimer: I have never been a Teacher, but I have been a pupil.) The problem with adults ( as people in general and as Teachers specifically) is that they forget what it was to be young, which, I will maintain is nothing like they would think, because they've forgotten that they don't remember.<br />good post thoughClark Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606902779389446947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-33343013046335515412015-07-03T09:15:17.175-05:002015-07-03T09:15:17.175-05:00Holy crap! No wonder that story stayed with you ye...Holy crap! No wonder that story stayed with you years later!!The Plagued Parenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879046456397171159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-9206091362298192282015-07-03T01:34:20.195-05:002015-07-03T01:34:20.195-05:00Wow. Terrifying, isn't it, how quickly these t...Wow. Terrifying, isn't it, how quickly these things happen. Sad if there's even an iota of fact in this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-84256686743200660882015-07-03T00:27:03.767-05:002015-07-03T00:27:03.767-05:00What a sad story. By telling that story to impres...What a sad story. By telling that story to impressionable 6th graders, I imagine your teacher certainly got her point across. It would be interesting to know how many other students remember her telling that story and how they felt at the time and later on when they were faced with a dares.Pat Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00760779673175109204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-66422610585034042402015-07-02T19:25:12.307-05:002015-07-02T19:25:12.307-05:00Thank you, Romi! What a wonderful compliment!Thank you, Romi! What a wonderful compliment!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-1403341311909361792015-07-02T19:24:55.707-05:002015-07-02T19:24:55.707-05:00Beats me. I remember the teacher telling us the st...Beats me. I remember the teacher telling us the story, and her point was that he died before he hit the water. I've never thought to Google it and see if it's even true. Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-35924426639005275182015-07-02T19:20:11.527-05:002015-07-02T19:20:11.527-05:00This is like a scene from a movie... This is like a scene from a movie... Romihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798019837658682377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-54185454189242884302015-07-02T17:22:47.573-05:002015-07-02T17:22:47.573-05:00Ewww! But wonderful how stories get passed on thr...Ewww! But wonderful how stories get passed on through the years. Nice reference to music of the times. Is it really possible to die of fright? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-48323622900224044142015-07-02T15:45:32.611-05:002015-07-02T15:45:32.611-05:00How sad! And how poignantly you tell it!How sad! And how poignantly you tell it!messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-5085209865021171242015-07-02T13:40:50.178-05:002015-07-02T13:40:50.178-05:00ugh. how heartbreaking!ugh. how heartbreaking!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630958840521397718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-85356944628040878052015-07-02T13:10:22.882-05:002015-07-02T13:10:22.882-05:00My 6th grade teacher told us this story from when ...My 6th grade teacher told us this story from when she was in college. She wasn't there when it happened, and she just told us the basic facts, but I've never forgotten it to this day (obviously). Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-32936821772506397822015-07-02T13:08:29.672-05:002015-07-02T13:08:29.672-05:00Based on fact.Based on fact.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-30835217235956511362015-07-02T10:19:41.366-05:002015-07-02T10:19:41.366-05:00oh my gosh...totally caught me off guard! not true...oh my gosh...totally caught me off guard! not true! not true! is it? <br />Thanks for coming to the six sentence party! Wow! this was really good!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630958840521397718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-66762333343842214702015-07-02T08:53:40.378-05:002015-07-02T08:53:40.378-05:00Please tell me this is fiction!Please tell me this is fiction!Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.com