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January 16, 2014

Thanks to Holly Bray for sending me this little gem of a story verified true and as Yankee as can be. I’m going to be telling story for the rest of my days. Talk about economy!

Holly wrote:

My cousin's husband, Greg—a third generation commercial fisherman—came up to Augusta from Phippsburg, Maine for Christmas dinner. Greg has a beard, ruddy cheeks, strong callused hands, and an even stronger Down East drawl, with a no-nonsense, straight-faced delivery.

My mom says: Greg, I saw in the paper that someone in your family had a boat that sunk?

Greg: Ah, yup.

Mom: Whose boat was it?

Greg: Mine.

Mom: What happened?

Greg: Filled with water.

(Silence)

Mom: What are you going to do?

Greg: Pump it out.

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Rebecca Rule, author of Live Free and Eat Pie: A Storyteller’s Guide to New Hampshire, spends a lot of time on the road, traveling to her performances throughout the Granite State and beyond. She loves her home state, meeting lots of great people and visiting both new and familiar places. She shares stories that she finds with her this blog. So please "join" her on the road and check back often.

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Becky has lived all her life (so far) in New Hampshire. She has written several other popular books set in her home state, including "The Best Revenge," a collection of short stories that was named one of the five Essential New Hampshire Books by New Hampshire Magazine, and "Could Have Been Worse: True Stories, Embellishments and Outright Lies." However, she is probably best known for her live storytelling events, many sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council.

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