Seven Went Down In Tennessee

So I’m down at the Crossroads Country Store early of the morn havin’ my usual cup o’ java (free refills, ye know) when the dark bold of a front page story in the local newspaper catches my eye:

COPPERHILL ARRESTS 7 AT WHITEWATER RODEO

Shipsafire! What in tarnation is this all about? So I reach into the rack and fetch out that paper and commence to read on:

“The Copperhill Police Department arrested seven people during activities related to the Ocoee Whitewater Rodeo this past weekend. In spite of the arrests, ‘It went better than expected,’ said police Chief Glen Stiles. Rodeo events included a party at The Runway package store on Saturday night. ‘Seven arrests out of 1,500 (participants) aren’t bad odds,’ Stiles said. Charges in the arrests included marijuana possession, disorderly conduct, public intoxication and DUI. Stiles thanked the Polk County Sheriff’s Department for assisting his department over the weekend. ‘I appreciate the cooperation of the sheriff’s department,’ he said. ‘They helped out with transporting prisoners and had extra men available if they were needed.’ ”

So I folded up that paper real good (in case anyone wanted to buy it) and fetched it back into the rack. Then I thought:

Who in tarnation invited them seven open boaters to the rodeo?

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