Finding old links

[hajario]

@Max_S

There was a story about a man named Bubba, “mail order bride and sour honey”, by John Carter of Mars. Probably my favorite - couldn’t say why.

Also my favorite. It’s long but you really only need to read the OPs posts to enjoy it.

Mail order bride & sour honey

So I’m a dumbass: There’s this Nice Young Man**[sup]TM**[/sup] (Let’s call him Bubba)in my community that makes his living off of bees. That’s right, he’s a professional beekeeper. Now in the beekeeping business, income is seasonal and prices can vary widely from month to month. So three months ago Bubba approaches me and says he’s tapped out but he’s got plenty of honey to sell as soon as the price goes up. In the meantime, Bubba can’t pay his light bill, or get gasoline to travel around and …