Slog - Comments on A Lung, a Nail, and an Intentionally Generic Name http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a Here's a nice story about Guy "Bud" Hart, the man from Placerville, CA who just coughed up the nail that had been loitering in his lung since 1970. Placerville, by the way, is an intentionally generic name. The town was dubbed Dry Diggins during the Gold Rush, then Old Hangtown because of all the vigilante hangings there (it had a conveniently large oak tree). By 1850, the more upright citizens tried to give the town a friendlier name. The City of Placerville was incorporated in 1854.... Copyright 2007 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:50:08 -0800 Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:59:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Brendan AND Hangtown is home to the famous "Hangtown Fry" or "Hangtown Strata" (a dish of eggs and oysters whose name has puzzled me for years.) Apparently, "it got its start when a wealthy miner walked into the El Dorado Hotel, asked for the most expensive meal, and was served this creation because:

A. Canned oysters had to be shipped in from Boston, eggs were as scarce as pig feathers, and bacon was just as expensive.

B. Eggs, bacon, and oysters were the only ingredients the chef could find. Chickens were portable so the camp had eggs early on, oysters were prolific in San Francisco Bay at that time, and bacon would keep without refrigeration." (From http://comspark.com/chronicles/hangtownfry.shtml.)

]]> Brendan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020041 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020041 Arts Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:08:13 -0800 Comment by lilblackcat Someone should tell Bud to sell his nail on Ebay. Some casino will probably buy it for an obscene amount of money.

]]> lilblackcat http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020046 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020046 Arts Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:19:51 -0800 Comment by Kelly O Bud gives me such hope! In college, I accidently swallowed a nail. A big silver one. I'm still waiting, nine years later, for that son-of-a-bitch to turn up.

]]> Kelly O http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020058 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020058 Arts Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:49:10 -0800 Comment by J.Interceptor Brenden, the Hangtown Fry actually was created by a man condemned to die on a Hangtown gallow back in the mid- 1800's. He wanted to buy as much time as possible, and so for his last meal he requested the most difficult of foods that could be obtained. This happened to be fresh eggs and oysters. It took several weeks between the intial request and it's arrival in Hangtown from San Franciso. During his wait he requested his last meal be an omlette made from the fresh oysters which were to be fried, eggs, fried bacon, onion and cream. One of the Hangtown's residents prepared the last meal. The condemned man began to eat the omlette with some trepidation, however he was amazed by it's wonderful flavor. The vigilanties who had caught and condemned the poor fellow were astonished by the soon-to-be-hung man's enthusiasm for this very unusual dish, and so they they tried it themselves. They thought it so tasty and wonderful that they decided on the spot to pardon the fellow.


---Jensen

]]> J.Interceptor http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020073 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020073 Arts Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:19:57 -0800 Comment by wags I gotta say, that last story kinda sounds like bullshit...

]]> wags http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020076 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020076 Arts Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:27:11 -0800 Comment by J.Interceptor Now, Wags. You aren't going to call
bullshit on an old bullshitter, are
you?

---Jensen

]]> J.Interceptor http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020083 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/02/a_lung_a_nail_a#c020083 Arts Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:25:27 -0800 Comment by bing pPacerville is also the hometown of Art's most evil and insidious villain, Thomas Kinkade.

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