Bob Hughett

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Bob Hughett

Bob Hughett, January 9, 2007 at Gateway Senior Golf Tournament, Ft. Myers, Florida.  Bob led after first round and finished third in Super Senior (over 65) Category.  Photo by Ray Klobucher

(Really, Bob! See-through red knickers, white support hose, and orthopedic shoes? ...And that ball looks smaller than regulation! ...Just how long is that driver?)

Editorial note: Bob Hughett travels all over the USA playing golf in Senior Amateur tournaments.  Of course, the players all ask each other, "Where are you from?"  When Bob says, "Nebraska," the responses are disparaging.  To counter such remarks, Bob is trying to memorize the Nebraska Poem.

Bob says, "Since almost everyone snickers when I tell them I'm from NEBRASKA I thought I would try to inform some of the folks about our great state. I know we were called the bug eaters before we were the cornhuskers but what can I say."

Nebraska Poem

Smack in the middle of our great nation
Is a state that requires some explanation.
To east and west coasters who'll come right out and ask ya',
"Is there anything of interest in the State of Nebraska?"

It's true we don't have mountains all decked out in snow,
But we do have the world's biggest live chicken show..
We're the makers of Spam. We invented Kool-Aid,
And this is where the first Reuben sandwich was made.

Our insect, the Honeybee. Our bird, the Meadowlark.
The strobe light, our creation, works best in the dark.
Governmentally speaking, we're a freak of nature.
Since we have the only one-house state legislature.

On Arbor Day, when you plant a tree,
Remember that it started in Nebraska City.
We were once called a desert, but that name didn't take,
Since we have the country's largest underground lake.

We have the world's largest forest planted by hand,
And more miles of rivers than any state in the land.
The College World Series calls Omaha "home,"
And yes, this is where the buffalo used to roam

We were the first state in the nation to finish our Interstate section,
And the first to run two women in the gubernatorial election
We invented 9-1-1 emergency communication,
And we're the number one producer of center pivot irrigation.

Our woolly mammoth fossil is the largest ever found,
And our monumental "Carhenge" is certain to abound.
We have several museums that could be called odd,
Dedicated to Chevy's, fur trading, roller skates and sod.

In Blue Hill, Nebraska, no woman wearing a hat,
Can eat onions in public. Imagine that!
We built the largest porch swing and indoor rain forest,
And anyone who visits is sure to adore us.

So pack up the kiddies, the pets and the wife,
And see why Nebraska is called "THE GOOD LIFE."
 

Oh gosh -- it doesn't even once mention football. ...
Or that the yellow color of school buses originated in Franklin, NE.

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Main Classroom for the Nebraska Cornhusker's Football Team