A piece of rope used in the south.Originally Posted by Flotsam
Whats a coed?
Frosty
Just looked it up. I got either
COED Commission on Education for the Deaf or
COED Compact Oxford English Dictionary
Still
No fooling you Clouseau.Just looked it up. I got either
COED Commission on Education for the Deaf or
COED Compact Oxford English Dictionary
Still
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
But the trail is safer than anywhere else, haven't you heard?
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"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
How is it pronounced? Does it rhyme with code/road/load? Is this a southern term or something?
Can we keep this thread serious and about hoping for a positive outcome? Is it so hard to show a little respect for someone lost as well as their loved ones?
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I AM being serious. I just have no idea why they're referring to the missing woman as a "code".
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/co-ed
That's my dog, Echo. He's a fine young dog.
He didn't say "co-ed", he said "coed". Which is a non-word that appears to rhyme with "load".
Internet research reveals that a "co-ed" is apparently an archaic term meaning a "co-educational student", which could be either male or female. Again, a big
Hope she is found safe.
OK, I am a stupid uneducated redneck, drop it.
Sad situation. I wish the man who saw her being followed had alerted someone sooner. It certainly doesn't sound good.
Co-ed
Keep in mind this person is from another country...perhaps speaks English as a second language.
Maple
This situation sounds very sad, and gives me second thoughts, especially about going the trail alone. And to think there might be a second victim also. I hope they find the man that was carrying the baton and wearing the sunglasses as he may be the clue to this whole thing. And let's hope they find him quickly before any one else can get hurt. My prayers for the victims and their families and friends.
Maple
FlotsamHe didn't say "co-ed", he said "coed". Which is a non-word that appears to rhyme with "load".
Internet research reveals that a "co-ed" is apparently an archaic term meaning a "co-educational student", which could be either male or female. Again, a big
Hope she is found safe.
This is not the appropriate time to discuss semantics and vocabulary. There is a young woman missing.
Regards
You can never appreciate the shade of a tree unless you sweat in the sun.-- Author Unknown
All we can do is hope and pray. This can easily turn out for the better come morning.
You can never appreciate the shade of a tree unless you sweat in the sun.-- Author Unknown
It would take away from the joy of hiking, having to worry about such things. Sad, but a real concern for solo females, even if the risk is remote.
News update
This does not sound encouraging...
From: http://www.11alive.com/news/article_...storyid=108958
Cold weather and darkness forced crews to suspend the search for a missing Gwinnett County woman.
Meredith Emerson, 24, along with her dog went hiking Tuesday on the Appalachian Trail on Blood Mountain in Union County, and has not been seen since.
She is described as an experienced hiker who knows the area well. It is said that she does not get turned around easily, so everyone is wondering what has happened to her. Given the cold weather, friends and family are desperate to find her.
Emergency personnel are staked out on the Appalachian Trail on Blood Mountain. They said they will resume their search for her at sunrise.
"Meredith is my roommate. She did not come home last night. She left a note that said she was going hiking yesterday afternoon," said her roommate. "She didn't come home, and then her dog wasn't there this morning, which it usually is, and then we heard that she did not show up for work, which is very unlike her."
Her car was found in the trailhead parking lot, covered in snow. But there was no sign of Meredith or her dog.
While the sheriff's department and GEMA are handing it as a missing persons' case, there are some details that have friends concerned. According to her roommate, a man hiking on the trail on Tuesday said he recalled seeing her and her dog on the trail, but he said he also noticed a gentleman on the trail that gave him an uneasy feeling, who he said was carrying a police baton.
The hiker who saw the man with the baton said he continued up the hill. He said that when he came back down the hill that he found some of Meredith's belongings including a leash, two water bottles and some dog treats. Also, next to those items, were a police baton and some men's sunglasses.
All of that information is being checked into.
Searchers covered about six miles of the Appalachian Trail on Wednesday, and they said they hope to get a helicopter up in the air on Thursday.
Anyone who has any information that may help in the search is asked to call GEMA at 706-439-6038.
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
[quote=john30563;488638]Someone definately abducted this young girl. According to the news.....a guy say her headed down around 3. Behind he a few feet was a "weird" guy wearing sungalsses and carrying a police type baton. When the man who saw her returned back down the trail he found water bottle, dog collar, dog treats, mens sunglasses, and the baton. The authorities have these items.
Makes me wonder if these two incidences are related as in "serial stalker"? I sure hope not. My prayers go out to these two girls and their families.
Here's another update from 9news http://www.9news.com/news/local/arti...?storyid=83799
"...According to workers at the Visitors Center, someone saw Emerson coming down the mountain, trailed by someone with a police baton.
WXIA reports a hiker turned in a dog leash, two water bottles and a police baton to the Visitors Center. Emerson's car was also found. According to WXIA, the significance of the findings was not realized until later; authorities do not know the identity of the hiker who turned in the belongings but they would like to speak to him because he may have seen something.
According to WXIA, despite the finding of the police baton, the Union County Sheriff's Department is considering this a missing person search, not a criminal investigation...."
Missing persons? Friggin' Barney Fife is alive and well in Georgia.
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
I think it's a police tactic hoping the perp will come forward. You see it all the time, criminals leaving evidence and returning to the scene of the crime.
PS I don't think it really matters if she left the leash in the car. It appeared to me people were reading too much into it. On the trail is a different matter. The fact other personal belongings were found on the trail, definitely leads me to believe she was abducted.
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