The low-down sound of Arkansas humor
Humor is important in Arkansas history, in part because it had a lot to do with the state's backward reputation. The boundaries which separate comedy and tragedy are mighty thin.
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Humor is important in Arkansas history, in part because it had a lot to do with the state's backward reputation. The boundaries which separate comedy and tragedy are mighty thin.
July 4, 1872: The Herald and Tribune printed several observations. âA spur in the head is worth two in the heel.â âHow to make a slow horse fast â Donât feed him.â âMan begins with God when he gets to the end of himself.â âWhen is a lawyer the strongest? When he is feeblest.â âThe sorrows of believers are better than the joys of sinners.â âThe man who âcouldnât find his match,â went to bed in the dark.â âGreatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.â âWho pays the highes...
Alberto LuperonApr 25th, 2021, 3:37 pm James L. Jordan (left), and Ronald Sanchez. A man was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a fatal stabbing attack that took the life of a U.S. Army vet in Virginia. As part of a plea agreement, defendant James Louis Jordan must submit to treatment. From the order on Friday by Judge James P. Jones: Order Committing Defendant to the custody of the Attorney General until he has recovered from his mental disease or defect to the extent that his release, or his conditional release, would no longer create a substantial risk of bodily injury to anothe...
‘Sovereign’ Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Stabbing Murder of U.S. Army Vet on Appalachian Trail Alberto Luperon James L. Jordan (left), and Ronald Sanchez. A man was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a fatal stabbing attack that took the life of a U.S. Army vet in Virginia. As part of a plea agreement, defendant James Louis Jordan must submit to treatment. From the order on Friday by Judge James P. Jones: Order Committing Defendant to the custody of the Attorney General until he has recovered from his mental disease or defect to the extent that his r...