Well, howdy there, y’all! Let me tell ya, this whole “personal feud” thing, it ain’t nothin’ new. Been around since the beginning of time, I reckon. You know, like when old man Johnson wouldn’t let his cows graze on Mrs. Higgins’ land? Yeah, that kinda stuff.
Now, I ain’t no fancy city slicker, but even I can see this “personal feud” thing is everywhere. Heard tell it’s even in them crossword puzzles, like the one in that there NYT. Folks get all riled up tryin’ to figure out the answer. Four letters, they say. BEEF. Well, that makes sense, I guess. Beef is what you get when folks got a feud, ain’t it?
- Sometimes it’s just a little squabble, like who gets the last piece of pie at the church picnic.
- Other times, it’s serious business, like when them fellas down the road started fightin’ over that old pickup truck.
- Folks gettin’ their noses all outta joint, that’s what it is.
I remember one time, my cousin Billy got into a real personal feud with the neighbor ’bout a doggone fence. Billy thought the fence was on his property, neighbor thought it was on his. They argued and hollered and carried on somethin’ fierce. Ended up havin’ the sheriff come out and settle it. Turns out, the fence was right smack dab on the property line. All that fuss for nothin’! Just a waste of good breath and energy.
This personal feud stuff, it ain’t just between neighbors neither. I hear tell it happens in big companies too. Them bigwigs fightin’ over money and power and who gets to sit in the fanciest chair. Just like kids in a sandbox, only they got more money and bigger toys. Read somethin’ ’bout some computer company and their fightin’ over money or some such thing. Sounded like a whole heap of trouble to me.
And then there’s them sports fellers. Always gettin’ into it with each other. Like that big fight they had on TV not too long ago. Folks gatherin’ all over the world just to watch them fellas beat each other up. Seventy-two thousand people in one place, and millions more watchin’ at home. All that fuss over who’s the toughest. Seems like a waste of time and energy to me.
You know, this whole feud business, it just wears folks down. Makes ’em bitter and angry and mean. Ain’t no good comin’ from it. Best thing to do is just try to get along, I reckon. But some folks, they just like to fight. It’s in their blood, I guess. Like them folks who enjoy them tricky crossword puzzles – they just seem to like the challenge. But even those little clues, they ain’t worth gettin’ all worked up over. Personal feud, four letters… BEEF. See, even I can figure it out sometimes.
So, the next time you find yourself gettin’ all riled up, just take a deep breath and try to calm down. Ask yourself if it’s really worth fightin’ over. Most of the time, it ain’t. Life’s too short to be wastin’ it on personal feuds, that’s what I say.
And if you do happen to come across that crossword puzzle clue, well, you know the answer now, don’t ya? BEEF. Four little letters, a whole lotta trouble. Just like life, I reckon.
Now, you all take care, and don’t go gettin’ into no feuds now, ya hear? It ain’t worth it.
Tags：NYT, Crossword, Feud, Personal Feud, Puzzle, Beef, Conflict
