This was strange, any truth to it?

[jimj]

well, did some web searching and found various references to curses and the Cherokee indians. All I can say if I ran into that lady is try washing your hands once in a while and maybe you won't get sick as often.... Now watch out for those crop circles, they're a killer!

[Ridgerunner]

Originally Posted by Turkey Creek Tom

I hear that many people after moving to Tennessee get an illness called "Big Orange Fever" and some get it so bad their blood turns orange. This is state wide but especially true for people in East Tennessee around Knoxville.

This is true. After the Lady Vols beat Oklahoma last week I bled orange from a paper cut. And I was in Florida.

[StormyNite]

Originally Posted by jimj

Hiknapster suggested I post this here as well so here goes....
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My wife (who tends to obsess on things) had a customer last night who moved here from Nashville area just recently. My wife asked why they left TN (since we are going there) and she was told " We left because we were constantly sick there" and then the lady said "The indians who used to live here had a bunch of diseases and many died and left the illness's in the land so people who live there now get sick all the time".
Personally I think this is rediculous and told my wife as much, and then reminded her that everyone has some reason for leaving any area and could have just gotten ill from allergies or any of a million things besides, we are looking near Knox which is definately not Nashville.
I can't wait until these people have been HERE (MT) for a winter and a full fire season and see what they blame on being here......

Someone has this backwards. The Indians, especially the Cherokee and my ancestors, were basically healthy until the white man carried his diseases into their country. Search your history and remember the Trail of Tears. So sad our land was taken from us.

[StormyNite]

If you want to read about bigfoot in algood tn(putnam co.) type bigfoot in algood tn in your search engine. You are looking for stories from a lady named mary green. Interesting to say the least. Let me know what you think

[Pam& Bill]

What a hoot this thread is. I can't believe I missed it before now....
well shoot- I bleed Orange ever since I arrived in Knoxville and Tn. three years ago....

Let me see if I can get this straight, Bill had a great grandfather or was it a great great, well no matter, he settled here in East Tn. married a Cherokee woman by the name of Cheek I think it was and if this is a "Indian" curse, it doesn't exist except in the realm of the Chulabaraca or however it is spealt.
Seriously, this has no basis in fact except those people that left Nashville needed a real excuse to validate why they left Tn. Other then the label of "Indian curse" I do believe the Indians are innocent of spreading disease. So I vote that there is no truth to this but I do believe Bill and I are inflicted with Big Orange fever though.
Pam

[akm4]

Originally Posted by alleycat

I guess we can add that one to the list of standard questions.

Is it hot and humid in the summer?
Are there mosquitoes and snakes?
How much are the taxes?
Will we be accepted?
And . . . do people get sick from the Indian curse?

THIS is hilarious. How did I miss it?

[Beretta]

LOL Pam, my grandmother on my dads side was Cherokee. I say we all need to bring back the peace pipe.

As far as diseases, you have to blame the VD on someone right? One surely couldn't expect to take personal resposibility! Ha!

This is a hilarious thread and provides much entertainment!

[Pam& Bill]

Originally Posted by SmokyMtnGal

LOL Pam, my grandmother on my dads side was Cherokee. I say we all need to bring back the peace pipe.

As far as diseases, you have to blame the VD on someone right? One surely couldn't expect to take personal resposibility! Ha!

This is a hilarious thread and provides much entertainment!

SMG-

You are too funny. What VD??? I didn't inhale, so it doesn't count!

Personal responsibility went out the window, out of fashion with Bill Clinton and the 80's.
Pam
PS. I agree this thread is a hoot.