Names
What was the nick-name of the author?
Fat-Tart
What was his plan to stay safe in the water?
Pee
How old were the two brothers in this story?
12 and 15
"In the summer of 1987, my father tried..."
to murder me with an alligator.
What was the nickname of the brother?
Bird
What was the thing his dad made to get the fishing rod back?
A dredge
What was the dredge made out of?
A stop sign
"Their lives are filled not with danger, but with...and..."
Candy and Glitter
What was the scientific name of the alligators?
Alligator mississippiensis
What was the caliber of the pistol that his brother had when they went fishing?
A 0.22
What brand was the fishing rod?
Abu Garcia
I turned, and there it was...
The head of the Beast
What is the name of the river they went fishing at?
Pearl River
How much did the fishing rod cost?
$200
What were the two key components to being a true adolescent badass?
A driver's license and a mullet
Immediately, I formulated a plan, which involved surrounding myself with a protective cloud of...
urine
The author stated that alligators were "prehistoric fish with the face of a pterodactyl and the teeth of..."
Gary Busey
What was the animal the author's daughters thought they saw in the river?
A shark
How was Bird's pupil split in half?
He was shot in the eye with a pellet rifle
When Pop died last year, we buried him beside a river near where I now live in...
Savannah, Georgia