tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313799443819854406.post3524142051733145588..comments2023-09-04T04:59:16.747-07:00Comments on John Bauman: Hoosiers and HumilityJohn Baumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910451039953672849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313799443819854406.post-84960258555033765982009-06-14T21:55:39.550-07:002009-06-14T21:55:39.550-07:00Way to go....she says staring at her feet........Way to go....she says staring at her feet........Patricia Heckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111971150021340777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3313799443819854406.post-19697363365993986922009-06-04T06:28:41.046-07:002009-06-04T06:28:41.046-07:00funny post... in a hoosier sort of way, interestin...funny post... in a hoosier sort of way, interestingly i heard a show on npr about ky mountain people (they included tenn. w.va. and others too) and they talked quite a bit of the origins of the staring at your feet thing and not making eye contact often and when you do, it's very brief. apparently in times past... not doing this little dance was considered a threat and resulted many times in death. it was a wild show and chris offat writes some about it in his fiction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com