{"id":2928,"date":"2023-08-22T06:28:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T06:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/?p=2928"},"modified":"2023-08-22T06:28:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T06:28:49","slug":"desert-rat-10-commendents-sic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/desert-rat-10-commendents-sic\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Rat 10 Commendents [sic]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DESERT RAT TEN COMMENDENTS   [sic]<\/sub>
BY THE EDITOR (from Harry Oliver\u2019s Desert Rat Scrapbook)<\/sub><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt love the DESERT, but not lose patience with those who say it\u2019s bleak and ornery (even when the wind is blowing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Coyote<\/a>
Even when the wind is blowing ..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
II<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt speak of the DESERT with great reverence, and lie about it with great showmanship, adding zest to Tall Tales and Legends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bath
Adding zest \u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
III<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt not admit other DESERTS have more color than the one on which you have staked your claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Amboy Crater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
IV<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt on the Sabbath look to the Mountain Peaks so\u2019s to know better your whereabouts, so\u2019s you can help others to know the DESERT, dotting on the map the places where you have camped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Summit<\/a>
\u2026 on the Sabbath look to the Mountain Peaks \u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
V<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Honor the Pioneers, Explorers and the Desert Rats who found and marked the water holes . . . they tell you about the next water hole and try to help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
VI<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt not shoot the Antelope-Chipmunk, Kangaroo Rat or other harmless Desert friends. (Keep your shot for a snake.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"white-tailed
Don\u2019t shoot these.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
VII<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt not adulterate the water holes nor leave the campsite messed up. Be sure to take 10 gallons of water with you. Don\u2019t have to ask the other fellow on the road for a quart, but be able to help the tenderfoot by giving him some water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
10 gallons of water ought to do it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
VIII<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt not steal (from the prospector\u2019s shack), nor forget to fill the wood box and water pail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Burro
Don\u2019t be an asshole and mess up or steal stuff from some guy\u2019s cabin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
IX<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor; you know the mining laws; you know the whereabouts of his monuments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"no
Sign of the times.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
X<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor\u2019s sleeping bag, his gun, nor the contents of his canteen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Shoshone
Ultimately<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

~ The End ~<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DESERT RAT TEN COMMENDENTS   [sic]BY THE EDITOR (from Harry Oliver\u2019s Desert Rat Scrapbook) I Thou shalt love the DESERT, but not lose patience with those who say it\u2019s bleak and ornery (even when the wind is blowing). II Thou shalt speak of the DESERT with great reverence, and lie about it with great showmanship, adding … Continue reading “Desert Rat 10 Commendents [sic]”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","category-tall-tales-short-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2928"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2929,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2928\/revisions\/2929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digital-desert.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}