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The best place to exchange a good story is down at the local diner-always has been-and every community has one. Utah has its own flavor of funny stories and we've gathered them for your enjoyment. Thirteen humor writers from the beehive state take you through the thrills, spills, and pitfalls of life in the Rockies. Be a fly-on-the-wall as we tell tales diner-style from Utah where it's not just the eggs that are scrambled. Enjoy the woes of a transplanted Floridian's assimilation in UTAH or Bust!, miscommunication at its best in Tenacious Monkey Bites, small-town wonders in The Reverence Dog of Thurber Ward and The Grass Is Always Greener Where the Sidewalk Ends.Laugh out loud at the antics of a beekeeper gone bad in Bee in My Bonnet and try to stay on the beat while reading To Woo or Not To Woo, Dancing Begs the Question by James D Beers. There is a little bit of everything here about the desert state we call Utah. What ARE Funeral Potatoes? Find out in The Road from Grief. Read along as a young girl finally gets her wish in Fishing with Heber Stock.We even have our Utah brand of monsters to enjoy in The Bear Lake Monster and a simple farm story called Rats. Hope you are ready for those two.Of course, you cannot tell Utah stories without some family time. We've got you covered as Josie Hulme tells her tale in Raising Kids, and Alice M Batzel describes her own version of Chickenpox. Author John M Olsen relives a magic ride through snowy Providence Canyon. Cecelie Costley relates a poignant episode in Where Do You Hang Your Coat? And, Dave Willis takes the family along on his assault on the red rocks of Angel's Landing in One and Done.And we can't leave out the pioneer heritage that runs deep in the state of Utah, so Betti Avari reminds us of the joys of putting up fruit in Brigham City Sunshine and Moonshine. Speaking of old-time traditions, we've included a first-hand reporting of The Last Defiance of a Reluctant Churchgoer for your enjoyment.Heard at a UTAH Diner