I wuz cleaning out old e-mails and ran across this one from RNE circa 2008:

How To Install A Home Security System In The South

1. Go to a second-hand store and buy a pair of men’s used size 14 – 16 work boots.

2. Place them on your front porch, along with a copy of Guns and Ammo Magazine.

3. Put a few giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazines.

4. Leave a note on your door that reads:

Hey Bubba, Me, Big Jim, Duke and Slim went for more ammunition. Back in an hour. Don’t mess with the pit bulls – they attacked the mailman this morning and messed him up real bad. I don’t think Killer took part in it but it was hard to tell from all the blood. Anyway, I locked all four of ‘em in the house.

Better wait outside.

“Cooter”