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Old black man came in shop one day and asked our cashier girl for a box of
"22 Shoats"! LOL. She turned to me with confused look and ask me, "Do we sell 22 Shoats???"

In the 1950's, a hailstorm destroyed my fathers tobacco crop, so he took a job at a hardware store to help make ends meet. While working there, he traded a Marlin 25-20 for a Winchester Model 12 20 gauge. One day a Black fellow came in the store and was looking at the 25-20. He asked a salesman there if that rifle would kill a deer. The salesman said, that gun will kill a bear. The Black man said, I'll take it, I'se always wanted me a bar gun. Of course, there weren't any bears around, but I guess it made him feel better.

Interest posts! Musta been amazing to see the transition from steam power....


When did welfare really kick in, or transition to the horschit it is now? I never heard of it as a kid or knew anyone on the doll, until I went to college and starting meeting city folks.

Although it may be arguable to some the welfare program began with the food distribution program of the 1930's - here is a good link.

https://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/fdd-history-and-background

19 cent fuel and 21 cents for box 22 shorts!

The Hippie Era p hucked everything up!

Thanks Drover.