You doubtless remember Redd Foxx, who described how poor they were. He wore his tennis shoes out plumb up to the ankle.; They were like canvas spats. And the Thanksgivings with Grandma standing at the stove in case anything came. Or when Ma said to Pa, “Pa, the garbage man’s here.” Pa’d say, “Good, tell him to LEAVE two cans.”
One of my favorite Brother Dave responses to:
“Your’re a Southerner, you gotta be a Democrat.”
—Nah, man, I learned how to read.