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Taking Inventory
"Snow" was shoveled, smack was
what we got for talking back. "Fuzz" grew
on
a
peach. "Speed" was what papa did
if we were late for church. "Upper" was
a
happy story. "Downer' was
a
depressing
tale. "Smoke" meant fire. "Pig" was an
animal, and" Bad" wasn't good.
No wonder there is a generation gap! But
we survived. What better reason to celebrate?
There was also a time -- a very good time -–
when people knew how to get along, and when
Americans -- most of us -- knew what was
important. Do you remember this? It's
'J'.\
TIME TO REMEMBER,"
by the Americanism
Educational League:
•
When taxes were merely
a
necessary
nuisance?
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When
a
man was
a
man and dressed
like one?
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When
a
woman was
a
woman and
dressed to please the men?
•
When the poor were too proud to
accept charity?
•
When clerks and repairmen tried to
please you?
•
When the clergy really preached about
religion?
•
When songs had
a
tune and the words
made some sense?
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