Me and Lydia were in the Dime Store last week and I guess the heat was getting to us pretty good when a subject came up. We all know how perfectly behaved little Opie is. But he called many adults by their first names. Did any of you find that odd for a child 40 years ago in the South?
'Course, like I said, the heat was getting to us pretty good. Maybe we ought to get back under those buckets and we can figure this one out for ourselves. I just know that many years ago in a city named Shady Grove, if I had called anybody older than 15 by his or her first name, my mama would have come after me in a way in which I would not have enjoyed. Heck, me and Lydia have known each other over 30 years and I still often forget that I can drop the "Miss" when talking directly to her face. She's particular about things like that. I think it's because she's allergic to the sun, and things like that. She's a curious one. Curious. Laura Lee Hobbs, Dime Store Clerk and Gold Truck Receiver Extraordinaire, and Deep Thanker "I'm gonna get back under the bucket and have another thank." ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://wbmutbb.com/mailman/listinfo/wbmutbb_wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
