a cowboy a redneck and a polack
are standingwaiting in a grocery cashier line behind a Mexican
sounds like the beginning of a joke doesnt
it
the redneck points back to the cowboys waxed carton of organic milk on the conveyer belt
Organic, what’s that about?
There's no antibiotics in it, cows
can’t be treated with 'em, trouble today is that we’re ingesting ‘em all the
time, which isn’t good, we become immune, our health’s impaired.
polack in the lead nods
Got
that right brother And its delicious
redneck says When I was a kid milk
came in a gallon glass container, yacould see the cream at the top, my mother
used to pour it off for her and the old man's coffee.
Likewise said the polack
As a matter of fact my mom,
frying bacon, would pour off the grease and save it to make pancakes, used it
in all sorts of meals.
As my
mother did an I still do Great to wilt mixup in dandelion greens unopened buds
We didn’t have Kleenex either, we,
brothers and sisters, had handkerchiefs to blow our noses in.
polack went into his back pockets showed them the two he carried
Hey man careful Dating yourself
cowboy asked where they grew
upsounded like they grew up in similar surroundings he offered he was local fifth generation
redneck polack noddedhmmed polack Fifth generation redneck Homegrown.
Ever been out of California asked the polack
Why?
Only other fifth generation Ive
ever met was in Montana Theyd never been
out of Montana
No.
redneck offered he was raised Central
Valley Wasco north northwest of Bakersfield
polack said Humboldt Park Chicago
Queer though directing his remark to the redneck an urban polack would have so much in common
with a redneck then directing his remark
to the cowboy You Glass gallons of milk bacon fat offal organmeats
shook his head said no
to the redneck Organs Liver kidneys heart tongue Oxtail
Yup.
Mexican interrupted Me too, hombre.
polack turned forward to the Mexican I knew that Our diets are crazy similar
Migrants? I understand Polish were hired by
Germans seasonally to pick their crops.
Correct My grandmothers did as a little girl before
she came to America Im second generation
American
Me too. said the Mexican
Fifth generation cowboy said the
polack Sounds like a claim to fame Kids
Kids and grandkids.
Crazy
Americas a melting pot
1430, Sunday,
10 3. 24
1045, Thursday,
14 3. 24
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