Exposure to language

[Mark A Mandel]

On Thu, 12 Dec 2002, Douglas G. Wilson wrote:

#Vance Randolph: a Missouri (Ozarks) story:
#
#<<One time there was a young farmer had some folks come over to his place
#for supper.
#
#... the baby come a-crawling out on the floor, and you could see where he
#has shit all over himself. ... the man spoke right up. "Marthy," says he,
#"fetch the dishrag, and wipe that young-un's ass. If there's one thing I
#can't stand, it's nastiness!"
#
#... They didn't go there for supper no more ....>>

I believe I recall seeing that in the collection _Pissing In the Snow_,
a wonderful book of mountain tales, jokes, and anecdotes that were
considered unprintable at the time they were collected.

-- Mark A. Mandel