Sunday, October 21, 2007

It's Nice To Have You In Birmingham, circa 1967

Local good ole boy treating visiting good ole boy and family to a visit to Vulcan Park today:

LGOB: The museum here is pretty interesting.
VGOB: Is it included in the admission?
LGOB: Yep. They're a little biased though.
VGOB: How come?
LGOB: They tell all about the slaves that worked in the iron industry. They got their own museum at the Civil Rights museum. I don't know why they have to tell that story up here too.
VGOB: Do any white people go to the Civil Rights museum?
LGOB: I'm sure they make all the white school children go through there.

Yessir, we've made great strides, haven't we?

Of course, I came up with a snappy comeback, eight hours later:
BW: Well, guys, you're in luck. Admission is free on Sundays at the Civil Rights Institute. Why don't you check it out when you finish here?

One day I'll learn to think on my feet.

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