Kids Do Say the Darndest Things
Back in the day, Art Linkletter's conversations with kiddos never failed to provide hilarious -- and often unexpected-entertainment, blushing parents notwithstanding. And I continue to be reminded of just such...
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A Journey to Learned and Gibbes Store for a Tasty Steak on a Paper Plate
When it was proposed that a group of us make a restaurant field trip to H. D. Gibbes and Sons General Store in Learned, Mississippi, our friends the Weathersbys on Muddy Springs Road answered, "Sure, Weathersbys are up...
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A Journey to Learned and Gibbes Store for a Tasty Steak on a Paper Plate
When it was proposed that a group of us make a restaurant field trip to H. D. Gibbes and Sons General Store in Learned, Mississippi, our friends the Weathersbys on Muddy Springs Road answered, "Sure, Weathersbys are up...