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BLACK-AMERICAN JOKE

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY, BLACK PEOPLE
WEREN'T USED TO CARS WITH AIR CON-
DITIONING. ONE DAY OLD NATHAN WAS
WALKING DOWN THE ROAD AND MR. NETTERVILLE
DROVE ALONG AND ASKED NATHAN IF HE WANTED
A RIDE. NATHAN ACCEPTED AND GOT IN THE
AIR-CONDITIONED CAR. MR. NETTERVILLE
AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES ASKED NATHAN WHERE
HE WAS GOING. NATHAN RESPONDED, "I WAS
ON MY WAY TO THE LOW 40'S TO DO SOME PLOWING,
BUT SINCE THE WEATHER HAS CHANGED, YOU CAN
LET ME OUT SO I CAN GO BACK HOME AND KILL
A HAWG."

Where learned: MISSISSIPPI

Subject headings: PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote

Date learned: 09-20-1985

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