Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Tennessee

Shivarees, Spin the Bottle, and Post Office

If you’ve taken part in a shivaree and played post office and spin-the-bottle, chances are you’ve been around a half-century or more.

“The everlasting ‘Now don’t you ever tell I told you this’ ought to place the speaker on a level with a fellow that carries brass knucks.”

Her provocative pin-up images violated all manner of sexual taboos, finally invoking a US Senate Committee investigation into pornography.

When I told him who I was, he exhibited that same kindly expression of countenance & benevolent disposition that characterized his whole life.

The raids of passing soldiers was the excuse for the organization, by both sides, of bands who claimed they were Home Guards.

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