On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:19:12 -0500, Kevin Gowen
<kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
inscribed:

>The other day I was in the checkout line at the grocery store and the 
>lady in front of me was trying to buy beer with her food stamps EBT 
>card. She was DENIED by the teen running the register. I added, "Any 
>beer bought with my money will be bought by ME!"
>
>That was awesome.

Reminds me of my childhood.

My grandfather owned a small grocery store and people used to try to
buy dog food with their food stamps. When they were told that the
rules didn't allow that, they just ordered a couple of pounds of ham
or some other meat for the pooch instead.






--

Michael Cash

"I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of
a high school transcript."

                                Dr. Howard Sprague
                                Dean of Admissions
                                Mount Pilot College