Michael Cash wrote:

> 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.
> 
> 

and how exactly did he know that the dog ate this ham?