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Fishing for Love: 1940

February 1940. "Playing the game 'Fishing for Love' at a 'play party' in McIntosh County, Oklahoma." When your parents think you're at "4-H" meeting. Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration, wink wink. View full size.

February 1940. "Playing the game 'Fishing for Love' at a 'play party' in McIntosh County, Oklahoma." When your parents think you're at "4-H" meeting. Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration, wink wink. View full size.

 

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This reminds me of a game I saw once at a Valentine's Day event where the blindfolded men were supposed to see if they could recognize their wives' hands by touch. Unbeknownst to one poor guy, the ladies traded places with a bunch of the guys.

This party is a little bit nicer than the one I was at, though I'd agree with Kirk that he should have changed out of his barn boots before he came.

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By the looks of his boots, this cowpoke has been fishing for love in all the wrong places.

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