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Four Pots a Day: 1913
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 8:51am.
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February 1913. Bluffton, S.C. Oyster shuckers at Lowden Canning. "Ten-year old Frank. Shucks four pots a day." View full size. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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Sad, Yet Hilarious
Submitted by Ringolevio on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 6:25pm.
Your tongue-twister fazes me! The sad irony of it makes me laugh hilariously, but also makes me cry because I'm forgetting the seriousness of it.
[I want to go to there! - Dave]
Oyster Shucker
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 3:50pm.
My variation on the old woodchuck tongue-twister:
How many pots could a kid shucker shuck
If a kid shucker could shuck lots?
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