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Dining out became the most popular leisure activity in town;
American Psycho
Spoleto U.S.A. Festival.
❓
Conrad Aiken, the poet.
Lady Astor, passing through in 1946, remarked that Savannah was like “a beautiful woman with a dirty face.”
quit and moved my office into this house so I could mix business and pleasure in whatever proportion I wanted.
he had borrowed twenty dollars from me.
How?
I don’t know who’s crazier, Jack the One-eyed Jill or me. But we get along just fine.”
Bahaha
Serena plunged headlong into middle age. She gained weight, indulged herself endlessly, and became the soul of pampered self-absorption.
living the dream
Algernon
Love this name
she threw objects across the room—pillows, drinks, even Lulu the poodle.
Oh absolutely NOT, you old bitch!
would fly in circles the rest of its life.
Sick f@Ck
“Sure. I’ve always said I’d use it if niggers moved into the house next door.
IcK. I hate this guy.
Johnny Mercer told me. He said, ‘When you play songs, you can bring back people’s memories of when they fell in love. That’s where the power lies.’”
south of Gaston Street (breaking Joe’s second rule).
nelliest
bugle beads.
clientele
LOVE this
with his fish
😂
Gibson girl upsweep.
If you did not like the show, honey, my name is Nancy Reagan and go fuck yourself.”
😂❤
You know I think of you as family.”
Right. The old "we're family" here line. 🙄
move! I am serious, child!”
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SWEET GEORGIA BROWN’S
First you take up with folks like Luther Driggers, whose main claim to fame is he’s gettin’ ready to poison us all.
THIS is funny.
nigger drag queen.
😠🚩
War of Northern Aggression.
This guy gets more sick by the minute.
Diamond Lil
his portraits,
Can't recall
Man, we told that Jackie Onassis to fuck off.”
I hate this blowhard type.
“That fat sumbitch up there?
😂
Tybee Island
She did not see the back of his hand coming at her until it struck her a glancing blow on the cheek.
Absolutely not. WTAF. 🚩🚩🚩
I very nearly started to pity him even with the GD Confederate flag.
all-male Christmas parties.
All-male?
Leopold Adler
niece of Julius Rosenwald
“but I would never stoop so low to do it. Low-income housing, indeed!”
What does this MEAN??
Mary Marshall
Tenants paid 30 percent of their income in rent, and the rest was made up by federal rent subsidies.
That percent is a smidge high, but I like this idea. Seems like a good compromise - restoration + affordable housing.
poor blacks living in subsidized housing so close to the historic district.
By golly if that doesn't remind me a bit of ol' E-town. 😏
all those little faggots
Ick..whyyyyyyyy?? ESH!!
“Morning, Ruby,” said Adler. “Morning, Mr. Adler,”
Both are not on a first-name basis suggesting a power imbalance. All is not as if appears.
cool inside.
temp or appearance?
“Would you sign my book, please?” A guest book
MMMMHMMM
I was not the first outsider to be brought to this house by Lee Adler.
his inspection staff;
Why tutu
“We’re not interested in housing the whores or the gamblers or the dope dealers,” he said.
dilettantes
Dude, don't kid yourself.
Married Woman’s Card Club
WTF? 😂 Do the exclusively complain about their husbands? 😂😂
blue taffeta dress,
at a card club on a Tuesday??
This sounds awful to host or attend.
