He died of alcohol, cigarettes and other excesses years ago, but he was a great humor writer for the Atlanta paper, with his favorite topic being how weird the South is.

He explained that ‘nekkid’ was not just a Southern mispronunciation, as follows:

Naked means you ain’t got no clothes on. Nekkid means you ain’t got no clothes on and you’re getting ready to do the nasty.

Driving around Essex Fells, N.j., they came upon the back of what looked like a small factory that was closed for the night. Pulled up behind and and proceeded to partake. They finished the pipe and drove away. Several days later, in daytime, they drove by the factory and discovered..... you know the rest.


I recall her describing driving cross country. Idaho sucks. That's where you run out of drugs.