Lawn jockeys

[the ice]

You are all un-educated fucks. the lawn jockey was a real little black boy who stood his post by the delaware river to let George Washington know where to come back to. He died in the cold holding the lantern. This impressed George so much he had some statues made to remember the little boy and his heroic deed It was then picked up as a safe symbol to the escaped slaves telling them the house it was in front of was a safe house. And from there it was bastardized by you idealistic fucks who thought, " oh how cute." Read a book now and then you dumb bastards.

 

[BuggyWhips]

The lady down the street from me had a black lawn jockey. She painted the little guy white because she thought it looked better in our neighborhood. That was 15 years ago, times have changed since then and I think it would fit in now as a black figurine if they painted it back...
Kev

 

[the ice]

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[Shrebly]

The story begins the icy night in December 1776 when General George Washington decided to cross the Delaware River to launch a surprise attack on the British forces at Trenton.
Jocko Graves, a twelve-year-old African-American, sought to fight the Redcoats, but Washington deemed him too young and ordered him to look after the horses, asking Jocko to keep a lantern blazing along the Delaware so the company would know where to return after battle. Many hours later, Washington and his men returned to their horses who were tied up to Graves, he had frozen to death with the lantern still clenched in his fist. Washington was so moved by the young boy's devotion to the revolutionary cause he commissioned a statue of the "Faithful Groomsman" to stand in Graves's honor at the general's estate in Mount Vernon.

By the time of the Civil War, these "Jocko" statues could be found on plantations throughout the South: like the North Star that pointed fleeing slaves to their freedom, the Jocko statues pointed to the safe houses of the Underground Railroad. Along the Mississippi River, a green ribbon tied to a statue's arm — whether clandestinely or with the owner's knowledge — indicated safety; a red ribbon meant danger. Thus these original lawn jockey statues today fetch thousands of dollars as true artifacts of the Underground Railroad that conducted so many African-American slaves to freedom.

http://www.mountainhomeplace.com/jocko.htm

 

[havoc]

There was a man named Jack who died unexpectedly in his mid 40's. He was in a process of extreme change when his death occured. God said he would give Jack a chance in Purgatory. Jack had to walk the entire earth in complete darkness with nothing but a lantern. Hence, Jack O Lantern. Today we celebrate Jack's legacy by eating pumpkin pie with poo sprinkles. Hope I have helped out today.

 

[Shrebly]

Today we celebrate Jack's legacy by eating pumpkin pie with poo sprinkles.

Do I even want to know what the hell "poo Sprinkles" are???

Havoc - have you ever seen Dazed & Confused?

 

[havoc]

Do I even want to know what the hell "poo Sprinkles" are???

Havoc - have you ever seen Dazed & Confused?

I went to Southwestern University in Georgetown Texas for a year. That film was being shot about 800 yards from my dorm room. For example, when the kids get out of school and slide down that slide, well I have smoked many a bong hit on that slide. Anyway, yes I have seen it plenty of times. My favorite part of the movie is when the oldest guy says "I'm getting my second wind" and he had been up for almost 24 hours already. We watched some of it being filmed and shit, good times. peace
Oh, poo sprinkles are scrumdilliumptious.

 

[Shrebly]

Ever look at the back of a dollar bill man .... there's some freaky shit going on there....