Posted on 12/24/2008 5:04:59 AM PST by SvenWaring
Bad economy threatens traditional redneck Christmas.
It’s a Christmas tradition.
For the past 12 years, Leonard Pottsel, of Bellwood, would sneak into the glass jar that his old lady used as a makeshift Christmas fund and steal the hastily-collected money.
Pottsel would then spend the money trying to wildly pick up local hoochies at neighborhood dives on Christmas Eve. He would also gamble wildly on sports and soap opera trivia.
Pottsel is now worried that the poor economy will spoil yet another one of his family’s special holiday traditions.
“It breaks my heart when I look at that painfully shallow jar of spare change and singles that my semi-life partner has collected this year,” Pottsel said. “It’s not about me, it’s about the children. The kids just love giving me the old Santa boot to the ass on Christmas morn.”
(Excerpt) Read more at dotpenn.com ...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.