| Pint-size Lucifer "PAPPY"
YOKUM had the misfortune of being the patriarch in a family
completely dominated by his better half, Pansy
"Mammy" Yokum. On the other hand, Pappy didn't
seem to complain. He had a free ride for many years. Mammy did
all the household chores and provided her family with no less
than eight meals a day. Ostensibly a turnip farmer, Pappy was
rarely seen working. In fact, he was so lazy, he didn't even
bathe himself. Mammy was regularly seen lathering and
scrubbing Pappy in an outdoor oak tub next to the modest Yokum
log cabin. Clipping Pappy's toe nails fell under her wifely duties
as well. While Mammy was the unofficial mayor of Dogpatch
and could read, Pappy was illiterate. Mammy was smart (by Dogpatch
standards). Pappy was dull-witted and gullible. Though their
unlikely offspring Li'l
Abner was at least twice his father's (and mother's) size,
the generally obtuse Abner obviously inherited a good many of
his father's lesser genes. |
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All Text © Denis
Kitchen
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