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From: "Suze" <>
Subject: Re: [Melungeon] Beating a dead horse
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:47:00 -0500
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Hi Joanne,
Didn't realize PB came out of the Elvis thing...don't recall that. I thought
people were just reminded of something that was pleasurable in their
childhood and began talking about it.

Suze
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Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Melungeon] Beating a dead horse


> In a message dated 8/20/2002 6:27:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
>
> >
> > One more line then I'll kick back again. You've all heard about beating
a
> > dead horse.
> > Well I think this, who is and who isn't a Melungeon, has been beaten so
> > much
> > that you people have it sticking to you like horse glue!(LOL) ENOUGH
> > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > Cause da bottom line is we are all here, and it don't matter anyways in
the
> >
> > scheme of things. Like peanut butter, chittlins, sorgum, and all the
good
> > stuff !!!
> >
>
> Perhaps we keep revisiting the issue because it is important to some
people
> on the list. Chittlins is not important to me but I would not think
telling
> you it doesn't matter. And the peanut butter thing.... I ask a serious
> question. Why are the Presleys considered Melungeon and are the Tackett
> really Jewish and it turns into a joke about peanut butter. You may think
it
> is funny but I am researching Melungeon heritage, not peanut butter
and I
> don't find it amusing.
>
> Joanne Pezzullo
> It is not that we are all wrong
> We are all right
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