JOAT writes:


The exchange musta seen Charlie comin'. I usta pay a dime a pack
in the PX. But, now that I think on it, coulda been just oversea, I
spent about half my time out of the country.

Overseas escaped some kind of tax. Our guys lined up when a ship was nearby, as
they could go aboard and fill a duffle bag at 80 cents a carton. Take those
into town and sell them for 1.50, and hope to HELL you didn't get caught.

Charlie Self
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave
it to. " Dorothy Parker

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