The history of Jocko


	The history of Jocko

bignosemousie

6-11-2008 5:24 PM

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jocko, lawn jockey, underground railroad

bignosemousie says:

I never knew any of this.

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6-11-2008 5:42 PM

patchworkthreads

Counterpoint link offered: http://everything2.com/e2node/lawn%2520jockey

6-11-2008 5:46 PM

bignosemousie

Thanks for the link, patchwork. It is fascinating that there is no concrete history. What is his real story?

6-12-2008 3:04 PM

righthand

I never knew any of this, either. Tks

6-21-2008 4:07 PM

carrerinyes

Very interesting.

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