Saturday, October 21, 2017

Will Mr Peanut be next ?


With all the Monument Madness spreading, I'm wondering if Mr Peanut is next ?

Toward the end of the American Civil War the South's food supply was very limited.  Peanuts or "goober peas" were a main source of food for the Confederate army because they grow easily in the South. Soldiers griped noisily about having so little to eat and the poor goober
Listen


( Downtown Suffolk VA )

Will folks who have allergic reactions to peanuts throw a rope around it and topple his statue ?
Or will the ANTIFA fanatics realize Confederate soldiers used them as a food source and decide that the statue must come down !



Mr. Peanut was born when schoolboy Antonio Gentile 
submitted a sketch to win the Planters contest for a brand icon. 

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The family got $5 for the submission !


Stay tuned as the Monument Madness continues !