The Elderberries by Corey Pandolph and Phil Frank and Joe Troise for September 22, 2023
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Transcript:
Miss Overdunne: Mr. Winter, I can't allow you to keep this outside your door... Dusty: And why not? Overdunne: It may be considered offensive to some of our residents. Dusty: Why? Because he's a smoker? Overdunne: No, because he casts a negative light on the Native American community. Dusty: Oh. Well, how 'bout Ah outfit him with one of th' Perfessors Hawaiian shirts and say he's mah Tiki god fer Sunday worship?
I don’t understand the offense. I have always heard that the Native Americans introduced tobacco to the early settlers and the cigar store Indian sort of commemorates that event.