On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:34:39 -0600, Andy > wrote:

> A Moose in Love > wrote:
>
> >
> > I think honky tonkin means that black people get to tonk on honkies
> > for that day, and that day only. I don't blame them, do you? I was
> > tonked on a honky tonkin' day once down south of Abilene. It felt
> > pretty good. I was invited for barbecue pork shoulder and pig tails.
> > Greens, turnip greens were, or should I say was served. Turnip greens
> > was served along with all the fixins. We also had squirrel and
> > raccoon, and possum. Squirrel is very tasty. You have to shoot a few
> > though in order to satisfy hunger.
>
>
> We knew it had something to do with bar hopping, drinking, dancing and
> other indulgences. The Rolling Stones sang about it.
>
> All we knew is that we just wanted out of a one horse town in Texas
> outta town before anything else!!!
>
I guess you've figured it out by now. Just in case you're in the same
boat as that mooseinlove, here it is: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honky_tonk

A honky tonk (also called a honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is a type
of bar with musical entertainment common in the Southern and
Southwestern United States. The term has also been applied to various
styles of 20th-century American music.


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