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  • From: Art Petrzelka <art@complum.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>, Jill Vorbeck <bewilderedbutterfly@yahoo.com>
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  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Changing jobs
  • Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 06:11:14 -0500

On Sunday 08 June 2003 21:29, Jill Vorbeck wrote:
> end up "selling apples on the street" -- as though
> that's as low as you could possibly fall!

It's an old expression from the Great Depression. Selling apples on the
street
corner was a common sight in cities. That was also when farmers burned corn
to stay warm because it was cheaper than coal.
Of course, with the glut of apples on the market now, it might well be the
lowest you could go.
--
Art Petrzelka
Amana, Iowa




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