Well, thank you kindly, Mr Rhodes.

Posted by: Mac on November 28, 2002 01:51 PM

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And by the way, can anyone tell me when and what is "conshucking day"?

Posted by: Mac on November 28, 2002 01:54 PM

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I am confident that "conshucking" is a typographical error and what was intended was corn shucking . I think corn shucking day is whatever day the corn is ready. The photo that I linked to showing corn shucking (or husking) is dated August 15, 1999. My guess is the 1939 event linked to by Mac would have occurred a little later in the year, perhaps the middle of October.

Posted by: Kent on November 28, 2002 11:16 PM

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Kent, thank you very much.

It's interesting to note that google let me down on this one. It didn't say Did you mean "cornshucking" when I searched for "conshucking". Maybe I am becoming over dependant on Google?

It's great to see that the old-fashioned method of asking another human has come up trumps.

Coase dey gi'e us big supper when dey hab dem cornshucking day. Oh, dey hab uh frolic den dat las' 'way up to de midnight.
Source: Hector Godbold, age 87, ex-slave, Pea Dee, Marion County.
(Personal Interview, June 1937) by Annie Ruth Davis

Posted by: Mac on November 29, 2002 03:02 AM

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Thanks.

What about all the other days I've stopped by? :)

Posted by: MadMan on November 29, 2002 07:10 AM

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Are we all going to take a day off for the Queens Birtday as well?

Posted by: Mac on November 29, 2002 07:17 AM

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Mac

Is that the Queens birthday in England or in Australia?

Or maybe we can celebrate both?

Posted by: JB on November 29, 2002 11:52 AM

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It sounds like "conshucking" was an attempt to duplicate an accent / manner of speech, but yeah - corn shucking. Not a national holiday for the U.S.

Posted by: Lydia on December 2, 2002 09:34 PM

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