ActionFalcon t1_j6yb4ff wrote on February 2, 2023 at 7:22 PM

Reply to comment by SweetSewerRat in SGF take notes by mannelev

The Cobra Scare of 1953.

nickcash t1_j70ea04 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 4:07 AM

My favorite part is the city hiring an Indian snake charmer. It's that kind of quaint folksy racism you just don't see anymore.

lochlainn t1_j70z3r1 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 7:49 AM

Well, I mean they have a point. An Indian snake charmer mostly likely would have more experience with cobras than any other Indian in the US in the 1950's.

I'd also bet that whatever circus he was performing at was perpetually raising the Indian demographic of most of the midwest to a non-zero number just by him being there.