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Who in God’s name was the first guy to stick an okra in his mouth? Must have been a brave man, or starving to death . . . === Another thing is, he’s got a girlfriend named Pandora Box . . . === He was sent to the Mountain View Youth Development Center, where he spent nine months working the woodshop and talking to other teenage felons about the best way to proceed with a life of crime. === The last time he’d looked, less than four percent of the Minnesota population was licensed for concealed carry. In Alabama, twelve percent of the population was licensed for concealed carry, a half-million permits, more than twice as many as in Minnesota, with a smaller population. === He didn’t know Tennessee or any of the territory worked by the Dixie Hicks. The culture was different, attitudes toward cops were different, and even the food was strange. He’d already crossed grits, collard greens, okra, and black-eyed peas off his menu possibilities, and suspected he’d find others.