OK Gary, I'll be serious for as long as I can stand it. I was born and raised in a tiny community outside Machias Maine. Washington County, one of the poorest in the country. The only heavy industry was a 300 pound Avon Lady..oops..sorry. I dug clams, worked in a sardine plant and raked blueberries 'til I was old enough to escape into the Coast Guard. I knew we were poor, but, didnt know just how poor 'til I got out and saw some of the rest of the country. As I said, all this comes out in our humor, rather than songs.