[Jan 30, 97 - 18:22] MARK PROBERT of 1:2619/110 wrote to JERRY SCHWARTZ:
MP> Yes sewer chickens.
MP> Back in the 50's and 60's the Catholic kids would get little chicks for 
MP> Easter. Once Easter was over they would get rid of them. THe legend goes 
MP> that they would throw them down the sewers.
MP> Now, the Jewish kids would visit Grandma in Florida, the legend goes, 
MP> and bring back baby alligators. As soon as they got too big, the kids 
MP> moms would throw them down the sewers. After a few year they woudl grow 
MP> to giant alligators because they would feed on the sewer chickens.
MP> See what you missed in central CT? 
Heh :<)  I didn't have any Catholic friends, so I missed that bit of lore.  
Of course, everyone in my neighborhood knew about the alligators.
As for the 5" cockroaches, that didn't seem entirely out of line given the 
size of the American cockroachs down South.  And now there's an Asian variant 
around that not only flies like the American cockroaches but isn't afraid of 
light.
Jerry Schwartz
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