re: Springfield, Missouri - Home of the real life God Darn Cobra Kang Scare (1953)

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I clearly remember going to the pet store at Lenox Square (before the concept of Malls existed) in the late 60's and early 70's as a kid and you could buy baby alligators, red eared turtles, snakes, all kinds of shite. No big.

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My grandmother had to threaten to burn the pet shop in Shawnee, Oklahoma down to get them to stop selling animals to my dad and uncles. She said the snakes and gators were bad enough, but Joe the monkey was the final straw.