He insisted upon his Constitutional right to not serve coloreds [1] in his restaurant. There were, however, a couple of notable exceptions to this. On at least one occasion, a state dinner, he served a young, colored male. The argument over what wine to serve with this dish was so vehement, however, that he deemed it best not to try again. Miss Manners has not been to any of Lester's dinners since.
He was also quoted in the Atlanta Constitution [1] as having said that he would be glad to serve any colored who showed up riding a bicycle backwards and wielding an axe handle. He even offered to give said person(s) a free taste of chicken - Lester's own special drumstick, deep fried and rolled in his secret Pickwick sauce. It is worth noting that several people came by to test this offer, but the local police intervened, which may have been fortunate, as I have been told by usually reliable sources that this particular dish did not agree with most of the intended audience.
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[1] Not to be confused with collards, which are green. Coloreds are now
known as blacks, but are often brown.
[1] A paper of such repute that many Atlanta residents who
visit Connecticut
hide their license tag during their visit and instead display one of those
cute "Lost Tag - MSG-666" homemade, cardboard tags so popular in the rural
areas, such as Ludiwicci [1], Sylvester, and Alabama.
[1] A speed trap so infamous that (a) the State of Georgia
has twice revoked
the Ludowichi Police department's permit to use traffic radar, and (b) the
State Patrol sponsored a "Warning - you are entering a SPEED TRAP" billboard
just outside the Ludiweechi town limits. We are *not* making this up (tm Dave
Barry). We just can't remember how to spell Lewdoweechee...
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