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Society Red

posted 9 years ago by zaraath
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What was Society Red (J.D. Cannon) in for?

In the book he was a Boston businessman arrested for writing hot checks in Miami. And he was called a "paper hanger" by Koko.

Yeah he stuck out and probably the only prisoner there with more than a 10th grade education.

[–] SwanKong 9 years ago

Passing bad checks is mentioned by dragline, which seems to imply that he is there for that reason. His nickname does suggest this type of white collar crime.
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[–] ck1-5 8 years ago

When he loses the "50 eggs" bet and has to pay up, he says, "I don't suppose you'd take a check?".

[–] ScopeWatcher 8 years ago

When he loses the "50 eggs" bet and has to pay up, he says, "I don't suppose you'd take a check?"

Despite my friends seldom laughing at that line in my presence, I've always considered it one of the funniest in the picture.

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