Bad Economy on Fourth?They Are Throwing Quarters, Dimes and Nickels
July 4, 2009 | Gatlinburg, Tennessee | Vetting explained
Instead of the usual candy throwing from the floats , the kids were chasing falling coins from the parade.
Quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies were falling like rain.
The streets were full of parade goers buying Smokey Mountain souvenirs, caramel apples and funnel cakes.
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