And now I present a Biblical question to the crowd on the OLD DOTHAN AL MEMORIES Facebook page. On page 192 of DEVIL MAKE A THIRD, Buck is trying to justify his illegal, unethical and immoral behavior to his brother Jeff (Buck's come back to Aven from NYC ready to build a hotel on a lot owned by the city. Because he is mayor of Aven, it is important to Buck to not show a conflict of interest so Buck is planning on setting up a straw purchase of the city's lot in order to conceal his double dealing). Jeff says, "I don't like it. Papa wouldn't hold with such dealin's." Buck justifies himself to Jeff by outlining his potentially highly profitable business plan and then Buck toasts his family's dishonest entry into the hotel business with this toast, "Well, the Lord had pity on the gourd." WHOA! Where the hell did Dougie get that one. O.K. it comes from the Book of Jonah and, as far as I can tell, the Bible passage has nothing to do with the Lord having pity on the gourd. It's more like Jonah had the tender feelings for the gourd because its shade had saved him from the intense sun but God sent a worm to kill the gourd plant so Jonah had ended up mad at God for killing his gourd. Any comments will sure be appreciated.  https://www.google.com/search?ei=eLn9WfSlKsL5mAH9uIqADg&q=%22pity+on+the+gourd%22+symbolism&oq=%22pity+on+the+gourd%22+symbolism&gs_l=psy-ab.3...31634.34814.0.36341.10.10.0.0.0.0.108.941.6j4.10.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.8.757...33i22i29i30k1j33i21k1j33i160k1.0.FVPYo0AXNE0