Ruth always said I was so skinny ’cause I had me a tape worm. She said, “You ort to not eat fer 3 days and then hold a piece of raw meat up in front of yer mouth . . . open wide . . . and when it comes up after that meat, grab it and . . . pull it out!”
“Won’t I choke?” I asked.
“Naw, you gotta pull it out quick,” she said, “’fore it gets that meat and goes back down.”