THAT STORY YOU HEARD FROM YOUR COUSIN'S FRIEND'S BROTHER

There was a motel near the University of Kentucky, Yokum’s Motor Inn, in Lexington, Kentucky. I’m sure it was popular with young couples in search of some privacy. Which would explain why the story got around that if you called the motel and asked for change for a penny, they would supply you with a prostitute. In time, the college paper interviewed the motel owner and asked her about the story. The lady who owned the motel was an older woman, who was devoutly religious, and furious when she found...