Re photo of "slaves picking cotton before the Civil War"

A picture is worth a thousand words, Jackie. It brings us back to where we started:

"Why would someone be out of their "cotton picking" mind?"

Anyone who had to pick cotton for a living, never had a chance to pick anything else.

Anyone who could pick and choose, would be out of their "cotton picking" mind to pick cotton.

Choosers keepers, losers reapers.