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("I tell ya, Leo, I can do it," pleads a desperate Fred Fitzsimmons. "Just gimme th' ball!" "It's Hig," replies Leo, biting off the words, his eyes gazing at a point far past the horizon, as a disappointed Fred Fitzsimmons sinks to his seat on the bench.)
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I get not starting him, but bring him in, in relief. Besides that he'd pitch well, the entire team would get a lift.
Can't believe they closed to 1.5 games. I come to this page first each day now. Tomorrow, I'll be looking at the results through the fingers I'll be holding up in front of my eyes (I have no pride left).
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(READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE AND THEY DIDN'T SAY A THING ABOUT THE DOG.)
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The print was too small and fuzzy - it gives me a headache when I read a long article that way - so I'm glad I didn't push it as the dog was the thing that most interested me.
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(Comics' sure signs of an old coot -- a corn cob pipe and a Civil War hat.)
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I guess we'll learn if ghosts can see Scarlett when she's invisible. And if they can, they are going to be none too pleased with her after this quip, "But that's ridiculous, there's no such thing as ghosts."
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Well ISN'T THIS COZY.
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"I'm just going to grab a bunch of hay to make a pillow."
"Ouch, that's my hair!"
"Oops, sorry Frizzletop, honest mistake."
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And that's why Suzie Q left town with no forwarding address.
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Considering all the boyfriends Suzie Q had, perhaps she's "visiting a cousin" for the next nine or so months as teenage girls used to visit out-of-town cousins more often in those days.