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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 03
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George Spclvin, Amcrican:
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He's Stymied When
Yamm
Trotte!
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Wife Is Intcllectual
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(Here Is another autobiographical chapter in the life o!
Gandy
George Spelvin, American,' ss recorded by Westbroek Pegler)
By WESTBROOK PEGLER
THEY GET THE FUNNIEST ideas, you wouId not
even know they were thinking about anyihing.
except who had a baby or who had a fight with thelr
husband. Then they say, hey, Pop, how much money
in the world?
The husband says that depends what kind of.
money. you mean how many ziotys?
She says do not tease a girl talking
5
about slotties, I want to improve my
mind so you can be proud of me.
The guy says I am proud of you
even if you could not eren count
your change, but a zloty is a Poiish.
dollar. She sald well of all the crazy
names io call s dollar. Then she sald
how much is a piaster?
I sald gosh, how do I xnow? Get
out the book, the book has a part in
the back where It tells you all thos!
PEGLER
Kind of things, how much does a gal.
Ion of water welgh? What is a ptarmigan? How much
Is an acre?
She said that reminds me, how much is an acre?
I said well there is 640 acres in a mile. She said how
much is s mile? I sald s,2so feet Jong. She sald then
how Jong ts an acre? I said an acre is not long. an
acre Is Jike this. So i did lixe this with my arms.
Toshias
Dreamie said so an acre is square like thls and
Thmes Hee!d
mile is Jong like a string but there is 640 acres in a
mlle. It does not flgure.
I sald please, Baby. I had a hard day In the busy
marts of trade, you know, tooth and fang. So whep I
Mo
ket home I wish those old days would come back
when they had those teeree roller derbies. I used to
Mo Yort Mirtg
eel a kick out of lhem, no payola to thasc babes the
Ne
Yort Dely Now
:
Way they used to bcit each olher orer the rail.
Dreamie said you can say that again. But thuse
doubte-dome study-bums said it was shame for us
sn 5yeu ot Jugos aean Aayt os qugnou3; 0s Jq o
Inteliectual. Questions like what is the rainfall of
Madagascar? Who wrole Carl Bandberg? Then it
turns out to be a frameup.
I sald what came over you tonlght, anyway?
Everything quiet and you suddenly break qut Jke
KAR +
cralyzboot acres?
NOT r=CORDED
IS: MAR 11 1960
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