The Famous Boating Party

Instead of remaining in "C-grade survellesession to Mr. Blaskett"
ah, dear, dear little Yellow Hat, I hear you talking but my hands are
tied, r'd help you out if I could, believe me, ah poor dear cork abob on
life's troubled waters I always say. However
"You are so oh I don't know so so sort of like they-Goddam Mr.
Blaskett and Mrs. Blaskett and all the goddam little Blasketts. With-
out the tea this time."
"I beg your pardon."
I say I'l just take the milk and sugar this round. And lemon. Yes,
I think it might be nice, the lemon, oh all right no lemon."
It's five atter eight already. You know what-"
The Announcer: Ladies and gents, your attention please. It is now
exactly two and sixty-tour minutes past seven. Thank you, thank you,
I was coming to that if you will be so kindly. But wait! Things are
beginning to do! I'm afraid that something has gone amiss! I will thank
you not to panic... The management stands behind its usual rights in
cases of this kind. I-excuse me-Sam! Hey, Sam! over here. .!
(Aside: No, no, no, no... Sam, look, I know you think I did. But I
don't want no mustard on my trank. You know I never take it except
plain-no pickle, no relish, no onion, no catsup, no mustard, no
noth?n!)
What the tellow said was murder, Sam-not mustard. Uh-huh,
that's right-blew the ship skyhigh.. . Over seven hundred peo-
ple-just like that, poof-poof.

(1954)