Show 4 Mickey Mecham bless er vites Mac Your November 3 off offering hit the nail rig right h t on the he headin a d in saying you you w wont won't ont enjoy this weeks week's column Youre You're very perceptive Mac Either youve you've abused freedom of the press or youre you're attempting attempt attempt- ing to initiate your very own credibility gap by trying to foist upon your readers that batch of flagrant non non NOT a chicken thief indeed Time does not affo afford rd a categorical rebuttal but may I point out a few of the most blatant errors Such as My Lady Fair does not hide her best silver in a hole in the basement base base- ment Who are you trying to kid Mac Ive I've SEEN it it Then of course I understand why she keeps it s secreted e c r e t e d. d The unique s service e r v ice being monogrammed monogrammed mono- mono gra m me d Dallas Hi Hilton It on The Hotel Temple Square White House The Montreal Hilton and the Midway Yours is probably the only home in town with silverware to match the monogrammed towels tov hanging hanging hanging hang hang- ing in the bathroom And She does not keep money in tin cans buried in inthe inthe inthe the back yard Oh Mac Dont Don't push us too far Why Joe Williams Will Will- r fans iams said on several occasions he wishes she would pay for her purchases by check because her little roll of crumpled dollar bills IS damp and often moldy and her nickles ARE hot and clammy And too It is widely known from Morgan to Park City that your Fair Lady is forced to we wear a r gunny sack gunny sack shoes because you feel she should be just as stylish and chic as Dan Valentines wife And after all that's what Dan makes his wife wear Then in counting out your suits you would have us believe you dont don't have havethe havethe havethe the most important one of all all your birthday suit You are poor arent aren't you Plus your troubled Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton bank which has recently changed its name to protect itself I to spring the trap on the trap line but butwill butwill butwill will do so only in defense of your Lady Fair Louise It so sor r happens there is just such a athing athing athing thing which runs between your garage and the big ditch laid out thoughtfully by your good wife because she is planning to surprise you with a pair of home made fur lined fur Ii n e d foot warmers for you to use next deer season on your cold ings across your back porch If youre you're smart you'll go hunting hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing deer eggs with Mary Bees- Bees Waxing She's got the right idea Lest I take a dim view of the Ants Eye View please get back on the light track You cant can't win your quota of prizes this year by printing a facade of foolhardy fibs NOT NOTa a chicken thief INDEED Tell Ruby to hang onto that little backyard house she ac acquired acquired acquired ac- ac on Halloween They've become collectors items Only 46 shopping days til Christmas time to buy an axe for You Know You Know Mickey Well Mickey you probably wont won't believe it but has done it again When I was a little boy it was harped into me over and andover andover andover over The little boy about my age was supposed to go to Sunday School He went swimming swimming swimming ing instead And what happened You guessed it He dead On the other hand theres there's My Lady Fair Louise If she weren't so dead set on going to church every Sunday she wouldn't be getting into trouble If she went s swimming wi m m i n g she wouldn't get Instead she heads for the halo and what happens She falls down the front steps at home Sprains her ankle bigger than the circus fat lady and cracks a couple of ribs Usually she is more flam flam- boyant She saves the big pratfalls pratfalls pratfalls prat prat- falls for the time when hundreds are watching like in front of Joes Joe's on Twenty Saturday night This time there were no witnesses In fact she cant can't prove whether she fellor fellor fellor fell- fell or was she pushed Caught her high heel on the top step and came fluttering down like a wounded bird Ostrich Ostrich Ostrich Os Os- or duck But by golly she went onto on to church until after she affixed the halo that the hurts began For 10 days daysI I carried her around even to the potty and fed her and dressed her and like that This is to explain to you Mickey why the newspaper has been slightly more than somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what unusual for the last two weeks Now she's back to normal normal normal nor nor- mal back on the job and people will start coming in again for their money back Write often Mick we love to hear from you And its it's cheaper to use your letters than take time to write my Your own own Your friendly neighborhood rock- rock ducker Mac |