Show i I 1 phillip re IMAGINARY interviews ILI WS UNCLE SAM AND JOHN Q CITIZEN john Q sam you look different all ot of a sudden un uncle le sam I 1 feel different in fact I 1 felt better in ye years a rs john Q ar you mean to say you feel the best in years with this war crisis and everything 1 uncle sam just it ive su suddenly shed the hypocrisy torn c off ff the blinders and gotten rid ot of the little lord fauntleroy suit im even beginning to look at facts and not wince its wonderfully wonder full fu 11 john Q but dont you think there are tough days ahead of you uncle sam sure suie but im never at my best except in tough days I 1 dont want to seem boastful but in all these years of coddling comparative para tive ease and comfort I 1 felt right there were times when I 1 hated to see myself in a mirror john Q its strange but I 1 feel the same way ive been squawking and making demands all over the lot ive been getting sore because I 1 hal had to keep the old car three seasons s afons ive been yelling murder because there were worms on the third green at the coun country try club and ive been working up a terrific peeve because of t the he lack of tree free gasoline and now suddenly they all seem unimportant and trivial uncle sam its a swell break for us both john Q but it means plenty lenty of trouble I 1 suppose do you feel in condition for it r r 11 uncle sam no darn it I 1 ive grown so soft Ws its going to be a te terrific battle to get into shape john Q I 1 feel pretty flabby too say why did you let me get this way uncle sam indignantly ho how did waw I 1 let YOU get this what at I 1 wanna know is how YOU let ME get this way john Q youre the boss I 1 just do as im told uncle sam your story and were W ere both stuck with it youre the real boss john Q who me uncle sam I 1 only reflect your wishes and opinions and tor for years I 1 got the idea all you wanted was plenty of white meat john Q dont blame it all on me sam every time I 1 looked at you you were busy on plans tor for the more abundant life instead of a tough wiry old guy with his fists clenched and his sleeves rolled up you were like a tat fat spendthrift yelling that life was just a bowl ot of cherries and asking everybody to step u up p and help himself uncle sam sain that was your fault you got so you thought I 1 was a SLOT MACHINE and you were al ways looking tor for the jackpot john Q why listen when you you should have been down to brass tacks developing your muscles and hardening yourself for any contingency you were behaving as if all anybody had to worry ab about ou t in this thlu world was a bigger recreation pro gram uncle sam there youve got yourself mixed up with me again you were the fellow 1 who demanded V tile bathrooms j an orchid bed in every back yard 1 three days a week tor for auto trips and a guaranty Js against slippery roads cold nights and sand in your lettuce john Q you babied me so much agot I 1 got to like it I 1 admit uncle sam all you wanted was the brass ring caviar with the free lunch government distribution of strawberries and cream john Q why did you cater to me so much uncle sam I 1 wish I 1 knew every time I 1 thought of letting you shift for yourself rr start wiring Y 1 1 1 me tor for aid in every crisis from falling hair to a leak in the radiator john Q well I 1 guess its ali all over now I 1 guess weve got to cut out the petting party and get on en our own uncle sam mean you GUESS THE NAMES FAMILIAR BUT the head of the french german armistice enforcement board is a colonel named the germans think of everything dont they brazil br azu will co operate with Us says hull hall headline wanna bet As a baseball club owner mr i parley farley will wih at least never neve r be in doubt about a third run rn being acin strictly okay |