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Story 163
"Captain Quinn"
“Captain Quinn,” who lives in a trash bin, says, "I love this cozy inn. It's a great
place to collect bottles and tin, to fall asleep listening to the traffic din, and to
have bugs crawl all over my skin – from my shin to my chin. And eating
but rats keeps me thin.
"Because I've given away my wealth to my kith and kin, now and then I must bum a
finto buy some gin.
"However, this is be no sin and puts on my face a great big grin !"
Story 164
Quince
When a blintz was served to Prince Vince he shouted, "Nay,
bring me pie and make it mince . . . without the meat ! "
The chef ad•mit•ted he never heard of mince without the meat , so he served
him an ex•o•tic pie called quince. But one bite made the prince wince.
"Water," he yelled, "my mouth needs a rinse !"
Con•se•quent•ly, quince has never since been served to the fin•ick•y prince.
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