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The Red Well-Read Reader
Story 49
Impoliteness Reigns
When Skip Lane ordered steak but was served Chow mein, he said aloud, "I
must complain !"
He did, only to have his waitress exclaim, "Buddy boy, you're lucky to be in
out of the rain."
Lane - shocked by this ill-mannered vein of disdain - said, "I find my
temper hard to rein. Never have I seen such im•po•lite•ness reign,
especially here in Duquesne, and in a public domain.
“No tip shall I tip you,” Skip said to Jane, “for ev•i•dent•ly you’re already
quite tipsy on champagne !”
Story 50
Home on the Range
It is not so strange
To see buffalo range.
Near the Rocky Mountain range.
You might think that some have the mange,
But it’s just an old coat that they’re trying to exchange.
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