The readies, by bob brown  (Page 8/22)

Face. Yis I sid yir (13) fice not chur fices.

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With a lugoobrious lugged-in lugduni plot that grows (1) gravy toward the untoward end.

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1. Gravy: See Dr. Blair’s “The Grave”, or any Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation.
2. Tincked: a cryptic nut to crack; this is believed to be a reference to tincture of iodine needed for the bruises made by Maudemule.
3. Here the author bursts into high hyperbole.
4. Obviously an overt allusion to prevalent French practice of guttersniping cigarette butts.
5. References: Spoiled corned-beef fraudulently furnished by packers in Spanish American War. (See Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle.) Also, last

Moredarn modearn Maudmulemad highbathatters of the Bank that Got Left — Leftover There, the mule-kicked farsided behindbank Leftypitched lightningfork Tincked (2)

Juicy Joiced jousting Proustling jayhayyalejail (3) beerbeliedbird in the blueing handbush. A swell flathangnail on your flaphead.

But me no butts but botty bats in your belly-free gutter. But you unbutton me. (4) Mummy!

Jock will beanwalk, Jock will beanstalk corned-licker talk wit hisern pisern ticklin Jock. (5)

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phrase, Harry Lauder’s inimitable Scotch Drinking Song.

1. Skookumlallies: Am. Indian word for good raspberries, also suggesting the Mexican “tamales”, best when taken hot.
2. Bloody: An ’orrible hoath unedible in England.
3. Allusion to the original Chevalier song “Knocked ’em in the Old Kent Road.”
4. Proverb from the Swedish.
5. Whora: An ingenious combination of what Babylon was reputed to be, and the Greek proper name “Cora”.
6. podgypetti: contrived from Whora’s pasty, pudgy body like spaghetti and the “Petit Pois” restaurant of lingering literary fame in N.Y.
7. tittette: from titter and oysterettes.

Can do. No can do. How fashion? English pigeon? Hot Skookumlallies. (6)

Toedfashion toad I said hot pigeonbreasted pieface. Wanta hear about and about the burning

(7) bloody bushwackers.

I’ll tell yer ear yer ear (8) d’y’ear? Svenska

Pika speilata naka. (9)

(10) Whora, great blon-

dette flapfat (11) podgypetty fogo’fat was in the current 1931 sixsex-

toetaptat (12) tittette, the Purple Floor and

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1. Here a high romantic note processionals in, reminiscent of “Beggars on Horseback”, the “Little Church Around the Corner”, and all to the appropriate strains of “Here Comes the Bride”.
2. Beanwalks: (see above) the wordartist recalls the droll character of Jock and repeats the flute-like bean-note in this virile coloratura with the haunting charm of the Nibelungen Ring.
3. Geo. Robey’s famous Scrubwoman’s Song.
4. Dickens, that old curiosity-shop, inventor of the immortal Scrooge and Marley.
5. Fryher: Now our learned language marvel, master of 34 tongues

Barn Door Gelett Burgess Saxaphonme 1391 tomorrow yet.

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Fiteyflitey kikikitey (14) beanwalks evacucauliforner cation cauterized walling wellering welking walks. Oh my Yass