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Newspaper
Burlington Herald
Location
Burlington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
3
A humorous Alcoholics Anonymous New Year party joke set includes an MC and a tale about J Spongecake Rumpet. An ironic duck hunting farewell letter ends with a quip about avoiding duck hunting to avoid being called ducking.
In a rambling letter style narrative a youth describes his escape from a duck blind, a sinking boat, and a chaotic hunt shift to a surrender. He recalls Charlie’s single hit, ribbing over a muddy bird, and joking about Thanksgiving with Elvira while signaling plans to mail the table top.
A narrator recounts a dawn duck hunt gone awry with friends in a gritty city setting. The trek includes misdirections, a waterlogged boat, improvised humor, and a surprise find of an old piano box camouflaged in grass as the group quests for ducks.
The narrator recalls a chaotic scene as a laughably loud banging on the front door shatters a quiet home. He describes prior ill advised plans and compares Elvira as his new wife amid a jumble of memory and confusion.
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