In a message dated 7/19/00 2:42:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
buff@pobox.com writes:
> He
> was republished by Hugo Gernsback and read by
American kids in Idaho in
> the '30s. Same story, perhaps, but very
different.
"Grabbing the latest BLACK MASK from the crippled newsie on
the corner, tossing him a quarter and slapping a Lucky in
your yap while you ankle over to the automat for a coffee and
a sinker is a hell of a lot different from ordering a Library
of America omnibus edition from Amazon while liberating
personal time from your boss in your cubicle at work."
Now that's a sentence! I especially love the way it
effortlessly segues from old school ambience and lingo - what
with Lucky's and automats, and ankling and sinkers - straight
to the modern day computerized cubicle. Bravo!
Bill, I'm guessing a sinker is a donut. True?
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