Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-05-30
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By Hobart 7. Mitchell
GIT HIP TO THE TIP

III the uBnC Oh the eXceLleHt JOL
being done by the radio, our nigh
schools, our newspapers, the ex
istence of any state of ignorance
especially in the northern states, i.
unexplainable. The average man
in reason with his financial status
should initiate the best in the way
of his dress-a plain business suit
his manner-that of a gentleman
his speech-that of a scholar, his
bearing-that of a soldier. If he
does otherwise he becomes con.
spicuous and being conspicuous is
like wearing a red suit, it sticks
out like sore thumb.
The creed of the wise guy is
"Git hip to the tip. Everybody car
read and write these days and
there is no excuse going through
the world spelling. If you don't
know where you are going stop
by and ask somebody and let them
put you hip. This is just a tip"
To illustrate to you precisely just
what we mean we shall give you
an actual happening. We wanted
to put them hip but we thought
it better to skip the tip because
we might get a tip on the lip.
We were riding on the back plat
form of street car not so very
long ago, smoking our cigarette
and reading our newspaper when
who should get aboard the car but
two wide-mouthed, loud-dressed
noisy-talking individuals. No sooner
had they paid their fare-one OF
them was several moments finding
token among a handful Of loose
change-than each produced a sack
of peanuts Chose kind with the
shell on) and a peanut-eating con-
test took place.
The shells from the peanuts
were deliberately thrown on the
floor of the car-not in one corner
but scattered as you would scatter
your grass seed on a small patch
of ground to get the best possible
results.
When it came to the eating of
the peanuts they were not placed
gracefully into the mouth accord
ing to the rules of etiquette writ
ten by Emily Post but they were
thrown in by a circular movement
of the arm in about the same man.
ner in which one would throw a
shovel of coal into a furnace. We
hesitate to say, but we must speak
truthfully, that the opening the
coal would go in and the opening
the peanuts were thrown in were,
from eye measurements, about the
same size.
All the time this peanut-eating
contest was taking place-a con-
test in which no prizes were to be
given-a barrage of conversation
was being laid down for the bene-
fit of others including ourselves
We were visibly intent on reading
our paper but with our ears well
cooked. There was no begging in
this case as Mark Anthony had to
beg the attention of others when
he said, Friends, Romans, Coun.
trymen, lend me your ears" We
and others were all ears in this
"Molasses and January" comedy.
From their Give" we CLEANED
that they had been bowling because
one of them said he had been ir
an alley and was throwing, he die
not say what but we surmised il
was a bowling ball.
AS they proceeded to talk about
this alley game they seemed to gel
more and more excited and as il
giving a startling climax to theil
act the taller one of this "vaud
Whistle team" shouted, "Boy
throwed seven-I let FER ride. o.
the second throw it comes up Ieven
Den pyramid it. Don't you know
on that third lick l throwed thu
biggest mess of twelves you evel
saw"
Hold your HOSES, gentle read
er's, I've seen whites, blacks
browns, reds and yellow act just al
naughty.)