Evening star., 1946-10-14

operator says please hold on while
she locates Mr.. Thigpen. That us
ually takes about 10 minutes. You
sit and sit and sit, while telephone
operatives of some sort try to track
down Thigpen. Why, in the name
of goodness, doesn't the operator
wait to call you until she has To-
Gated Thigpen and has him securely
latched to the other end Of the tele-
phone?
Let's follow with the organiza-
tions who think they are paying you
a tremendous compliment by ask
ing you to speak before them at
their weekly, monthly, bi-monthly
or annual dinners, for nothing
Making a talk before a group OF
people is a tough job for most people.
In addition to the work of pre-
pairing talk, there is the nervous
ness that grabs most takers before
they get to their feet; there Is the
bad food at most dinners; and there
is the time, trouble and expense in
volved In getting to the town where
the speech is to be delivered.
Invited by Real Estate Men.
Not long ago group of real
estate men asked me to come to
the town where they were meeting
to address them. No fee was men,
toned. I don't think was being
discourteous when I replied saying
that would gladly do it. If one or
more Of them would reciprocate by
coming to my home town and, for
free, spending day trying to sell
q lot I had up for sale. ! got no
answer.
Let us consider, among minor
peeves. radios idea that the Amer
ican public is so stupid that it can
not remember for more than a
minute or two what firm Is sponsor
ing q broadcast. The sponsor must
be named, renamed. and re-re-
named.
As big a baseball nut as the
average man is, I am convinced that
many Of them are going to look dull,
feel dull, and be dull, just to pay
back the sponsors Of the World Sc
ries. I would rather 60 through life
with beard like a House Of David
prophet than lose my ear drums and
my sanity listening to what certain
blade will do for my unlovely kisser
AS matter of fact, just to get even
am now shaving with kitchen soap
and q butter knife.
Then There Are Walters.
Let us not forget the restaurant
walters who will never seat you at a
decent table unless you beg them TO-
or threaten them with bodily vio-
lence. They will always lead you to
q seat in the rear end Of the res
taurant. Never will they lead you
to . comfortable booth or to a table
by window.
Let's not forget the politicians who
use their influence and position to
whirl through the streets in big
limousines, led by a motorcycle
escort. The last time saw this was
in Brooklyn after the final playofl
game between the Cards and the
Dodgers.
The streets were packed with peo-
pie. No one could get cab or q
trolley. Sirens sounded. Cops showed
everyone back to the sidewalks. Ur
the street came q fleet Of long, black
cars, filled with politicians and theil
friends. Motorcycles cleared the
average citizen out Of the way. A
man next to me. speaking to no one
in particular, said, Here comes thu
dirty politicians"
I do not know whether they were
dirty politicians or not, but such
show made bad impression on thu
man in the street. Why shouldn't
they take their inconvenience, along
with everyone else? They couldn't
have been In hurry to get back tt
work.
Let's not forget the restaurants
and hotels where prices are SIX!
high, but no butter is served. But
ter is available, but they are still
taking advantage Of the days wher
it wasn't. They serve applesauce-
and the meek customers take 1t.
Maybe had better 60 back to bet
and get up on the right side. I dom
want to become known as an ole
crouch.
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