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Jane Throws a Costume Ball

My Friend Irma · November 29, 1948 · 29 min · 4,356 words

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For the safety of your smile use pepcidin twice a day see your dentist twice a year Lever Brothers Company presents the pepcidin show my friend Irma Created by Sigh Howard and starring Marie Wilson as Irma with Joan Banks as Jane There's well still all the birds have migrated south where they'll remain until spring

Which reminds me of the girl I live with, Irma Peterson. Not that she's gone south because she's right here with me in New York City. She may be here, but believe me, her brain is in Miami.

Now don't misunderstand, I love her. And there's really nothing wrong with her except that... Well for instance, the other day I was reading the paper and I said, Irma, yes, this is very interesting. It says here that soybeans have a thousand and one uses.

They're even using them to make paint with. Soybeans? Gosh, that must make the paint awfully lumpy. Yep, that's my Irma. A living contradiction to the scientific theory that no one can live in a vacuum.

Oh, well, she's still my roommate and I'll stick up for it anytime. Right now, we're both in the apartment and everything's quite normal. I think. Oh, no, it isn't. Irma is covering up the calendar with her hand.

And Irma yes, Jane. Why are you covering the calendar with your hands? It's a secret. What do you mean secret? Tomorrow's my birthday. Well, why the whispering I want to give myself a surprise party. Oh No, look honey no one ever surprises themselves. Oh, yes I do remember the time I added up eight and eight yeah, and I got 16 yes well, I was nice surprised

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