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Dancing Fools

My Friend Irma · December 15, 1947 · 29 min · 4,585 words

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The B Brothers Company, makers of swan, the soap that gives you a wonderful new kind of suds presents. Our friend, Swan, with my friend Irma. Starring Mary Wilson as Irma and Kathy Lewis as Jane.

Friendship, friendship, just a perfect friendship, when other friendships have been forgot. There's well still be hot. My friend. My name is Jane Stacey and I live with Irma Peterson.

You know they say that we begin to acquire knowledge from the moment we first see the light of day. I know it's true because Irma is always going around singing I am waiting for the sunrise.

Now don't jump at conclusions because I love Irma Peterson but it's so hard to make her understand things. For instance the other night we were discussing names and I mentioned that Johnson means son of John and Michelson mean son of Michael and Irma Peterson said, Gee, then I must be Irma son of Peter.

Well, those things you just don't fight, especially this lovely Sunday morning when the thoughts of the wonderful time that I had last night are still fresh in my memory. Irma, yes, Jane. I'm so sorry you weren't with us last night.

Richard took me to the starlight roof of the Waldorf. We rumbled all evening. It was just heavenly. I had a date with Al. Yeah, I know. What did you do? Well, Al walked me down Broadway and let me read the news bulletins on the Times Building.

Naturally, what else? Then you know the bus that goes to Chinatown? Yes. Al showed me the bus. Ah, it's a reckless plunger if ever I saw one. What else did you do? Well, then we ran out of money.

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