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Gildy Takes up the Great Books

The Great Gildersleeve · November 20, 1946 · 29 min · 4,260 words

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The Craft Foods Company presents The Great Gilder Slaves! Oh... Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe! It's The Great Gilder Slaves starring Harold Perry, brought to you by the Craft Foods Company, makers of a complete line of famous quality food products.

For a fat man, Gilder Slaves is quite a walker, but on bad days, coming home from the office, he sometimes takes the V-Line bus. There have been a lot of bad days lately and this is one of them.

Back in the rail there! Come on, don't be afraid, folks. Step back. The rear end goes the same place as the front end. Step back, Cleo. Come on, fat. So you're blocking progress. Oh, shoved back with you.

What do you think I'm doing? Zoop. Pardon, madam. Whoa. Oh, Cleo there. Come on. Watch the dog. Everybody ever rides on these things? Oh, hello, Mr. Boorer. I didn't see you there. Hello, Gillis. Leave. Here, grab this strap. I'll take this.

Oh, thanks, Mr. Bullard. It's a little crowded, isn't it? Awful. It ought to be a law. Yeah, you said it. As a matter of fact, I only happen to be riding on the bus because my car is in the shop.

Mrs. Bullard has the station wagon. Oh, me too. I just happen to be riding on it. Say, what do you think of the election? Or have I asked you that? It's a mandate from the people.

My opinion, exactly. By the way, how is Mrs. Bullard? No, she's fine, fine. That's good. And the rest of the family haven't seen little Craig around much lately yes we must get him and your boy together one of these days we must say tell me Gillis leave is your boy learning anything that school school I don't know I guess so why well I'm darn if I think they

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