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Mummynapper

The Halls of Ivy · 1952 · 24 min · 3,632 words

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Voice of America presents the halls of Ivy starring Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Coleman. Hang this is Ronald Coleman and Bonita Coleman. Inviting you to join us again on the campus of Ivy College. That's so long.

Ivy College, that is, in the town of Ivy, USA. Dr. William Todd Hunter Hall, President of Ivy, has more than ordinary, poor children for parents. But even he has moments when he gives way under the many disturbances inevitably encountered in any given day.

At the moment he appears to be quarrelling with a small magazine, turning the pages with more than usual vigor and vehemence, the fact which is noted by his noteworthy wife, Victoria, who says, And the juxtaposition of the two words is singularly apt.

By one pet, I assume you mean a person, specially cherry. Why do I say in my marriage ceremony to you that year? Thank you dear, and if by the other pet you mean a fit of pea-visionis, yes, I am particularly petulant.

The provocation is patent. Patent? Provocation. Shall I open another can of peas? Yes, you'll better because I have a parcel of pretiment, peevish and pungent paragraphs to present about publishers who played the public with protruding pages in their pesky periodicals.

You do that with any literature of the alphabet, go ahead, try it with eggs. No, there are limits to my alliterative talents. But look, look at this little magazine. No. Bading girl on the cover.

Clever idea. Wonder who thought that out. Yes. The lengths to which publications will go to find excuses for bathing suit covers. I always wondered why they call them pinup girls. Where could they put a pin?

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