If I’m a “character,” you’re a HOOT! Vivian Owl take that as a compliment. Lew Such a big difference a little "t" makes. Alice I wonder what type of tea it was. Lew put, a Duffer's tee. Alice And a well-deserved award it is. He should have stuck to the news from Lake Woebegone. Jack He did stick to it, but it tore loose. Lew Dear Lew, This is, as used to be said in the U.S., "rich"! Thank you for the fun. And could you send me a mailing address? I'd love to send you a book. By the by, I was on the phone earlier today with an out of work gaffer friend of mine from L.A. He told me the Number One new ring tone in America is "Nearer My God to Thee." I realized how bad things are because I believed him, and felt a little jealous thinking, where do I have to go to get that! Blessings, RobertTo: Garrison Keillor,
Minnesota Public Radio
CONGRATULATONS!
You win the First Annual Manglish Award
for your creative destruction of an
Emily Dickinson poem on your Writers'
Almanac web site today. You said,
"The Only News I know
Is Bulletins all Day
From Immorality."
The International Brotherhood of Sloppy
Typists is delighted that a person of your
reputation was the first to win this award.
Sincerely,
Wesli Court
Honorary Poobah
IBST
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A Duffer? or, more aptly
At 8:45 this evening, 2 July 2008, I checked to see whether Garrison
Keillor had corrected his error. He had
but, alas, he didn't have the good
manners either to acknowledge his
award, or to thank us for drawing his
attention to the matter. Sad. This
uncommonly common man turns out
to be merely common after all.