[lbo-talk] a holiday greeting (via S.J. Perelman, 1935)

Michael J. Smith mjs at smithbowen.net
Mon Dec 11 16:52:08 PST 2006


On Monday 11 December 2006 07:00 pm, Doug Henwood wrote:


> WAITING FOR SANTY
>
> A CHRISTMAS PLAYLET (With a Bow to Mr. Clifford Odets)
>
> SCENE: The sweatshop of S. Claus, a manufacturer of children's toys,
> on North Pole Street. Time: The night before Christmas. At rise,
> seven gnomes, Rankin, Panken, Rivkin, Riskin, Ruskin, Briskin, and
> Praskin, are discovered working furiously to fill orders piling up at
> stage right. The whir of lathes, the hum of motors, and the hiss of
> drying lacquer are so deafening ....

Am I the only person in the world who finds S J Perelman un-funny?

-- --Michael J. Smith --mjs at smithbowen.net

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