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Blog: The Big City Squid

By Frank Tankard

November 2, 2009

Notices:McSorley's Old Ale House -- "Good ale, raw onions, and no ladies." ... A near drowning yesterday at Lye Beach. The hero, the well-known Roscum, was picnicking with his niece when the old woman began flailing among the breakers, drawing the general attention of the Sunday crowd. Responding to the Big City Squid's solicitation, Roscum replied in his Delphic manner: "Danger invites rescue," and dove into the surf and out of sight. "Quite a man," said an old-timer on the scene. ... Gen. Inscptr. Jammer booked on four counts of undisclosed charge. ... Half moon predicted for Freak Day, next Tuesday, sponsored by Grain Club.
Infallibility of the Nocturnal Motorist, a Reporter's Account, Part 3 of 6:Drago said to Roscum, "It's visceral!" He had the crazy eyes, one knows the look. "You feel it in your gut! Down in your gut!" It wasn't long afterward, a day or two, that Drago abandoned his will and lept. His last words were to Roscum. Only Roscum knows what they were and of course he isn't talking.