The Basketball Fix

Pat Judd:
All right, so I don't know the difference between basketball and hopscotch.

Mike Taft:
You should, there's little money in hopscotch.

Johnny Long:
Not much more in basketball.

Mike Taft:
I'd like for her to have some swimming lessons.

Johnny Long:
I'd be glad to teach her myself.

Lily Courtney:
I won't be difficult, I'm Pisces.

Johnny Long:
Beg your pardon?

Lily Courtney:
I was born under the fish.

Johnny Long:
I'm sorry.

Mike Taft:
Nice boy.

Lily Courtney:
Yeah, very.

Mike Taft:
Not that nice, darling.

Lily Courtney:
He's probably Scorpio. Say, what did I do with my Astrorama?

Mike Taft:
You're sitting on it.

Lily Courtney:
You're Virgo, I can tell.

Pete Ferreday:
I'm sorry.

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The Rival Reporter:
Hiya, Pete. Mind if I join the wake? Quite a yarn, huh?

Pete Ferreday:
Yeah.

The Rival Reporter:
You cookin' up a new angle for your column?

Pete Ferreday:
No, thanks. This one's been grilled, fried and boiled in every rag in the country.

The Rival Reporter:
That so? There's an angle that hasn't been touched.

[he shows Pete a photo of Johnny Long in handcuffs]

The Rival Reporter:
Earn your bracelet with a college degree.