unearths some literary gems.
From Meet the Folks, by Sammy Levenson:
[Note: All repeated punctuation has been transcribed to the exact number of marks. I don't know why "Sn" has a capital S*, nor why the final Sn gets seven dots after it when three and six have been the standard modules.*Maybe the author had a tin ear.]MOMMA: "Mary had a little . . . . . . ?????"LOIS: "YAM!"(General Applause)MOMMA: (Sweating with joy) "Its fleece was white as . . . as . . . azzzzzz?"LOIS: (Silent, occupied with sticking a candle into her ear.)MOMMA: "Its fleece was white as Sn . . . Sn . . . Sn . . . . . . ." (Momma sprinkles sugar on the table to refresh Lois's memory.)LOIS: "YAM!"(General Applause)MOMMA: (Quietly explains) "She's allergic to snow."
