What's My Line?

Ted Samsel tejas at infi.net
Sun Dec 29 17:17:36 CST 1996


And in this corner Rapid Ricky Romeo:
> 
> It's no surprise that of all the reports I've read about C. Mason and J. 
> Dixon, none agree on their actual professions.  They have been called:  
> both as surveyors, Mason an astronomer, Dixon, a surveyor, both as 
> mathematicians, scientists, jolly brandy swiggers (heheh).

For joy! A deft send-up of the Paddy O'Brie(a)n Aubrey & Maturin series.
Eh?

tejas at infi.net
           "Eat some blackeyed peas and fried banana,
            smoke me a seegar from Havana,
            I'll be the King of Louisiana"   
                             (It's gonna be) PAYDAY  Porter Wagoner




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