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October 1950

Intoxication Versification

Big celebration, with much fermentation, produces grand sensation, bright conversation, much fraternization, loud vocalization, great jollification, hot synchopation, and large head inflation. Then comes sly flirtation, with bold invitation, smart molestation, and attempted osculation, which precipitates strange altercation, false accusation, fierce profanation, and beer-glass coronation, causing scalp laceration, skull dentation, and eye discoloration. Big deputation from police station then arrives to make arrestation amid loud lamentation; followed by free transportation to bull-pen destination, Doc's medication and cold application, bum jail-house ration, cell isolation, deep contemplation, news publication, and soiled reputation.

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