§ 319 Who’s Who in Newark
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Back in those old sinful wet days, two gentlemen, both far overtaken in alcoholic stimulant, were seen under a lamp-post on a street corner in Newark, clinging to each other for support.
As a spectator passed them he overheard the following dialogue carried on in somewhat fuzzy accents:
Said Souse Number One:
“Do you know Bill Talbot?”
Said Souse Number Two after a moment of reflection:
“No; whuzziz name?”
Said Souse Number One:
“Who?”