Bulletin Board

Every blasted time

Mrs. Patches of St. Paul: “Unfortunately [Bulletin Board interjects: There’s nothing unfortunate about it!], each time I read something from Dolly Dimples, I think of the famous Lowell Thomas radio blooper:

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On reading aloud (cont.)

Wednesday’s Bulletin Board — under the headline “Have you read ‘Charlotte’s Web’? Yes? Proceed as usual. No? Skip ahead to ‘Clowning around’ — now!” — opened with a report from  Little Sister [SPOILER ALERT! Anyone who has not read “Charlotte’s Web” should skip to the next item now, read “Charlotte’s Web” ASAP, and then return to Little Sister‘s report]: “‘Where’s Papa going with that ax?’

Continue reading “Little Sister wasn’t the only one who choked up while reading E.B. White’s masterpiece. Mr. White had the same problem!”

On reading aloud (cont.)

Little Sister writes [SPOILER ALERT! Anyone who has not read “Charlotte’s Web” should skip to the next item now, read “Charlotte’s Web” ASAP, and then return to Little Sister‘s report]: “‘Where’s Papa going with that ax?’

“E.B. White sure knew what he was doing when he planted that first-line hook in ‘Charlotte’s Web.’

Continue reading “Have you read “Charlotte’s Web”? Yes? Proceed as usual. No? Skip ahead to “Clowning around” — now!”