What's good y'all, we're Ross back again with another video. So I'm gonna check out Jim Cornett on the modern hysterical smart fans.  He doesn't care about what people tend to to say about him on Twitter or wherever at on social media. He don't care, bro. He's one of those old school people. It is what it is. He's going to say his opinion on it, whether you like him or not. He's going to stand on his opinion. He's going to stand on business as the kids say on how he feels about the wrestling industry, whether he's supporting one of your favorite wrestlers or whether he's shitting on your favorite wrestler. That's just how it is. So it should be very interesting to see what he has to say about the hysterical modern day smart fans, because I'm going to be honest with you.   I literally saw a tweet the other day, someone hoping that CM Punk gets injured in 2024, bro. Why? And people agreeing with it. Like, what are y'all doing? It's not that serious. Relax. Like, there's no way a woman would actively want to sleep with you. And you get this invested in someone's life that much that you wish harm upon them. What?  So this should be very interesting. Man, appreciate our love of support. Let's get right into this one, man. Yeah, man, trying to get it to start. I just have to point this out to you because someone posted in the Coltacorn at Facebook group, the website Voices of Wrestling put up an article, apparently what CM Punk took from AEW by someone named Jesse Collings. And now he's being he's being accused of shoplifting, taking home company paper clips off a stationery. What, while some pundits would claim that Punk's firing exposed AEW as a minor league company unable to handle a true top star. The real damage that Punk did to AEW was done almost entirely before he was fired. Punk took away AEW's external innocence and optimism for a better wrestling future. What? Bro, y'all are. Oh, my God, bro. That is to what? Let's see what he has to say, bro. And replaced it with the traditional divisiveness and drama that has become all too familiar with wrestling fans. External innocence. By publicly declaring himself as an enemy of the elite. Is that like wearing a virginity condom?  You've never felt a woman's insides ever in your life. There's no way without you paying for it that a woman would willingly sleep with you. If you move this way. If you act this way over a wrestler is ridiculous. By publicly declaring himself as an enemy of the elite. He exploited a neo conservative ideology that had existed since before the company started. Punk had become a proxy in the never ending war. Some pundits, most notably Jim Cornette, had against the young bucks for doing too many flips and for ruining the wrestling business. Punk, the company's biggest star, is this is this. Wait a minute, is this one of those AI articles? This can't be a human being. It's got to be some kind of artificial intelligence. Lack of intelligence. This is an example of the needy fans who can't grasp reality, who had the myth and dream of AEW crumble and they need someone to blame it on. And it was you. And then they found a bigger star and it became punk and it was punk. And he's not even there anymore. And they're still blaming him for killing AEW. They dreamed of wrestling with external innocence.  How about the fact that not liking the bucks is a neo conservative ideology? What is a neo conservative ideology? Because liberals would accept the bucks and conservatives would reject all the flips.  I don't even always agree with Jim Cornett's take. But I understand he comes from a very different generation of wrestling. It was very different back then. So I can't expect him to just like some of the stuff I grew up on. Some of the stuff I grew up on, I know for a fact he didn't like. He wasn't a big fan of. He was there for the making of some of the stuff I enjoy liking in wrestling. So I'm not going to always agree on it on his points. But guess what? I'm not about to sit up here and write a 10 page essay talking about why this person is the reason why a certain company is is being destroyed.  Jesus Christ, killing the wrestling business.  Ladies and gentlemen, the good news is this is a very, very small minority of the AW fans even who think this crazy, who act like this on Twitter and quite frankly, this audience is significantly larger.  They speak up and they call attention to themselves and the right wingers use that to say, well, look, they're all nuts. No, just you got more nuts than we got assholes. We just have to put up with these nuts. You got you got them nuts. It always comes back to the same thing. The elite are just these innocent sweethearts who do nothing wrong and have never done anything wrong. And we should just all bow in their presence. No, give them flowers, get out of their way and be happy that they graced us in the wrestling business with their presence. Stop it.  These guys are mediocre and they may not even be that anymore.   You know, prose and poetry in in praise of the buckaroos. And they're, you know, the rest of the Cuckamonga kids led to this level of fervor. I know that the cracks have started and people are seeing through him now. But this level of commitment.  Individually you have to stress individually individually. Well, sometimes it's small, small and casual groups. But you know what I'm saying, each person got individual attention. You think if Ricky Morton did that stuff now, people will be sending around photos of him with all the girls at the merch table saying, you see no man, no man in the photos. He's a danger to the locker room. No, they they'd still be sending around Polaroids of Robert Gibson, probably if they had been a really got to like coach them type of way, because CM Punk was taking pictures with all the lot of the women from NXT, but none of the guys just like, bro, just just oh my God, like y'all y'all worry about the wrong things in life. Y'all wish some of those women in NXT would even look at y'all, let alone want to take a picture with y'all. Stop it. Involved, but anyway, any final thoughts on just in general because, you know, very often when Dave Meltzer gets attacked or something on Twitter or just responds to someone because he's trying to get some attention for it, he'll point to you and Norm Duly. You know, don't look at me. I'm not the one who started it. The first six star match or the first five star match was then, which he didn't even know about until you told him. So it's a hard defense to have for raising the star rating system. But you hear a lot of people point to you. You were there kind of at the beginning of what we call the smart fan. A very, very, very select few of you got into the wrestling business and did well. Eddie Gilbert, Paul Heyman, various people. And of course, you. You see what's happened now. There are still fans who, you know, may have evolved, obviously, as time goes by, they're not thinking exactly like you did in 1982. But it's a similar threat, a similar mindset today, and they appreciate the good stuff. And then there are fans who think that anything that's new, anything that's flashy is best. And this is what everything should be. And if you reject that, you're the problem. If all of a sudden your favorite show changes format, except it. If not, you're out of touch. But what does it seem like? I mean, we just talked about this voices of wrestling article. There were never hysterical smart fans like there are today. Were there? No, the smart fans in those days, albeit, you know, so many fewer of them were the ones that they would roll their eyes that, you know, they knew why Bulldog Bob Brown was getting to push in Kansas City. And a lot of them rolled their eyes at Dusty because he, you know, when you saw him for a long time and you were a smart fan, you know, it did wear on you. And and that's part of the difference in being a smart fan in those days and not being a regular fan that still holds true today. A lot of the regular fans like the guys that draw money that the smart fans are not enamored of. But nevertheless, the point is they weren't hysterical about.  Yes, it's it's lunacy. They the smart fans at that point in time had to apply themselves more, be luckier, be in the right place, you know, learn more on how to interact, etc., etc. It was harder. So and you took care of it. But the thing is, the rating system, which we've done essays on and talked about endlessly. And I'm not going to rehash all that, except to say that it was a rib to begin with between me and Norman and then Norman, a way of quantifying something for Norman to the people who got his result sheet, which was probably in the three dozen people range or whatever, just so that he could kind of relay what he thought of the matches on the show. And Meltzer, who has the. Many similar characteristics of Tony Khan when it comes to numbers and output of words either written on a page or spoken or whatever, many similar characteristics.  It ever since, but the. So that's kind of how the star rating system came about. I mean, granted, I don't really take, you know, by into it too much, because at the end of the day, it's subjective. If you feel like it's one of the greatest matches, that's cool. If you feel like it's, you know, not one of the greatest matches or his trash, that's cool. I don't really go too crazy over it. It's one person's opinion, you know, versus whoever else watched the match. But it's very interesting to know that he kind of came up with it just as like a, you know, as a joke, wasn't even meant to be taken seriously. That's crazy. I've talked about the ratings as, you know, one star was glad that's over two stars was kind of what we expected. Three stars was, wow, that was really good.  But we were still looking at it, not only from the reaction of the fans, but the reaction of us, because we were the fans too. We still weren't fully smart to the insides of the business, as I've explained.  They would have been tearing that house down.  Yeah. Or it's definitely in modern wrestling now. There's a lot of what, why, why did they do that? What, what, what was the, what was the point in that? Even, even in the attitude there, even in one of my favorite areas, there's when I, you know, as a kid, you're not really paying attention, but as you get older and you really look at it or you go back and watch those old footages, old matches, you're like, that didn't make a lick of sense why he did that. It didn't. At all. It didn't. Like, send the table on fire and then edge willingly diving off to spear make foley through said flaming table and doesn't make sense for as you do it.    When it doesn't make sense. Obviously, that's not part of the attitude there, but I'm just using that as a comparison doesn't make a lick of sense.  But I mean, it was part of the stipulations of hardcore match.   Who are we supposed to cheer for?  What's going on? Any of that. That would have all been been a detriment to the rating, the way that it was originally envisioned by us founders. Me and Norm. Good old weasel founders. Us founders rating system.   So that's that. Well, it'll be interesting to see what happens, because I think there's a we'll move on after this, but there's a lot of fans who grew up reading the observer, who learned a lot about the business, reading the observer and in a lot of ways, the way they thought about wrestling started to match Dave's because Dave put out a newsletter that every week, everyone looked forward to getting in their mailbox. You hoped you didn't miss a day. And now we have fans who don't see the observer the same way. You know, Dave isn't the person breaking the news anymore. Dave isn't the person in, I mean, gets in the middle of the story. I can't say he's not in the middle of the story. That's that's part of the problem, maybe he'll squirm in there one way or the other. But wrestling media, wrestling news, all these things have evolved. And now you're going to have the first group of people who start thinking about wrestling and grading wrestling. If we're going to look at it that way, but thinking about it in a different way, because the observer has started losing influence, and you're hearing more people question Dave's way of thinking about these matches, which again, has been an evolving thing. Now it's I hated it. But the room loved it five stars. But I think we're going to start seeing the first group of people very soon who think about wrestling in a very different way. And again, this show is a big audience and people will probably be surprised how many young listeners there are. I think people appreciate wrestling beyond just the way Dave does. Can we all just have something that makes a little sense? That's the question. No, this was a good one, man. This was a good video. I definitely give this a like. But, you know, I definitely agree with, you know, what Jim Cornette saying, and just in general, man, when it comes to the rating system, once again, you don't have to buy into whatever someone says.  That's cool.  That's fine. You know what I'm saying? There are some wild takes out there that you kind of what, but outside of that, man, it's don't take it. Don't take it that seriously to the nerve verges out there. Just chill, bro. Going to 2024 realizing the end of the day. What these wrestlers do with these companies that involve millions of dollars? Why are you sitting up there stressing over it over it or or really getting that riled up that tuition injury on someone?  Chill out. Seriously. Talk to a woman, bro. It's something or talk to a guy. If you swing that way, whatever, do something else. It's OK. It's OK. You don't have to like every wrestler. You don't have to like every wrestling company. You don't have to like any other person that doesn't like your favorite wrestler.  It should be supposed to be for entertainment at the end of the day and y'all be going overboard sometimes on social media when it comes to certain people. So comment down below. Let me know, man. Have y'all encountered. I'm sure y'all have. I'm willing to bet your own social media on YouTube, on Twitter. Y'all have encountered a few of these people I personally have as well.  Just how they responded or what they said on social media.  Let me know what's the worst encounter you've had. Well, how did it start up and comment it down below? But I appreciate all love and support. Got shown on the channel. Road to N50K. I appreciate y'all kicking in with me. See y'all on the next one. Peace.


What's up everybody on the mangoes you were awesome and welcome to my first fault top five plays I rounded up some fun clips from Twitch as well as some submissions from you guys for this one I do prefer to use clips sent in by viewers So if you have a great play from fault predecessor or overprime You can use the form linked in the description below to submit it lots of great plays here I couldn't use some of the audio due to copyright issues But the action is great all the same if you enjoy the video Please leave a like and subscribe at Number five we have it's Mike don't some classic gravestone stuff spies this countess weakens her He does not get juked by the shadow slip charges right underneath the tower because he has his ultimate She alts him, but he does get away gets body blocked by the minions Boris is wanting He's gonna go down, but his ultimate resurrects him leaps up to the top and avoids a steel ultimate And now they have no idea where he went as far as they know he just collared their asses I think that Charlie number four we have window the mace on sparrows shown some excellent macro game knowledge Is he's calling out various members of the enemy team that are very low level? He knows the sever all can't take him because he's level seven the severogs level four severog taking so much damage here He's gonna go down, but he lands a subjugate just before he dies now steel comes in for the bonk Sparrow is stunned and bull rushed away now. She's gonna switch over to the steel steel kind of folks the mural for a bit Thank ultimate from steel window is gonna call for an ultimate from his mural He gets it and steel is gonna go down now He switches up to the sparrow and it's a sparrow versus sparrow dual But window is a much better shot here, and he's got his support with him. They take her down And number three we have so caps nabash that crash bang boom knocking up the counties He throws in a thunk now the enemy teams like oh juicy nabash they go straight after him He pops the stasis to allow his team to catch up, but he's still in trouble He's going to try and high-tail it out of there, but they are after him Greystone leaps in front of him he starts to try and heal himself He gets bricked into the wall and stunned he throws his own son and squeezes just in between greystone and steel They're still chasing he's trying to run away another thunk on the steel And he just barely makes it out of there. They're gonna leave Malone's the team catch was able to catch up I just want to call to your attention that he was down to zero health He must have been at like point five health I don't know if he buttered up big daddy bashes butt cheeks for before that game or what but yeah I don't know how he slipped out of that one At number two we have jakes him always dangerous when twin blast count is coming after the nabash She ults into him, but it's not enough and now she's after Jake He has laser focus identifies exactly where she is jumps in takes her out lands her grenade on sparrow jumps into her Now he's throwing another grenade. He is focused on the sparrow. I love the focus of this guy now There he sees the Boris he sees the board so he backs up Boris is coming in He knows he recognizes the danger Boris diving in on several takes several out So he's gonna switch focus the Boris Muriel stepping forward She should not have done that he bounces off Gideon's head and gets the kill on Muriel nice goomba stomp And number one we have the general play in bellica and his team is already trying to surrender as the enemy team Is pushing this off lane tower. She's rotated over to help She's doing a lot of damage, but they're just trying to ignore her and focus on this tower Which is gonna be a big mistake steel getting very low.  He's jukin and driving trying to get away She throws down the seismic slam it hits, but the void bomb misses just behind her still ain't gonna let that go He ults in a bellica all she ends up get the basic attack kill on the Gideon But now twin blast and the enemy bellica rotated over she throws down a void bomb It does miss they're gonna shoot forward the Gideon has rotated over Gideon channeling his ultimate Gets catches both of them getting very low and now bellica is gonna come in with a seismic assault It does hit both of them and then the void bomb takes them both out the game didn't count it as a penta But I do that's all I have for you for this week I try to select a variety of different plays for these Keep an eye out for the poll that I will post so you can vote on which play was your favorite for now This is the man who's signing off you guys have a good one man


European offshore wind energy has been increasingly important for the transition to renewable energy sources. However, extreme atmospheric events such as low wind speeds and high wind speeds can affect the amount of energy produced. This study investigated the frequency of these events from 1950 to 2020 and found that both high and low extreme wind events are more frequent now than they were before. Additionally, simultaneous occurrence of high and low extreme wind events was observed, which could lead to a decrease in wind energy production. To mitigate this effect, it is necessary to develop effective energy management policies to reduce the risk of deficits in wind power supply. This article was authored by Leah Rappella, Davide Farhander, Marco Gaitani, and others.


Now the Coalition of Credible Elections in Hydra and Cougar State, Young Nigerians, urging the Inspector General of Police to arrest Social Democratic Party candidate Maritala Ajaka for causing violence and insisting on incitement and statement resulting in loss of lives and property in Cardinal State. Several invitations have been extended to the HDB and ADC candidates for interaction and consultations with the police to shed light, provide explanations and give their own side of the story on petitions, greeting against them, but to no avail. They were calling on the Nigerian Police to declare Mr Ajaka wanted if he fails to honor a police invitation. News around with antics under my security efforts have constituted a pledge to the peace of Cougar State as has been said. Not acting on these allegations does not speak well on the fight against crime and political propaganda. The groups also called on the IGP to ensure justice for late Kondijie Yahya who also was allegedly killed by suspected HDB thugs in Cougar State. Young lady, Kondijie Yahya, who was murdered, group flooded, allegedly by HDB thugs, cannot be allowed to die like that without proper investigations, arrest and prosecution of the Cougars. The HDB managers have unfortunately never dissuaded a thug. She must get justice.


Welcome back to the tea of the day! You might notice that I'm double-fisting it today. That's because I'm going to do a little bit of a taste test. So I've got regular lemon thyme and variegated lemon thyme. So, let's see what the difference is. I'm going to start with the variegated because I haven't had it fresh before. So, okay, very good, very good. Alright, mm-hmm. Yeah, there's not much difference. I'm thinking this one's just a little bit stronger because actually the leaves were slightly more dried out. And this one's a little bit fresher. So you can notice the difference that way for sure. But overall, there's not as much difference. The only thing that's making them different, I think, is the fact that this one is cut straight from my plant and this one came from the store leaves that are a little bit older now. So, it makes it a little bit tougher. But otherwise, you know, lemon thyme, lemon thyme, it's good, man. With anything, I could have put a few more leaves in this one and brood it a little bit longer because it's just a little bit light compared to this one. And that's the thing about dry leaves versus fresh leaves is you can use more fresh leaves because dried leaves essentially is twice as concentrated because there's still, you know, twice as many leaves at least in there. And there's something about the drying process where it ends up, you know, having a little bit more of a concentrated flavor. So, yeah. But overall, the variegated lemon thyme, I'd say it's not much different from the regular. Maybe it touched lighter. But maybe it's just because of the brewing on this one. Might be my fault. So overall, I guess we're just going to say pretty even to regular lemon thyme. Variegated. If you find it, give it a shot. It's just as good.


Hi, it's Linda from the Linda Living in China blog and today I'd like to talk about unit 5 I just finished unit 5 of my 120-hour TEFL certificate by ITTT and this unit was really really useful. It has a lot of information in it, especially about classroom setting. What kind of classroom setting is suitable for what kind of activities and also group work, pair work or what kind of activities or what kind of learning is beneficial for group work or working individually for the student and also how to maintain the discipline in your classroom because maybe early in the morning and late in the day the students might not be so interested in what you're talking about and also what kind of gestures and what kind of language you should use for what kind of level students in how this is beneficial for them for easier learning. So I'm looking forward to unit 6 and it's been a great experience so far so I can really recommend it. Get your TEFL. See you next time!


Hello there everyone and welcome. This is Melissa Armo with the Stock Swoosh, and I am doing some holiday specials for the GAP options. A lot of people have been interested in trading options using my GAP method. I offer a course for options and a newsletter as well. So, email me at Melissa at thestockswoosh.com if you'd like to sign up, or call me at 929-3200 GAP. Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or Skype. Happy holidays from New York. Fabulous time of the year to be in New York City. So happy to live here. So the GAP options course is January 16th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Cost of the class is $2,500 U.S. dollars. Class is online. The holiday offering I'm doing is that you take the class in January, and then you'll receive the GAP options newsletter until 3.31.20, which is really nice. A lot of time there to get the trades in the newsletter, and you get the class. This offer ends 12.31.19. So email me at Melissa at thestockswoosh.com if you want to sign up. This is a great deal. I'm also doing a half-yearly subscription to get people engaged in the letter. The letter is normally only an annual subscription. I do not have a monthly subscription for the letter, so it's one year normally for $59.99. So I'm doing a half-yearly subscription for $39.99. Six months is a long time that you would have the letter and be on the letter. And you get the feel for what I'm doing with the GAPs. And again, a lot of people have transitioned, been on the newsletter, made money doing the GAP options, and then they take the golden GAP course, and they learn my whole system, not just the GAP options course, but the whole system, how I find the stocks to pick, and the ratings, all of it. And again, you can use my system for options or day trades or swing trades. This offer ends $12.31 as well. Email me if you'd like to sign up, and you can sign up now and start receiving the trades. So this was, wow, this was a while ago now, December 4th, but this was deputy day puts, really nice move. $165 puts expiring $126. This was the W-day. So this is a daily chart. Okay, it's a daily chart of W-day. And again, this may not look like much, but it actually was really good, because you can see the strike that I called, how it closed here, how it gapped down, and how it fell and where it went. Again, this is the drop-off. This is the move. This is what you want to play into. And this is what we did, all right? Really nice call, and I think I called that before the open. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. I called that before the open the day that it gapped down. So this was the W-day. And I'm giving three risks, because I want people to know you can trade options with any amount of risk that you want, as long as you can even buy one contract, or the smallest you can get was one contract, which is like 100 shares, okay? Can't get less than that. So the advanced trader risk was $2.40. Number of contracts for 30, you would have had a risk of $7,200. Exit at $5 profit $7,800. The intermediate trader risk, 10 contracts for $2,400 risk, selling it at $5, $2,600. So 108% return on investment, whether you did the advanced risk or intermediate trader risk. Really nice move. And again, I'm going to show you this here. This was a putt. So basically the stock dropped, dropped through the strike, dropped into the number there, okay? Beginner risk, $2.40 free contracts, $720. Exit at $5, $780. Not bad for risking $720, not bad at all. Boom, boom. You take it, get the drop, get out. Sometimes it happens in the day. Sometimes it takes two days. Sometimes it takes a couple of days. Sometimes you want to hold it. In this case here, again, 100% return on investment should be your goal. So any questions, email me. I will be in New York for this holiday season. Again, it's so great to live here. 2020 is coming. It's on its way. It's going to be here any day. Very exciting. It's going to be a very, very, very exciting year. I have a feeling a lot of big things are going to happen in 2020. And I cannot wait to see what all of those things are. So if you want to trade for a living, you can trade options for a living. If that's what you want to do. Again, the newsletter, you just get the trades emailed to you. Just like I showed you that W-day, you would have gotten in your inbox. And you can trade from home as well. If you'd like to learn my class, my method, you can take the Golden Gap course. The class is January 11th and 12th from 9 to 5 Eastern Time. Cost of the class is $64.99. This is the class where you learn how I'm choosing the stocks like W-day, how I'm writing the gap to know it's going to fall, to call the trades in the newsletter like they put. So email me at Melissa at thestockswift.com if you want to sign up for this. And I'm doing the Kanban deal, which is $69.99 for the trends and the Golden Gap. And again, all of these classes are in January. Now, if you want to sign up separate, like I said for the Golden Gap, or the Gap Options course, it's January 16th. This is $2,500 from 11 to 3. This is the Gap Options course. Again, if you sign up by the end of this year, you will have the newsletter through 3.31. And that's a really nice deal. That's a lot of time in the letter for this price point with the class to really, you know, start to get somewhere. Not only seeing how I'm calling the trades, making money on the trades, seeing the gaps, seeing the gaps in the pre-market, seeing the gaps in the post-market. I'm calling these trades, like I said. They get emailed to you. You'll get them when I see the gap. And then the Gap Options newsletter, the subscription. This is a lot of time, six months for this price point too. And if you want to jump in, you would get then the first two earnings seasons of 2020 because you get the first and second earnings season and be on the letter. And I typically call a lot of trades during earnings season. So it's $39.99 for the six months. So 2020 is coming. It's almost here. I am ready. Have a great day, everyone. Happy holidays. If you're interested in any of these Gap Options holiday offerings.


Ranger Bill, warrior of the woodland, struggling against extreme odds, traveling dangerous trails, fighting the many enemies of nature. This is the job of the guardian of the forest, Ranger Bill, pouring rain, freezing cold, blistering heat, snow, floods, bears, rattlesnakes, mountain lions, yes, all this in exchange for the satisfaction and pride of a job well done. Young girls, have you ever been tested or challenged because of your stand for Christ? Do you think you could stand up under real persecution fire? Of course, that's a question that can only be answered by each individual. It's a question that Ted Sloan had to answer. Could he take all the ribbing and ridicule that was handed to him because he made a solid stand for the Lord? Or would he collapse under it and ruin his witness? Listen to the story, if the Lord is for us, who can be against us? Right now, Ted's at Ranger headquarters visiting Henry. Ted is home on furlough from the army. He and Henry are talking over old times together. Let's drop over and find out what the two young fellows are chatting about. Boy, oh boy, you sure look sharp in your uniform, Ted. Well, Henry, I can't wear sloppy joe sweaters anymore like I used to. Well, how does it feel to be home? It is wonderful. Nice to walk around all the old places again and think of the good old days. Hey, Bill, you're just in time. Look who's here. Well, as I live and breathe, Ted Sloan. How are you, Ted? Just fine, Bill. How's yourself? Oh, great. How's army life? Oh, it's so-and-so. Some of it's good and some knots are good. That's the way I found it, too, Ted. Oh, didn't know you were in the service, Bill. Yeah, almost four years. That's funny. I took it for granted that you were always a Ranger, I guess. Well, Bill was a Navy medic, Ted. He spent a lot of time on detached duty with the Marines. Well, how about that? A fellow learns something new every day. That's right, Ted. Say, I've got an unsettled storm and bet him down for the night. I'll be back to chin with you, fellas, in about 15 minutes.  Good idea, Henry. You get the car out while I take care of the storm, will you? And we'll spend the evening around the fire and swap stories. Boy, I'm for that 100 percent. You're just like old times. Now, for my favorite chair by the fire, put on my slippers and relax. Yeah, me, too. Grab an easy chair, Ted. I've got it all picked out already, Henry. Why don't you have a rough day on the trail, Bill? Oh, it wasn't too bad. The snow's not deep enough yet. Storm threw a shoe and I had to stop at the line and fix it. The old storm can wear the head off of a horseshoe nail quicker than any horse I've ever snored. Really, a pound's of more, right, pal? Well, the whole wide world to talk about, here we sit. I got something to talk about, fellas. Oh, yeah? What? Me. You? Yes. Bill, when I find out you were in the service, I think it was an answer to prayer. Oh, is that right, Ted? In what way? Because I need some spiritual counseling with Ted. What's happened? Yeah, you were always pretty solid spiritually, Ted. I guess I was, Henry, until I went in the army. Oh? Don't blame the service for decreasing your spiritual power, Ted. That's up to you. I don't know, as I agree with you, Bill. Why not? Well, the persecution and the ribbing I get is pretty hard to take, especially after it goes on for some time. Well, I went through a lot of the same persecution and ribbing myself, Ted. You did? Sure. How can any Christian expect to escape? The Lord was persecuted and made the butt of many jokes, even when He died on the cross. So were the disciples and apostles and the great leaders of the church. Well, I understand all that, but I guess I'm not as strong as they were. Ah, but you have the Lord's strength to draw from, Ted. Not your own. You know, as Paul wrote to young Timothy, Thou, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. I don't think the Lord would test you beyond what you're able to stand, Ted. That's right. What you need is a Christian buddy in the army to have fellowship with. Christians strengthen each other in times of testing. It's all very well for you fellows to quote Scripture and give counsel, but you're not going through the same thing I am. Ah, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have blown up like that. That's all right, Ted. Let's get down to specifics, huh? Well... What exactly is your trouble? It's this way. If only my sergeant would lay off just once in a while. That's all I ask. Ah, I've got a tough side, Joe. Tough. That's not the word for it. I had somewhat the same experience. You did? Mm-hmm. What did you do? Want to hear about it? Sure. Tell me about it, Bill. It might help me. All right. Let me begin at the beginning. We were in the shooting war, hot and heavy, as I finished college. To some deliberation as to which branch of the service I wanted to enter, I picked the Navy. They decided I'd better talk it over with my father. When I got home, I went into the library to have a chat with Dad. He was expecting it. Among other things, had this advice for me. Well, son, in the service, you're going to be tested and tried because of your stand for Christ. But no matter how tough the ridicule gets, don't be another Peter. Don't deny your Lord. Remember, son, the persecution that you might go through is only a little of what the Lord endured. Be strong in him. Trust the Lord to give you all the strength you need. Thanks, Dad. I'll try. Dad was killed in the forest fire six months later. But his words kept ringing in my ears as they do to this very day. Dad was right. In about a week, I was on my way to boot camp. What a terrific change in my life that was. But with the Lord's help, I was able to make some kind of mature adjustment to Navy life. Those first weeks were almost nightmarish. It wasn't one minute you could call your own. Come on, rise inside. Come on, Mac, roll out of this stack. You're not home now. Stone. Yeah. Tomkin. Yeah. Rokowski. Yeah. Yantis. Yeah. Simmerman. Yeah. All right. Let's go to breakfast. Tinge. Hey. Push up four at a time. The regulation haircut is half an inch. No longer. The first couple of days were so rough that I was sound as if I was going to go to bed. I was going to go to bed. I was going to go to bed. I was going to go to bed. I was going to go to bed. I was going to go to bed. I was going to go to bed. The first two days were so rough that I was sound asleep before my head ever touched my mattress cover. After about a week, the pace slowed down a little, and I decided it was time to get back into my habitual routine of having devotions before going to bed. I'll never forget the first time the fellas noticed me sitting on the edge of my bun greeting my Bible. It's a reading, Bill. Here, let me see. Hey, Stone, hey, take it easy. It's my Bible. Watch it. You'll tear the pages. Bibles. Yeah. Ha. Anything funny about that? I read it every night at home, and I'm going to do it here. Oh, about that. A Bible, huh?  Or do I have to...? Ah, here it is. How about preaching a sermon for us, huh? Yeah, maybe I'll take the chaplain's place on Sunday morning. I could hear the racket for a mile. Who started it? I did, boats. You did, Jefferson. How come? Well, I decided to get back into my habit of reading my Bible before hitting the sack. The fellas are kind of kidding me. Yeah. All right, knock it off. If Jefferson wants to read his Bible, what business is that of yours? One more sound out of your lubbers and you'll walk post with a full sea bay. Is that understood? All right, lights out. There's temps. I was used to ridicule because I went through quite a bit of it in college. However, the Lord strengthened me because I knelt down to pray as taps were blowing and not one word was said. Not that it would have made any difference. Eventually I received my final orders as a Navy medic assigned to the Marine base at New River, North Carolina. New River was cut right out of the heart of the Carolina swamp. I'll never forget the moment I stepped off the bus in front of the main gate. I was with Bert Marshall. What in the world do you suppose this place is, Bill? Training ground for the Fleet Marine Force, Bert. Well, I guess we might as well walk in. Yeah, there's nothing else we can do right now. Let's ask the sergeant where we go. You mean that Bulldog Marine standing over there? No, he's probably not as tough as he looks.  Maybe so, Bill. Well, let's find out. Hey, serge! What do you want, Swab Jackies? Where can we find a company of medical battalion? Right where it always is. Use your feet like the Marines do. Well, we're new here, serge. This is a big place. We'd appreciate some direction. I've been walking since the first day in the Marine Corps and you can do the same. Listen, sergeant, we asked you a civil question. We expect a civil answer. You don't have to pull your rank on us. A scrappy, Swab, yeah? Well, follow your nose down this street to the first corner. Turn left. There's a big sign you can't miss it. Thanks, sergeant. Let's go, Bert. That fellow was my platoon sergeant. Only I didn't know it then. We reported in at A Company Medical Battalion headquarters. I was assigned to B Company and Bert was sent to C Company. Sergeant's name was Clarence Donovan. The fellow's called him Buck. The next morning, I ran into Buck. He came into the sick bay for treatment of a deep scratch he got from a shell case. Well, if it ain't the pill pusher I met on the road. Yeah, I'm the fellow. What can I do for you, serge? Uh, guest mom on a shell case. Have you got any bug killer? Sure, lots of it. Yeah, let's take a look. Okay, but take it easy. It can attend her. Yeah, I guess it would be all right. Hold still now. It'll only take a minute. Is that stuff gonna burn? It'll bite some.  Hold still now. Sting? Ah, it's gotta be worse than that to make me holler. That's okay. I'll tape this guy's pad on, he'll be all set. See, is that a Bible I see sitting over there on your bunk, Swabby? Huh? Well, yeah. Why? Don't tell me you're one of them religious birds. I'm not a religious bird. I'm a Christian. I suppose you think you get to heaven by reading your Bible. The only way I know of getting to heaven, serge, is through the saving power of Christ. Huh? Say, you should have been a preacher. How do you figure that? Because no Sunday school teacher ought to be in the Marines. This is a man's outfit. Well, if you think I'm not a man, I'll gladly put the gloves on with you or meet you any other way you want. Hmm. Tough, eh? Well, it's my guess that in about a week you'll be asking for a transfer. Huh? Now, come. Because I don't want no religious lilies in my platoons. And who's a religious lily? Yo! And everybody like ya. Now, you'll find out about that. Oh, well. I don't like the way you work, Jefferson. Before I get through with you, you'll be so tired you won't be able to see straight to say nothing about reading the good book. This is a man's outfit, see? They were no idle threats.  But more than that, I got some personalized attention from Sergeant Donner. What's the matter with you, Jefferson? You couldn't hit the side of a barn with a cannon. Why, only missed a close eye twice. That ain't good enough. Not for a preacher. You stay here until you hit it every time. Hey, swabby! Come back here and climb this wall. I climbed it twice already. You did, eh? Sunday school boys have to climb it three times! Let me see your rifle, Jefferson. It's clean, isn't it? Yeah, but it ain't clean enough, see? Clean it again. Bill, the fellas have teased you a lot about your being a Christian, but deep down in our hearts we respect and admire you. Thanks, Cliff. I appreciate your kind remarks. That isn't all, Bill. You never complain when you have to get up in the middle of the night to take care of us when we're sick. Well, thanks to you too, money. Why all the flowers? I'm only doing my job. Well, that's just it. You're doing a good job. We're sick and tired of watching the serge push you around. Yeah, the way it takes after you is criminal. You ought to turn him into the old man. Well, I appreciate how you feel, fellas, but I don't think turning him into the major would help. And I wouldn't do it anyway. Well, it's up to you, but we think you should turn him in. If you don't, maybe somebody else will. The compliments the fellas paid me was the Lord's way of bolstering my strength. And Monty and Cliff weren't joking about turning Buck into the company commander. The next afternoon, Sergeant Donovan was dressed down severely by major parks. And I mean the major Red Buck, the riot act. Sergeant Donovan, I expect you to train these men, not bulldoze them. Yes, sir.  You know that. I was only acting in the best interests of the Marine Corps, sir. Is that what you learned in non-commissioned officers' school? Did they teach you to persecute those under your command? I'm not persecuting anybody major parks. You'd better not let me catch you doing it, or I'll break you to a private in the laundry platoon. Understand? Yes, sir. Now, I'll get back to your duties, and don't let this happen again. Yes, sir. Jamison, I want to talk to you. Certainly, Buck. What's on your mind? Plenty.  I don't know what you're talking about. But whatever it is, say it so I'll understand. You don't have the courage to fight like a man. You went to the old man and told him I was picking on you, didn't you? You feeling all right, Buck? Anything I have to say to you, I'll say to your face, not behind your back. Don't lie to me, Jefferson. You went to the major and told him I was persecuting you. That's not true. You must have. I just got rid off by him. I fight my own battle, Sergeant Donovan.  Christians don't lie. You make pretty speeches, don't you? You should have been a preacher. Get this straight, you pill pusher. Nobody goes to the old man and squeals behind my back and gets away with it. I'll get you for this. And legally, too. There was one thing about the Sergeant. He always meant what he said. And he was out to get me. Buck had a natural talent for making life miserable for somebody else. He changed his tactics, of course, because he knew that the officers and men were watching him closely. He went underground with his persecution. But in a hundred small ways, I felt the pressure. Jefferson, your order for medical supplies got lost. Too bad. I got some mail here for you, preacher. It's a little late. Got mislaid somehow. You ordered some new clothes. That's funny. I never got your order. Sure, your rate an overnight pass, Jefferson. But you know something I don't have anymore. Fortunately, this didn't last more than a week. Orders came from the regimental command and orders would start the following day. Buck was too busy getting ready for them to think of new ways to make my existence a problem. It was five o'clock on a Tuesday morning. We moved out into the Carolina back country to hold simulated battle maneuvers. Buck took his platoon out on the left bank to outmaneuver the Make-Believe Army. Bert and I were ordered to stay at the command post where we'd be centrally located to take care of Make-Believe wounded on the right in our sector. At eight o'clock, the artillery batteries opened up in the rear and laid a creeping barrage and moved ahead of the line. With our first maneuver under live fire, Bert, what do you think of it? I think this. I'm glad I'm not the enemy. Listen to those comments and lies. Yeah. Buck and his boys are flanking right behind that stuff. I don't imagine they're feeling any too chipper. I hope none of those shells fall short. Right. I don't give anything to play with the boys. They don't like being this far away. Me, understand? Roger. All set, Buck. I'm right behind you. All of them. Yeah, keep your eyes open. You better give that log a kick before you step over it. I know what I'm doing. I can smell a red or a mile away. Okay, okay. It's your funeral, not mine. The serge needs help. Make it on a double. Don't move a talk, Buck. Just slide quietly till Bill gets here. I've got a tourniquet on. That'll keep the poison from crawling up your legs. Don't release that tourniquet till I tell you, Sandy. Okay, Bill. It's been on 15 minutes. I can stay another five, even 10 if necessary. We can't let the poison circulate through his body. Here's a leg swelling up fans. No wonder. Buck, I'm going to make some X-cuts in the puncture holes with my scalpel. Okay, good. Don't move a wiggle. Just grit your teeth. Here goes. That's one of them. It's number two. I'll pull all the poisonous blood out of his leg I can with this suction cup. Hey, Monty, let me know when five minutes are up and we'll release the tourniquet so gangrene won't set in. Tourniquet's been open for five minutes, Bill. Okay, snub it tight, Monty. Right. We're taking Buck back to the CP so we can get him to the hospital from there. It's too dark to travel, isn't it? We've got to do it. A buck may die by morning. It's got to have some anti-venom serum injected. But that trails dangerous at night. Yeah, you can't go now, Bill. No use talking, fellas. Buck's got to go back. A couple of you will put him across my shoulders. I won't let you do it, Bill. I'm in command now that Buck's out of the picture. I appreciate your warnings, Cliff, but a man is sick and needs medical attention. In this case, my word goes. All right, Bill. I'm going with you. Monty, you're in command while I'm gone. Put him across my shoulders, fellas. There he goes. All right, okay. Cliff, you break the trail and keep tabs on the time. We'll have to release this tourniquet every 20 minutes. Let me take Buck for a while, will you, Bill? I'm doing all right, Cliff. I'll have to stop and release the tourniquet in a few minutes. Watch your step along the edge of this mock, Bill. I see it, Cliff.  You can't keep this up forever. Okay, Cliff. You've lessened it quite a mile ago. I'll make it. You're supposed to head, Bill. Good. We'll put the sergeant in the ambulance and double-time it at the hospital. Thomas has made Jefferson reporting, Major Pax. Bill Jefferson, I am this day making part of your record a citation for bravery above and beyond the call of duty and accommodation for excellent performance of duty. I'm also recommending to the senior medical officer that you be promoted.  I want to tell you before all these men that I'm proud to have you in my command. Well, I... Thank you, Major Pax. And Sergeant Donovan here has asked permission to say a few words to you. Bill, the majors give me permission to apologize to you before our company for the way I've acted toward you. And thank you for saving my life. How you ever carried me for a mile and a half is more than I'll ever know.  I'm a crude guy, Bill, but as a Marine I mean this from the bottom of my heart. Oh, thanks, Buck. I never held anything against you, and I don't know. But I'd like you to understand one thing. Yeah? What's that? Remember how you made me work out two or three times more than the other fellas? I'm ashamed to admit it, but I remember. Well, if it hadn't been for all those extra workouts, I'd never have been in shape to carry you the way I did. Boy, that was wonderful the way things worked out, wasn't it, Bill? I'll say it was, Ted. All the time, Buck thought he was hurting you, but what actually really happened was that Buck unknowingly carried out the Lord's plan for him. Well, you hit the nail right on the head, as usual, pal. Well, Ted, does my experience help you in your problem? Bill, you don't know how much. The Lord knew I needed help, but I can't hear this experience of yours. You mean you're not discouraged anymore, Ted? I'll say I'm not. If Bill could go through all that and come out on top, then I know I can see my problem through. Perhaps you won't always be able to come home and be encouraged, Ted. Well, you do then, but that doesn't worry me now. How come? I know the Lord will always be with me, just like he was with you. I really know now what my whole trouble's been. What's that, Ted? I tried to go along with my own power, but from now on I'm trusting the Lord. Yes, boys and girls, trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on to your own understanding. Maybe that's God's answer to your problem, too. Hope so. See you next week for more adventure with... Ray!


Thanks for checking this video out. Your mountaintop news video is coming up in just a minute.  Why isn't your ad here? Call me. During a Pike County fiscal court meeting Tuesday morning, Pike County health director Tammy Riley revealed that as of August 16th, the county reached the second highest number of COVID-19 cases since January of 2021. Tuesday Riley spoke with mountaintop about this alarming trend. Well, what we found yesterday is that before yesterday, which was August 16th, our highest daily new case count was 92. That occurred on January 7th. Leading up to January, which we were in the midst of our surge of COVID-19 cases, it took months to build from, you know, the teens or the low 20s number of cases per day up to that 92. What we found recently is that just back in July, we were having low, you know, daily weekly case count. So just in a matter of a few weeks, we went from 20 some cases a week to 92 cases in one day. In other words, the case growth trajectory has is just growing exponentially. Out of the 92 cases reported, Riley adds that 26% of those were school-aged adolescents, a rising trend towards children. Lastly, Riley adds how you can take precautions against the Delta variant. The number one thing that you can do is seek vaccination. If you're unvaccinated, the number one thing that you can do to protect yourself, to possibly avoid, you know, severe illness and all likelihood avoid hospitalization and death is to seek a vaccine. In addition to that, you know, if you're vaccinated, I would still encourage you to wear a mask when you're in public and can, you know, congested areas to protect yourself and protect others around you. I have as vaccinated people to remain masked, when in congested indoor areas, simply until the numbers have a chance to go down. For Mountain Top News, I'm Joel Hodgell.


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he stole a car to take her for a ride at 17 he'd spent his first night in jail and at 22 he is firmly established as a small-time crook about town but he and Ruthie are still in love just waiting for him to knock over a big enough score to get married meanwhile Ruth works as a dancer in a cheap nightclub and sometimes that he goes over and sits at the table with between four shows I'm sick of being broke why don't you get a job what do you think I am a jerk working for 20 bucks a week I don't know how to do anything yeah I know it Eddie I know how I could have plenty of dough though if I could get some operating cash yeah well how much all I need is a C-note might will be a million $100 I'd give it to you you know that yeah I know Eddie I thought I told you to stay out of here you told me what do you think you are a copy go on I don't want you to place a cheap graph and I don't want you hanging around a girl he's all right look if he don't stay out of here I'm gonna fire you to Ruthie all right Eddie take distance I got a job for Ruthie yeah what kind of a job the kind of job I'd pay you for baby there's a guy over there who's throwing money around like confetti and he wants to meet you oh oh that big moves with the brown suit I suppose yeah that's him you smiling at your little thing what you call it they may be a better go over to his table sugar yeah maybe Eddie needs some dough shovel before you look and I'll be right over okay that is nothing personal unless you understand Eddie just don't want you to see a backstage after the show huh Ruthie all right Eddie you know I do and if this guy's loaded I want him understand yes Eddie and Ruth are in love but business is business so Ruthie goes to join the big moves in the brown suit she walked up to his table smiled prettily and said hello baby sit down build yourself a lap you're on the top of the night I yeah and you're gonna join me young stuff sounds like an interesting way to spend the evening you know when that bottle looks like champagne that's funny that's just what it is and I bought it for you lovely nothing's too good for Frankie Ferrari's girlfriend you're in the big league now sweetheart talk a great game stick around watch me play it baby I just get down tonight and I'm fat with that stuff want to help me spend it yeah yeah you know I yeah I got a lot of talent that way well what are you doing after show tonight nothing well that is nothing that you're not going to be in on you're in a lippy little damn aren't you I like them lippy I think you and I are gonna get along baby keep the next couple weeks open you're gonna be busy well look let's talk about that later because I got to get back stage for sure goes on a few minutes I'll meet you out in front five minutes after show though okay five minutes you must dress like a fireman I don't waste time at anything Frankie so that's the way love works on second Avenue Ruth steers the big bankroll Eddie's way well that's one way of filling a hope chest after the show Eddie's waiting backstage to give her the proper instructions it's 12 o'clock closing this guy's gonna be looking for a speak when he meets you they used to him down 12th Street and you pass the alley between Washington and Adams I'll let him have my persuader behind his ear and you run you bring back the first cop you can find I'll keep you in the clear I'll have a dough and be gone a long time before the John Domes get there yeah okay I'll do it maybe this will be our big break okay okay down 12th Street you're leading him to a speak say this looks like it might be very interesting doesn't it Eddie you scurry out the back door of the nightclub while Ruthie makes a quick change and meets the emmer as Frankie out in front of the club well where do we go from here Carly Lark what do you feel in the mood for how I feel in the mood for fun that's been 12 o'clock closing silly not that for the squares isn't it yeah don't you know any joints that stay open oh yeah I'm fine no one but it's pretty expensive oh dough don't mean anything baby where is this joint so on 12th Avenue shall we get a cab no it's only about a oh about two and a half block all right so we'll walk I love to be out walking around at this time of night not this time of year ain't the fresh air just wonderful I don't know I never noticed it oh you wouldn't notice it if you had to work in a gin mill like I do yeah what's a beautiful game like you doing dancing the flea bag like the club modern haven't you ever had a better offer want to make me one could be if things work out oh this is roughly we've turned on here no matter kid don't you like me I like it I love big men with money it looks like I'm a daughter chicken I weigh 260 and I make all the money I want no limit yeah well how do you do it I'm an operator and that's all the conversation we're going to have on that subject hey this is a nice dark street how about a kid oh no not here I'm full of the space only a block away can't you wait until we get there okay baby I like my dames with spirit up to a point get around you know Frankie I wouldn't be at all the prizes you turned out to be the kind of man that I could land alone yeah well I'll listen baby run yeah give me a couple of seconds and yell for the cop eat it beat it go on what do those signs mean bring around the moon they say means rain tomorrow Rosie Sunset said the forecast a fair morning and that big black circle side with the yellow letter spelling signal gasoline well there's a time that never fails to mean most miles from your gas coupon yes more and more wise western drivers are daily discovering that it's not just a slogan it's a fact you do go farther with signal gasoline and for good reasons one true to its 14 year tradition of quality signal oil company is still producing the very finest signal gasoline that can be marketed today and to the famous signal formula still places the emphasis on my lead so if you haven't tried signal gasoline in your car may I suggest there never was a better time nor a better reason for looking up the station in your neighborhood displaying signals yellow and black circle signs and getting acquainted with your signal gasoline dealer and now back to the quistler yes love on second Avenue can lead to all sorts of things like the slugging of a big spender in a dark alley and Ruth carries out her part of the bargain like an old hand at crime she runs screaming from the scene and brings the cops down in a hurry yeah right here there's nobody here now no matter whether you've been drinking no I tell you I was walking along here with a man with his name his name is Frank through food Frank something or other can remember his last name you better change your brand lady a heaven hallucinations nobody in the alley they must have lost their marbles oh yeah I ought to take you down to the station okay okay get out of here go on home and don't be bothering policemen and take it away Jerry that's funny Ruth you know that Eddie sat Frank Ferrari to the sidewalk just a few minutes ago and now there's no sign of either Eddie or Ferrari that's very funny you can't see the humor in the situation low and you're hurry to Nick's all-night restaurant to keep your rendezvous with Eddie he's there in a rear boot waiting for you but down to a college cheer with your baby sit down Eddie I waited to give you a chance to get away you know before I started screaming to the police other time I got back for the police well it couldn't have been over just three or four minutes you're not that guy was as cold as a witch's foot he wasn't there he thought I was crazy gosh I must be losing my touch but a guy must have come to and beat it all probably just didn't want to get mixed up with the newspapers I thought you said he had a lot of dough on him but I saw nothing but chicken feed there it is 78 bucks 320s and 10 5 and 3 singles why would I lie to you I shook them down that's all a dough he had take it easy there baby I know he had a hundred dollars because he showed it to me there wasn't a scene on him when I got him that's already you understand what's the matter with you baby I I don't mind your Robin anybody out and I never beat when you spent every cent that I could make but I won't stand for you lying to me Eddie no dame talks to me like that keep the hundred dollars they'll never do any good they'll do nothing but get in the trouble and I hope it kills you so after all these years the love affair between Eddie Ford and Ruthie Sprague hit the rock and just because Eddie stole a hundred dollars he did feel it you know Frank Ferrari was carrying a hundred and seventy eight dollars when Eddie knocked him unconscious and robbed him in that alley between Washington and Adams Eddie hated to lose Ruth but business is business next day he called on Bill Larimer at Bill's house in the suburbs Eddie'd always wanted to do business with Larimer you see Larimer was a wholesaler in counterfeit money wholesalers tell it for 20 cents on the dollar to the shovers those are the people who actually cashed Eddie had always wanted to be a big time shopper he'd had a little experience and he knew all the dodging so this morning he walks into Bill Larimer's apartment by $500 worth of ten yeah what are you gonna use for money this keynote hundred dollar bill huh yep what you get it don't I look it over it was made by the mint you know there's something about a hundred dollar bill it feels different you know yeah I like them you can square a lot of beefs if you got enough of them you're not kidding hey George yeah how'd you like to print up some hundreds for me one ten twenty hundred don't make no difference to me Timmy it take a look at this keynote did you make a good plate on it yeah yeah that is photograph oh yeah I could swing it see wouldn't it be a little tough seven hundred all the dough that is floating around these days that'd be duck soup push a couple of those a day Eddie you'd be in the dough yeah well how about it you're gonna make some up how do you say Jack will you buy them I'll take a thousand dollars worth a day that finished okay Bill you just placed an order well give me those fifty-tenths I gotta go get rid of them so I can buy some of those hundred better not try to shove hundreds in that suit you gotta get up front together with Eddie take some of the dough you make off those tens and buy yourself up front you're gonna be in that go kid so Eddie took a little trip out of town and spread his phony ten dollar bill in railway stations department stores restaurants and grocery stores and was never questioned he was gone about ten days when he came back he thought of calling Ruthie but decided he'd better call Bill first he was pretty excited when Bill told him the hundreds were ready he went right out there Bill was glad to see him he showed in the hundred dollar bills and they were beauty that George was a craftsman Bill said they are ready that's perfect the first job George ever did yeah he had beauties all right thank you can pass them I wouldn't be afraid of past those at the Federal Reserve Bank but here's a hundred you brought in I'm gonna mix it up with the rest of these now see if you can pick it up gosh I can't tell which one is it I can hardly tell myself if I wasn't an expert on it you've been selling these C-notes to everybody is a town flooded with them I haven't sold it that you can even just cut them from George today you got virgin territory son well that's good okay here's a hundred bucks give me five of them five that all I tell you again no I'm not gonna sell you a hundred bucks but give me two hundred well okay here you are now you're still consistent well you think I can pass the notes in this outfit yeah you look like a gentleman and take some jokes of it did you give 85 bucks counterfeit money raise something oh I'm stopping at the towers that's hotel in town oh boy you ought to see my luggage cowhide real cowhide yeah now you're operating ready let me give you one tip and probably get away with letting a couple of these centuries here in town probably won't be caught up with then they're gonna start with him you better get out of town don't you worry in the first place I'm not gonna get nabbed and in a second if I do I'm not gonna talk you do you do say in your last word yes I did be careful now you're in a book in the big time a real big shot so now you decide to call you find her at home and you make a date to meet her at the tower in the cocktail lounge you want her to see your new clothes want to impress her with the fact that you're living at the best hotel in town plenty of money you can't be blamed for wanting to glow a little can you so Ruthie meets you and you sit and sip your drink well honey how about letting buy gone to buy gone and let's start all over again huh yeah but that was a dirty picture now wasn't it you stole $100 honey oh but you friend of things so I could get the dough to start operating didn't you yeah I'm not a given you the money anyway but I don't like the idea of your lion to me that's what I was mad about did you say was mad you're not mad anymore no no I'm not mad I I couldn't hey you want to see something pretty take a gander at this that's right I'm lousy with him baby you know where I got him no well what you don't know won't hurt you baby look I know you got to go to rehearsal but how about me coming up to your place about the five o'clock why don't you take the night off I tell you what I'm gonna do I'm gonna buy some presents for you and I want you to be there when I bring okay I'll be home in five but look I gotta go now okay how about a kiss you're uptown now baby you can get away with things here that they never stand for down where we live we're in a big time now honey for good don't be so sure of yourself Eddie in your racket that's not good take it easy but you can't get over being a big shot can you can't resist going to a swing department store to buy your girl a real present yes yes I don't want to buy a lapel pin for my girlfriend I don't know much about things like that would you mind helping me out well of course I'd be glad if you see anything in this way that you think you might like well she's a blonde about five feet one blue eyes and where's black most of the time I think it's probably like this can you very much oh that one yeah how much is that 35 dollars I have to add to much trajectory that would be about forty two dollars oh that's okay can you take it out of this I'm sorry it's all I am oh well of course that's perfectly all right I'll have the pain for you in a moment yes Eddie wait for your change to stand there smoking your cigarette and after a few minutes you begin to worry don't you you try not to show it but just dance but something's wrong then you look around and see him the man with the unmistakable aura of a store detective he comes up the aisle and stops a few paces something wrong Eddie but they never arrest a man for shoving queer dole they follow him try to find out where his source is you've only got one of the bills on you Eddie you can say you wanted him in a crap game they can't prove anything but then you turn and see them to uniform the policemen coming down the aisle and suddenly you're not so sure you're not calm now Eddie you're scared panicky you've got to get out run run Eddie run you got away all right Eddie but you've got a bullet hole in your shoulder you switch cabs five times and cover your trail but your hand to chip won't stop up the blood that's pouring from your shoulder you've got to get attention and Ruth is waiting for you finally get to her little flat you get out of the cab a block away from it and wait until the cab pulls away before you start walking you're tired when you get the week from loss of blood yeah I love me in I don't know I think the cops in this time are going crazy you've been shot yeah yeah they got me through the shoulder what are you going to do I'm going to stay here till he dies down come on in a bit you've got to lie down yeah I don't feel so good now let me take a look at that woman wait a minute let me lay down I tell you the cops are going nuts I think the best thing to do with a baby is just a place they'll stop believing what happened Eddie oh morning when I got to town I bought them phone a hundred dollars you know I don't go pure on the of course I've been selling clear money what do you think Rob the bank and why did they do I don't know I don't get it even if they knew the bill was clear it wouldn't send for the riot squad and start shooting up the department store oh sure yeah that'd be a brain move who's that I better get in that closet whoever it is get rid of now we're looking for a friend of yours guys the name of Eddie Forbes know where he is no no I mean we'll just take a look around I know all right boys take the joint down what's the matter straight cut your fingers what they're doing on the floor I stood there for a while and through that door over there nice of him to leave like that get your guns out boys this guy's hotter than a four alarm fire are you going out of the way miss break there's level to be some fireworks we're going in after that guy coming up here for when I take this door and be standing there with your hands up or we start blast coming get me kick that gun out of his hands or cold meat by them you haven't got long live forward you want to take my things put it out with you crazy guys I haven't quit oh what are you talking about going to catch a must have been there what were you talking about queer go that's what you were after him for wasn't it having time of his money no where'd you ever get that idea we had this guy a bracket for that quarter million dollar bank robbery in capital city a couple of weeks ago he even tried to spend some of the money today that's how we got on his tail so we'll return in just a moment with this strange ending of tonight's story meantime here's a $64 question that every driver should have a ready answer for these days if one of your tire should suddenly be ruined what would you tire is a still hard mighty hard to find which make now before you have tire trouble the time to take advantage of your signal dealer's complete tire service by catching and repairing small injuries before they spread and ruin the car and by suggesting regretting before the credit war into thin your signal dealer can add thousands of miles of tire wear and because of your signal dealer's experience plus modern equipment and the best of materials you're assured the quality kind of job that can make such a big difference in tire life so make it a point soon to stop at one of those friendly stations displaying signals yellow and black circle signs and have your tires in fact there's no one who can give you finer or more complete tire service than your neighborhood signal gasoline dealer and now back to the first place yes Eddie Paul died for his crime but the police were after him not for passing counterfeit money the crime for which he was guilty no they cornered him for a crime he didn't commit a crime he didn't even know had been committed remember how Eddie got that hundred dollar bill from the heavy fender Ruthie steered his way the counterfeiters made an engraving of that same bill printed a few hundred of them and sold some back to Eddie but every cashier in the country was watching for the serial number on that bill and on all the counterfeit made from it the heavy fender had picked it up the illegitimately from a banking capital city and Eddie died because he didn't know that Ruth her wish came true remember when she was sore at Eddie for lying to it she made the wish that that hundred dollar bill he held out on her would cause you death yes we should do come through some time and love ends up in funny ways next Monday at nine o'clock the whistler will 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