He Was Her Man (2014)
“No way before that. Doc would bet you, any odds you wanted to name, Speed McKay was talking the minute he saw daylight. And not just talking. Giving instructions. “Excuse me, Dr. Obstetrician, I think if you’ll use a sailor’s half-hitch on that suture, you’ll find that it much more efficient in the long run. Now, let me give you a brief rundown on knot-tying. Back at the dawn of time.…”
Though Speed had made a pretty good chicken salad sandwich while he was explaining how to make Southern fried... chicken. Now, while Doc was dealing the cards, Speed had moved on to pigeons.
“You know what Jack’s taken up? Pigeons. He’s got a slew of ’em over at his place. They’re descendants,” Speed was saying, “of Owney Madden’s birds. You know who I’m talking about, Owney? A little man with the biggest set in New York City, running beer, ’shine, got himself in a pinch with FDR.”
“You want to skip the history lesson and play cards?” said Doc.
But Speed, once he was started, wouldn’t or couldn’t stop, unless you hit him with a club.MoreLess
Though Speed had made a pretty good chicken salad sandwich while he was explaining how to make Southern fried... chicken. Now, while Doc was dealing the cards, Speed had moved on to pigeons.
“You know what Jack’s taken up? Pigeons. He’s got a slew of ’em over at his place. They’re descendants,” Speed was saying, “of Owney Madden’s birds. You know who I’m talking about, Owney? A little man with the biggest set in New York City, running beer, ’shine, got himself in a pinch with FDR.”
“You want to skip the history lesson and play cards?” said Doc.
But Speed, once he was started, wouldn’t or couldn’t stop, unless you hit him with a club.MoreLess
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