[From The Rhode Island Dictionary by Mark Patinkin] - Described by Wall Street Journal as smudge on the fast lane to Cap Card. "So get this. My new bride was bawn and raised in Manhattan. It's so big theah, heuh whole life, she's nevva seen a politician in peuhson. No guhvanah, no senta, no congreesman. Nevva even seen a city councilman a w soowa commissiona. But heuh feuhst day in Roe Dyelin, I take heuh to the Univeuhsity Club on the Easside. I want to show heuh the squash cawts, which you can only get to by walking through the men's lockaroom. That's routine - we just shout out - 'Woman coming through.' So I shout it out and we begin to walk through. Suddenly, a guy walks out of the showwa witta towel on. So I say to my new wife - 'Honey, I'd like you to meet a frennamine: Senta John Chafee.' Aftaweud, she says she can't bleeve it, afta nevva even mee'ihn a dog catcha in Manhattan, on heuh feuhst day heah, she meets a half-naked U.S. senta. So I tole heuh, 'Honey, get yoosta'it. That's Roe Dyelin.' "
Aim high, work hard, and love your family.
Deborah Roberts
