Tuesday, March 2, 2021

13,464. SHAN'T

SHAN'T
In an old phone book  I found,
there were 9 named Shant; and
all without the apostrophe, of 
course. I smiled at the thought.
Must be family linkage there.
Can't be unrelated.
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The phone book was Elmira,
1974  -  on the cover was an
illustration, a painting by 
Winslow Homer, entitled
'Snap The Whip.' I had to 
think hard for a minute. Was
there a family there, as well?
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Named Snap. With some smart
prodigy offspring they called
'The Whip?' Nothing doing; not 
a trace. It's a grand illustration,
however. As a cover for a rural
phone book? Not so sure.

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