15,902. THE JUICE WAS IN THE COOLER

THE JUICE WAS IN THE COOLER

It was horse country in old New Jersey;

1968. There used to be a gas station

pool hall convenience store at the turn

for Peapack and Gladstone on Rt. 206.

My two friends always wanted to stop

there, each time we passed it, to play a

round of boring pool. Not much of a

game to me, but I'm no judge of that.

My girlfriend and I stayed outside,

with coffees in a cup - two cups, as

it had to be. You can't hold coffee

loosely. Peapack and Gladstone, back

then was horse country-  farms and

lanes and even Jackie O. She was the

President's widow and real big on

horses and all that tack and boodle 

stuff. A girl came out of the store,

and said to me, 'XYZ.'

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I wondered what she meant, and my

girlfriend said, 'It means your fly is

open, you fool. Examine your zipper.'

I said, 'Wasn't she supposed to do that

for me?' Ha!