Ran into Frank Case at Chadbourn’s Restaurant (more about “The Big Night at Chadbourn’s” later). I said, as I often do on account of having no memory, “Do I know you?”
He said one word: "Pikatso."
“You used to be town moderator!”
“Yup,” he said. “Raymond.”
I said, “If I tell the story, I’ll change the town name.”
He didn’t see as I needed to bother, changing the name, that is.
So here’s the story. At Raymond school meeting years ago, a discussion grew heated over whether or not Raymond ought to hire an art teacher, just part-time to see how it went. Some were for; some against. As usual. But the comment that most recall was the blustery fellow who said, “Raymond ain’t never had no Pikatso, and it ain’t ever gonna have no Pikatso!”
To which the wise guy replied: “Not if we don’t hire an art teacher, we ain’t.”
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