[Sca-cooks] OT mail question

[Daniel Myers]

On Mar 12, 2005, at 10:58 AM, Bill Fisher wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:09:06 -0500, Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius
> <adamantius.magister at verizon.net> wrote:
>> I remember the knife sharpener, who'd sharpen knives, ice skates,
>> garden shears, scissors, hedge clippers, etc., who used to drive
>> around in an old truck, ringing a distinctive-sounding bell. Also the
>> old Italian produce guy, who'd croon a very specific melody, no doubt
>> considering himself Enrico Caruso,
>> "Strrrrrrraaaaaaawwwwberrrieeeeessssss... Bloooooooooooooo-berries...
>> Cheeee-eee-eee-e-rrrieeeesss...." All this would have been in the
>> Outer Boroughs of New York City (Ralph Kramden/Archie Bunker
>> territory) as recently as the 60's and early 70's.
>
> Where I grew up it was Old Man Foresman and his produce truck
> calling out "Sweet corn! Cantelopes! Mangoes! Straaaaaawwww
> berrries! Get 'em fresh!"

In my head I keep hearing Chico Marx ... "Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiza-cream!  
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiza-cream!  Get your Tuuuti-Fruuuti 
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiza-cream!"

- Doc


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