Talk Gertie to Me

 

 

By Lois Winston

 

 

“You’re listening to WBAT-Big Apple Talk Radio. I’m Gertie, and this is Gertie Gets Even. Go ahead, caller. You’re on the air.”

“Hi, Gertie.”

“How can I help you?”

“All the guys I meet turn out to be snakes or skunks. What should I do?”

“And you live where, caller?”

“New Jersey.”

“Ah! Well, that explains everything. As I see it, you’ve got two choices. You can either call an exterminator or move across the Hudson. We don’t have any snakes or skunks here. Just two-timing rats. Next caller. Go ahead. You’re on the air.”