Word: dewitt
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...DEWITT IS NOT A MAN WITHOUT A sense of humor. But some things are simply not funny. So when Dewitt rose from bed the other day, tripped over a banana peel, slid across a floorful of marbles, stepped on a rollerskate, tumbled down the staircase and fell into the swimming pool, he was not amused. It was all so derivative, for one thing. Not to mention the intense physical pain...
...after the culprit, little Dewitt Jr., was found hidden away with a cache of skin magazines, Dewitt felt it was time for a little parental firmness. Medieval torture seemed appropriate, but perhaps might affect the boy's development. Capital punishment was out for the same reason. Not that Dewitt is predisposed towards an antipathetic view of youth; rather, simply, that he hates kids...
Nevertheless, while he enjoys being harsh, he also wanted to be fair. At the same time, he wanted to see a movie--by this time, he needed some real screwball farce. Since Mrs. Dewitt had already taken the family Edsel down to the rotogravure-o-rama to pick up some tin plates, the only option was to send out Dewitt...
...something funny," Dewitt told the fruit of his loins, handing him the listings section of the What? "And if none of those theaters will let you borrow their print, tell them Dewitt sent you. If they still won't let you--well, go live with some other grown...
Given that Dewitt lives twenty miles from Boston, he was pleased when his little F1 got back in only four hours. He was not pleased, however, with Dewitt Jr.'s selection: Stop Making Sense (Somerville Theatre...