senior, old age, second childhood, sickness and death, ain't we got fun.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART XXXVIII): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

(continued)

in spite of the bookie operation conducted at the candy store several of the guys from bryant ave. (veterans from crushing the germanbastards) became police officers. 

one of them barely made the height limit.  in order to maximize his measured height for his physical exam he lay in his bed late and then was carried and taken by car in a prone position to his physical exam.  the neighborhood was elated when he successfully measured the correct height.

(to be continued)

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just sayin'



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