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"Room of the week - 467" [Article from the Don Ce-Sar Convalescent center newsletter.]

Presenting to you those Babbling Bozos, Sgt. "Little Joe" Shields, George "Sack Time" McGilacuddy, and Seth "Believe it or not" Ripley.

First we have brother McGilacuddy, the originator of the blood curdling cry, "I don't give a damn; I'm in my sack". Mac was returned to the States recently, from the South Pacific, with a rare form of sleeping sickness known as "sackitis". "This sickness is usually found among that species of man called Irishmen", says Mac. Being a Maine boy, he states that he is anxiously awaiting the day when Maine will once again enter the Union. Asked his views on the war, Mac retorted vehemently, "The hell with the war; I'm in my sack." Interesting case, this. His roommates say he arises occasionally, mostly around chow time.

Character No. 2: Seth "Believe it or else" Ripley, the "chow line Commando". An upstate New "Yawk" boy straight back from a ten month tour of the European shindig where he sold war bonds to the Heinies. Ripley is the bird who walks on his hands to chow. He recently got jealous of his roommates red hair soooo -not to be outdone he immediately got his feet sunburned. He claims ayone can have red hair; ah, but red feet !! Seth leads a very unhappy life/ Unlike McGilacuddy he likes both Sack and Chow and is often caught sleeping while feeding his face. (Ugh! That face!)

The third canary in this bird cage is Brookly "Little Joe" Shields, better known as "One Arm Willie", scourge of the 4-A Joe, a hardened campaigner just returned from the African fracas where he gained thousands of Brooklyn Dodger supporters among the Arabs. Red, a Brooklyn born and bred "youngun" has never seen his belived bums play. Non-Union we calls it! You've all seen Red roaming the halls with his arm in a sling. Don't let him kid you, gang. It's sympathy he's after (Told me so, himself). Just likes plenty of attention from the nurses. Those Brooklyn "Tomatoes" spoiled the brat.

Have it from good source that this is the room that has Ostler's red hand-led butterfly net. Ostler take note!

W. E. McQuillen, Sq. 4-A