Cigar Box Clocks

[CoventryCat86]

The lady I talked to on the phone was very nice, 'specially with that Wisconsin accent.

[ggiese]

The lady I talked to on the phone was very nice, 'specially with that Wisconsin accent.

Yeah - I got that "Fargo" feeling when I was there... Kinda went something like this...


Me: "This is interesting - but I'm not sure what this is..."

Lady: "Ohh, yaaa...Yoo Betcha! It's a clock don'tcha know... you put da Ba-tree right dere. 'n so?"

Me: "On, no - I get that - it does look like a clock. But - How does it work? Does it hang on a wall, does it sit on a shelf...?"

Lady: "Of fer cry-eye. I knew I'd drop that der nut, sure as God made dem little green apples..."

Me: "You need some help?"

Lady: No... <turns towards the man standing in the background> Joe. Go down by Schmidlers and get some bakery. eh?

Joe: "I only have a "couple-three" dollars in my wallet..."

Lady: "Oh, ok. Shut up an watch da guldarn game, eh?"

Joe: "Allright den. Can you come by my house when you beep me out so my ma can see who I hang by?"

Lady: "Yah, yah..." <turning back towards me> "Do ya want anymore coffee at all?"

Me: "No. No thanks. This clock... What were you saying?"

Lady: "Well, now... dat's a darn good question, dere. Yah... Cripes sake... You use it as a doorstop, yah?"

Me: "Doorstop clock. Hmm... I don't think I've ever seen a doorstop clock..."

Lady: "Yah. Really poplar round here. Doorstop clocks. Turn right at da stop 'n go lights den stop to da pig, up nort' a piece. Down by Schuster's where da street car bends da corner round. Dey got a tavern right there on da right - right next to da diner and da pig - wit da good soda and a bubbler. As a crow flies its 'bout 2 miles, but youse will drive 'bout 5 miles Dey got dem doorstop clocks in dere, yah?"

Me: "Well - I wasn't really planning on going to a tavern..."

Lady: "Yah, yah... <a bit irritated> But dey got a good fish fry, yah? Put on yer rubbers it's rainin' cats an dogs. 'n so?"

Me: "Ok... Ahhh..."

Lady: "Ya, we'll see yas."