… Heads turned as the alarmed captain looked on in stunned disbelief. Bent on vengeance, the two lobsters scuttled swiftly after Madoff. They reached his table in an instant, and Silverman went for his ankle. Moscowitz, summoning the strength of a madman, leaped from the floor and with one giant pincer took firm hold of Madoff’s nose. Screaming with pain, the gray-haired con artist hopped from the chair as Silverman strangled his instep with both claws. Patrons could not believe their eyes as they recognized Madoff, and began to cheer the lobsters. [1]

Somebody’d better tell Woody before it’s too late.  You never put tomatoes in Lobster Stock.[2]  Anyway, this request goes out to Doomer V and #21.

Since it’s the weekend, the B52′s came out of Georgia and everyone’s underwater anyway, we might as well have some fun

UPDATE: Igor remembers that beach party.  It was on August 15, 1971 at Jekyll Island.

…………..

Today my children laugh
At the unflattering fashions people wore in the 70′s
Like the criss-crossing top you wore that day
They can’t believe
People wearing clothes like that
Could talk themselves seriously

…………..

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[1]: "Tails of Manhattan", by Woody Allen, New Yorker, March 30, 2009 edition.

[2]: "Making Lobster Stock", by Jimmy, Eat It Atlanta, February 26, 2009. [you just can't make these things up!]

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