Présentation de l'éditeur
In this light-hearted short story, Groucho and Chico Marx are marooned on a Pacific island, only to find themselves in the fell clutches of a tribe of joke-starved natives led by W.C. Fields. And it happens like this:
A portly soul steps forth from the mist.
Groucho does a double-take at the soul, then reaches out to shake hands.
“You’re…you’re W.C. Fields. Mr. Fields, you’re one of my heroes.”
“Mine too,” says Fields in his trademark twang. “Take pride in your good taste, son. Now go away—you bother me.”
“But Mr. Fields. I learned everything I know about comedy watching you. You made me what I am today.”
“That’s the most revolting testimonial I’ve ever heard,” says Fields. “I plead not guilty on all counts. Who are you, anyway, my indefatigable carbuncle?”
“Don’t you remember me? I’m Groucho Marx.”
“Marx...Marx?” Fields scratches the back of his neck with his bamboo cane. “Oh yes, I recall that catastrophic encounter. You muffed that scrub grounder during the ‘08 World Series. You cost Ed ‘Two Toes’ Jones his shut out. Your team lost the game and I lost fifty dollars. Fortunately, I deducted it as educational expenses.”
“Educational expenses?”
“Yes, I learned never to bet on a game until you know the final outcome.”
Soon the Marx Brothers are locked in a deadly game from which there seems no escape. Can Groucho and Chico escape their fell clutches, or will Fields and his henchmen work their nefarious designs on the ill-fated Marxes?
Here is the first true revelation of such crucial insider information as:
*The dark secrets behind the Knockaknocka, and their insatiable desires
*The real reason real W.C. Fields hates Philadelphia, and the doleful effect that had on his travel plans
*What fell fate befalls Groucho when he meets the mysterious Joke-o-tron?
*And why did that dang chicken really cross the road?
If you like this book, look for other titles in the “Marx Brothers Meet...” series, including the novel that launched the whole cockamamie collection, "The Marx Brothers Meet God", due out in 2012. If you don't like it, buy it anyway; it'll keep your Kindle on its toes.
This is a short story of about 4,000 words or 16 pages.
A portly soul steps forth from the mist.
Groucho does a double-take at the soul, then reaches out to shake hands.
“You’re…you’re W.C. Fields. Mr. Fields, you’re one of my heroes.”
“Mine too,” says Fields in his trademark twang. “Take pride in your good taste, son. Now go away—you bother me.”
“But Mr. Fields. I learned everything I know about comedy watching you. You made me what I am today.”
“That’s the most revolting testimonial I’ve ever heard,” says Fields. “I plead not guilty on all counts. Who are you, anyway, my indefatigable carbuncle?”
“Don’t you remember me? I’m Groucho Marx.”
“Marx...Marx?” Fields scratches the back of his neck with his bamboo cane. “Oh yes, I recall that catastrophic encounter. You muffed that scrub grounder during the ‘08 World Series. You cost Ed ‘Two Toes’ Jones his shut out. Your team lost the game and I lost fifty dollars. Fortunately, I deducted it as educational expenses.”
“Educational expenses?”
“Yes, I learned never to bet on a game until you know the final outcome.”
Soon the Marx Brothers are locked in a deadly game from which there seems no escape. Can Groucho and Chico escape their fell clutches, or will Fields and his henchmen work their nefarious designs on the ill-fated Marxes?
Here is the first true revelation of such crucial insider information as:
*The dark secrets behind the Knockaknocka, and their insatiable desires
*The real reason real W.C. Fields hates Philadelphia, and the doleful effect that had on his travel plans
*What fell fate befalls Groucho when he meets the mysterious Joke-o-tron?
*And why did that dang chicken really cross the road?
If you like this book, look for other titles in the “Marx Brothers Meet...” series, including the novel that launched the whole cockamamie collection, "The Marx Brothers Meet God", due out in 2012. If you don't like it, buy it anyway; it'll keep your Kindle on its toes.
This is a short story of about 4,000 words or 16 pages.
