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Edna Ferber: Long Distance - Romance is often closer than we think - cover
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Edna Ferber: Long Distance - Romance is often closer than we think

Edna Ferber

Narrator philip chenevert

Publisher: philip chenevert

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Summary

Telephone lineman in the early 1900s were known for their very vocal appreciation of any and all female beauty as it walked below on the street. From their lofty perch they felt safe to whistle and shout their thanks to the lovely ladies who passed anywhere within their visual range. The women thus admired often expressed distain and dislike of this outward expression by the men but they usually walked away with their complexions a bit rosier than before. This, as we now know of course, was very inappropriate and something to be sternly discouraged but at the time all parties involved somehow to managed survive and even thrive. This story is about such an encounter. But the lady involved did not just blush and walk away, she stopped and invited the man on the pole to come down and get his face slapped for his impudence. She was of Irish descent and did not put up with uppity and distasteful men. 
Well, the man did come down and did indeed get a resounding slap from her. What happened after this I will let the listener discover in this delightful tale of men and women and their mysterious doings.
Duration: 13 minutes (00:12:40)
Publishing date: 2024-01-18; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —