Canadian Film Weekly (Dec 25, 1946)

December 25, 1946 Ny LRPE PRUE IRIR IRE IA RIERA IR IRIE PEG (SIE ISNGRE MEIC ISLE DERE LEMELENELE IEE IENERE REL RE LEE LEI IER EIR UCI LENA IAI IES Sketches in Sulphuric Acid IN THIS CITY yesterday was Senator Q. Amos Quagmire, author of the Bill of Wrongs and idol of his supporters, to whom he refers affectionately as “The Great Ignorami.” The Senator, who was passing through, was surrounded by a bodyguard of local police, there to see that he continued passing through. Stopping at a local hotel to add to his supply of soap, towels, etc., he revealed that he was on his way for an annual visit to Who's Hoosegow, Stoney Mountain. His appearance locally was an unexpected displeasure. Leader of the Wealth ‘Through Stealth movement, he is chairman of the International Malevolent Fund and was once awarded the Phewlitzer Prize by the League For Better Underhanding because he bottled the outflow of Sewage Disposal Plant No. 5 and sold it as Chanel of the same number to the Ubangis. He is constantly occupied with devising new wangles, since he is a man of multinefarious interests, While in Stoney Mountain he will don the tattletale grey of the community and try to relive for a short time those nostalgic good old bad old days by helping in the common task, that of making little ones out of big ones. This will not be in great contrast to his earlier experience, for the Senator has been in all crawls of life. The real purpose of his visit is to find the tattletale who had him sent there for his first involuntary stay in the days before political immunity made him pinch-proof. This crusade may hinder pursuit of his hobbies, moniculture and marksmanship. The Senator has a greenback thumb and can make a dollar bloom where none sprouted before. He can also bring down: a buck on the wing at 500 yards. Founder of the Stoney Mountain Bridge and Bustout Club, he loves to wile away the time at cards and always brings his own deck. “So round,” he coos to himself as his fingers caress the corners, ‘so: firm, so surely stacked.” The genial old boodler is proof that everyone has a chance to make bad in our way of life. In his youth he wanted.to.be a politician in the worst way. He is—in the worst way. His unofficial title is “‘The Dishonorable Q. Amos Quagmire” and his biography, drawn mainly from police records, was published as “Discredit Where Discredit Is Due.” His visiting card CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TORONTO PELE LE LER U ICE IRE REL REECE 7 CENTRE THEATRE St. Catharines Peterborough BMAAMMAARAAMAAAAMMAAAAMNAMN MN A NMo ata a aoa stata ait aot otan ata ot AAA AA ACM AA ALA AAG AA AA MRAWAVAAWMADMABRABMAAARN x Zig) q (+s CANADIAN FILM WEEKLY Page Sen. 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Once the story got around that he was a changed man. It turned out that his wife had changed him—for another man. Before that she missed him so much—that she changed weapons. This reporter made the horrible error of soliciting his humble opinion—which is never humble enough—and found his words without fear or flavor. He suffers from loco loquacity. “In the matter of civil liberties,” said this great friend of the very common people, “I am against pay devices in men’s washrooms as enemies of free expression.” What did he think of tne man of the hour, Santa Claus? “You can’t tell me,” he said, adopting his best Senatorial manner, “‘that that fat old scamp from Central Casting is on the level. What was he doing during the war? We had meatless days, eatless days, gasless days, foodless days and feedless day. We had everything but feudless days. “Yet every year, right on schedule, this ancient fraud shows up. Never late once. Never down an ounce in weight; in fact, fatter than an alley cat on garbage day. And always with the same number of reindeer. What’s he call them ?—Dancer, Prancer, Cancer, Shmancer, Winken and Stinken, or something. All through the meat shortage he never even had to eat one! “You can’t tell me the scoundrel wasn’t in the black market. I'll bet he’s got plenty of meat and canned goods stashed away under that ice up his way. “If I am returned to office I am going to ask that this Mr. Claus be investigated and that his income and expenses be checked by the treasury. That is, unless he would liké to make a campaign contribution; in which case I think I can convince the government to take a reasonable point of view.” One thing about Senator Q. Amos Quagmire—if he can’t say something bad about you, why, he won't say anything at all. 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