The Aggravation of Elmer
The Aggravation of Elmer
Free DownloadThe world would beat a path to Elmer's door—but he had to go carry the door along with him!
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was the darnedest traffic jam I'd ever seen in White Plains. For two blocks ahead of me, Main Street was gutter to gutter with stalled cars, trucks and buses.
If I hadn't been in such a hurry to get back to the shop, I might have paid more attention. I might have noticed nobody was leaning on his horn. Or that at least a quarter of the drivers were out peering under their hoods.
But at the time it didn't register. I gave the tie-up a passing glance and was turning up the side street toward Biltom Electronics--Bill-Tom, get it?--when I saw Marge threading her way to the curb. She was leading a small blonde girl of about eight, who clutched a child-size hatbox in her hand. Marge was hot and exasperated, but small fry was as cool and composed as a vanilla cone.
I waited. Even flushed and disheveled, Marge is a treat to look at. She is tall and slender
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A simple, silly story about a boy inventor. His inventions astonish the owner of an electronics store. But some of them bite back.
The childish mispronunciations of the girl are a pretty weak plot device that gets old quickly. The author did correctly predict global warming and the rise of the oceans, though.
The childish mispronunciations of the girl are a pretty weak plot device that gets old quickly. The author did correctly predict global warming and the rise of the oceans, though.
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(1955) Sci-fi (Inventions) / Humor
From 'Galaxy Science Fiction May 1955.
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Plot bullets
Elmer is an inventor.
Elmer is only 13.
Elmer doesn't know his own abilities.
From 'Galaxy Science Fiction May 1955.
R: * * * *
Plot bullets
Elmer is an inventor.
Elmer is only 13.
Elmer doesn't know his own abilities.
12/15/2013
Competently written but uninspired.
10/28/2009
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