Tuesday, April 17, 1943

Dear Diary,

Bob was at the army air base at Monroe, Louisiana, tonight. They did a play showing a southern boy courting his girl. As they were leaving the house there was a loud noise, as if something had dropped. Bob didn’t explain what it was, but as soon as it happened, he said, “Is that my option?” Bob was talking with Vera Vague, and Miss V. said, “I was reared in the South. I came down here to see some of the boys I grew up with.” Bob replied, “Yes, I saw you looking at their statues.” B.J. said, “You dear boy. You know what you look like, don’t you? You like like somethings that’s left when they drain one of these Louisiana swamps.” Bob and Wen Niles did one of their now-famous singing commercials to the tune of “Chloe” tonight.