I was over at the Dime Store the other day with my beautifully aged but infirmed dog J. Oliver when Ima Hogg walked right up to the counter with an arm full of stuff she had just bought. All kinds of buttons and bows and hair adornments. You name it, Ima bought it. Now, J. Oliver had just been shaved for the summer. And at the same time Ima got there with all her stuff, J. Oliver comes around the corner. And y'all know how Ima Hogg is, right? Oh, y'all don't know Ima Hogg? Well, the story don't mean nothing if you don't know Ima Hogg. Lydia, "Al Becker, Al Becker." I said all that to ask this: Why do you think Andy absolutely refused to finsish his story if no one knew Al Becker? Surely it could have had SOME meaning for the group, even if it would have been more enjoyable if they had known the person. I guess it was just some plot line of this otherwise wonderful episode that leaves me guessing. It's not that important of an issue. And I have heard people use it to stop telling a story, but for the life of me, I've never fully understood it. A really good story can be appreciated even if the people in it are unknown. After all, the teller can describe the people to his audience. But perhaps he/she is not that comfortable doing so. Who knows?
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