(GK: Garrison Keillor, SS: Sue Scott, TK: Tom Keith, TR: Tim Russell, RD: Rich Dworsky)
This first half hour of our show brought to you by Powdermilk Biscuits and also by our neighbors in the Exchange Street Merchants Association, including Frank's Previously Owned Fruit where you can save 50, 60, even 75% on used fruit, isn't that right, Frank?
TR: That's absolutely right! Just look at these peaches right here. Beautiful peaches. Look at that color. Beautiful You'd expect to pay a couple bucks a dozen for peaches as good as these, but at Frank's Used Fruits, you pay only a dime. Look at those. Don't they make your mouth water? Aren't those beauties?
GK: Somebody bit into them.
TR: One bite!!! What does it matter?? Trim around it. This is a fantastic buy. Where else can you get a dozen peaches for a dime? And along with these peaches, I'll toss in these halves of bananas. What do you say?
GK: Halves of bananas?
TR: They used the other half in salads. You get half and you save! Peaches, bananas, and I'll throw in these apples, too. Look at these! Beautiful, aren't they. Gorgeous apples.
GK: They've got teeth marks in them.
TR: They were used only once at Halloween, kids dunking for apples. Teeth marks! Teeth marks aren't going to hurt you! They're perfectly good. A nickel apiece.
GK: Frank's Previously Owned Fruit.
TR: Taste one. Go ahead. Taste it.
GK: I don't want to.
TR: Taste it. It's great.
GK: It's got teeth marks on it.
TR: Taste it. Tell me if that's not the best apple you ever tasted.
GK: Frank's Previously Owned Fruit, a member of the Exchange Street Merchants Association. When you go to a restaurant and order the fruit salad - that's fruit from Frank's. (BUTTON)
(c) 1999 by Garrison Keillor