Judge — September 15, 1928 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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\AIG Points (Not Pints) of Interest Around New York City The Aquarium The Aquarium is situated at the lower, or southern, end of Manhattan Island. When it was -quired by the Huguenots they said, “Well, this been a quired, so we'll puta building here and call it the Aquarium.” Well, sir, they walked around looking for a good spot but they were, as you know, very peculiar people and they never could make up their minds about anything, so they kept walking around and around until they had worn a deep circular ditch. Finally they were so exhausted they didn’t know what to do so Peter Stuyve- sant, who had hitherto been Tur Sar This species lives on delicates- sen food. Its young are al- ways attached to it silent, said, “Sure, an’ begorra, let's use this ditch for the founds tion!” and that’s how this very funny building happened to be round. This very funny building was originally used as a matrimonial agency beeause every boy and girl o went in it started going round together. They had to dis- continue this quaint custom, how- ever, because after these good peo- ple had been married they would come back: to visit the scene of their romance and before they knew it they would be going around again but with different companions. Following this period, better known as the mauve decade, they used this quaint edifice as a City JUDGE Hall. Here, the fathers (later called “Poli ") used to fore her and out the laws but they got very dizzy and they've been dizzy ever since. In those days, and you must keep in mind that this was before prohibition, there was a great deal of drinking, and after the city fathers had sat around in this Tue Hick or Rupperneck This species is noted for its curiosity and bulging eyes oe i round building imbibing round after round of gargles (later called “Cocktails”) all afternoon, and, ves sir, sometimes far into the evening, which necessitated sending native runners, yous didn’t have telephones then, uptown o notify their wives t they were in a gabfest (later wlled “Confere ). They were in a deplorable state (New York), and one night the wife of the Mayor dropped in unexpectedly and discovered that all the city fathers were entertaining the chorus of the first Follies and she was so angry she cried, “You're all a bunch of tanks!" L: the poor woman was kill taxicab accident and, as her last words had been “You're all a bunch of tanks!” the Mayor, who ron, Jina Tue Bost This specimen is usually found around public buildings and park benches was a very kindly man, took up a collection and had the building filled with tanks in her memory. And that is where that expression ct us give tanks,” originated. Well, sir, right after this had been done there terrible flood and when it was over what should they discover but that the building was full of fish! And y fish they were, too! In it made such a pretty sight. seeing those little fish swimming bout in the tanks, that they de- cided to let them stay there and there they have been ever since! was a 11 comicbooks.com