Our national pastime–what is it, if any?
Is it baseball or football that pleases the many,
Or polo or golfing-or tennis or hockey,
Or boxing or watching the horse and the jockey?
And there are still others, but would you believe it–
MY PASTIME is eating, so take it or leave it!
For a hobby you read or you go see a talkie,
Or sleep in your chair if the radio’s squawky;
While some make collections of stamps or old money,
And some gaze at stars; others try to be funny.
But though men go for West and the women for Gable,
MY HOBBIY’S a parking place UNDER A TABLE ! !
For exercise now, do you run or go strolling
Or shoot bow and arrows, or go in for bowling?
There’re some keep their muscles in shape just by talking,
While some ride a horse and let him do the walking.
But I haven’t time for this fussing and fuming–
MY EXERCISE is, for a fact, ALL-CONSUMING!
by Ray Romine Tuesday, September 4, 1934