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"I think," I sez carefully, "that if brains was dyna-
mite, the whole plant wouldn't have the powder to blow

its nose."

It takes him a minute to get my drift, but when he
does, his eyes go real mean.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean I've been sittin' here listenin' to you guys
bellyache for nearly two weeks now, and ain't none of
youse heard a thing that's goin' on."

"All right, Mr. Doggie Doodle, if you're so smart
why don't you tell all of us who have been workin' here
for years what it is you' ve learned in a whole two weeks.''

I choose to ignore the Doggie Doodle crack, as there
are now several tables of worker types listenin' to our
conversation and I'm afraid I'll lose their attention if I
take the time to bust Roxie's head.

"Youse guys spend all your time arguin' about who's
gettin' honked the worst, and in the meantime you're
missin' the point. The point is that you're all gettin' the
Purple Shaft."

With that I commences to itemize a dozen or so of the
more reprehensible examples of the exploitation of
worker types I have noted in my investigation. By the
time I am done, the whole bar is listenin', and there is
an ugly murmur goin' around.

"All right, Guido. You've made your point," Roxie
sez, tryin' to take another swallow of his drink before
he realizes that it's empty. "So what are we supposed
to do about it? We don't set company policy."

I shows him the smile that makes witnesses lose their
memories.

"We don't set company policy, but we do decide
whether or not we're gonna work for the wages offered
in the conditions provided."

At this, Roxie lights up like he just won the lottery.

"That's right!" he sez. "They control the plant, but
without us workers there won't be no Doggie Doodle to