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    Poppa Needs Shorts
    Poppa Needs Shorts
    Poppa Needs Shorts
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    Poppa Needs Shorts

    By Walt Richmond, Leigh Richmond and John Schoenherr

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      Poppa Needs Shorts - Walt Richmond

      Project Gutenberg's Poppa Needs Shorts, by Leigh Richmond and Walt Richmond

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

      almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or

      re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included

      with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

      Title: Poppa Needs Shorts

      Author: Leigh Richmond

      Walt Richmond

      Illustrator: John Schoenherr

      Release Date: August 25, 2009 [EBook #29789]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK POPPA NEEDS SHORTS ***

      Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online

      Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

      POPPA NEEDS SHORTS

      Given valid data, you can reach completely wrong conclusions. But given a wrong conclusion, you can still get a right answer!

      WALT and LEIGH RICHMOND

      Illustrated by John Schoenherr

      Little Oley had wandered into forbidden territory again—Big Brother Sven's ham shack. The glowing bottles here were an irresistible lure, and he liked to pretend that he knew all there was to know about the mysteries in this room.

      Of course, Sven said that not even he knew all of the mysteries, though he admitted he was one of the best ham operators extant, with QSOs from eighteen countries and thirty-eight states to his credit.

      At the moment, Sven was busily probing into an open chassis with a hot soldering iron.

      Short's in here some place, he muttered.

      What makes shorts, Sven? Oley wasn't so knowledgeable but what he would ask an occasional question.

      Sven turned and glared down. "What are you doing

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