ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY: Runners-up from a 1952 bathing beauty competition in lovely Atlantic City, New Jersey reunited at a press conference in Atlantic City yesterday.
Runners-up in the “Miss Taffy Pull of 1952 Competition.”
“Miss Taffy Pull of 1952 thought she was too good to come meet up with the likes of us,” said Miss Dora Underbottom (never married). “Even Miss Congeniality didn’t show up. Just who do they think they are? We aren’t losers! We’re ‘runners up.'” “They was always stuck-up,” agreed Francine Deville (ages undisclosed). “Besides, everybody knew the contest was rigged. They probably slept with the guy who had the Taffy Pull concession on the boardwalk.”
The event was a benefit for seagulls who get covered with tar on the beach, and need a foster home temporarily. “Bucks For Gulls” was the theme of the elegant luncheon in which a typical meal from 1952 was served: hot dogs on white buns (with chili, if you wanted it), potato chips (made in New Jersey), extra-tangy relish, potato salad with extra mayonnaise, and a green Jello mold (with canned peaches and Dreamwhip) for dessert.
The exclusive “Bucks For Gulls” luncheon. Green Jello mold was served.
After the luncheon there was a short break while the ladies changed into their colorful and flattering Square Dance skirts. “When I put on my pink and purple skirt, with the crinoline underneath that makes it stand straight out, I feel like it’s 1952 again,” said Miss Underbottom, a bit tearfully. “Square dancing makes you feel young and optimistic. Besides, there are men here. They all look like they’re about to die–but they’re still men!” added Miss Deville, referring to the escorts (mostly married) from the local Rotary Club. There was much talk of making both the luncheon and the square dance a yearly event. Let’s hope so. It’s always pleasant to have an influx of lovely ladies into New Jersey!
The former Bathing Beauties “cut a rug” yesterday square dancing. Good for burning off the hot dogs!
Buzzy Widewheeler: the best darned journalist in Northern New Jersey 
Cher Buzzy,
Vous savez, le green jello n’existe pas en France. Owever we do have zee hotdogs. En fait, I know a very good stand off le Bd. St-Germain and I will take you there when you come to visit Paris. Hot dog on baguette avec du gruyère. Mais, moi, je préfère des crêpes…au fromage ou avec Nutella. Je pense que Nutella is much more dreamy than Dreamwhip. Do you not think zee same? My stand favori a des really yummy crêpes!
Amicalement, Fifi
Dear Miss Fifi: Thank you for your post. I am so glad to hear you have good hot dogs in Paris, France. I will certainly remember that if I ever visit. As for crepes, I have never really experienced them, outside of The International House of Pancakes. (Usually with chocolate ice cream–I highly recommend them.) I will keep crepes in mind if I visit France.
Yours respectfully,
Buzzy
Cher Monsieur Buzzy,
Ah oui, les crêpes avec chocolat glace…très yummy bien sûr… Je pense que you would love les crêpes avec Nutella. Le chocolat bridges all zee cultural gaps et différences non? Tout le monde adore le chocolat, n’est-ce
pas? Je me demande…si je pourrais…um…order…du New Jersey taffy au chocolat.
Amitiés, Fifi