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The Naked Beat

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"No, don't tell me, lemme guess," Gibson said with his slow Texas drawl. "Ladies' intimate apparel. Unmentionables, am I right?"

I nodded, "How'd you guess, Gibson?"

He grinned, which made him look utterly psychotic in the dim light. "It's a gift. I can look at any man, size him up, and determine his profession. And I'm never wrong, either."

You are this time, I thought.

"Didn't catch your name, friend," he said suspiciously.

"Didn't throw it. But it's Randolph."

"Glad to know ya. Yes sir, Mr. Randolph, we're heading for some good times now!"

Or a helluva lot of trouble...

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    Neville Hunt almost 8 years ago

    I haven't heard 'unmentionables' mentioned for a very long time. It's like an old friend coming back.

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    Christopher almost 8 years ago

    I could just hear Gibson's Texas accent as I typed that. I haven't heard the word for a long time either, but it seemed like something he would've said.

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