Jake Randolph in "Requiem For A Stripper" Pt. 63
Jen Ann got a standing ovation as she waved to the crowd and then headed backstage. I finished my bourbon and started toward the back. There was an Italian guy guarding the door to the back that looked like the after picture in a Charles Atlas ad. And I was the before picture.
"Hey, pally. How's your hammer hanging?" I asked.
He just looked past me.
I started for the door. He put his meat hook out, sticking it into my chest.
"Nobody goes backstage...pally!" he said like a thunderstorm.
"But, I've got a date with Jen Ann Tonic, pally."
- Category: Crime, Murder & Mystery
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Christopher 10 months ago
I was researching the origin of the phrase "How's it hanging?" to see if it was in use in 1948. But I discovered that some sources said it originated around the 1930s with workmen who wore tools on their belts as "How's your hammer hanging?" I thought that was even funnier, so I used that phrase instead.
And if you've never seen a Charles Atlas bodybuilding ad you should look up a vintage one. There used to be one of a skinny guy that gets sand kicked in his face by a big dude. He uses the Charles Atlas method and then comes back to the beach later and kicks the crap out of the guy.
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Neville Hunt 10 months ago
I’d not heard the expression ‘How’s it hanging?’, but it sounds rude (and made me chuckle!).
I definitely remember the Charles Atlas ads! Iconic, and great material for comedians of the day. I was definitely the weedy looking guy and if I’d gone on the CA course, all my shirts would have been as ripped as I was! Not so skinny now though.
