Andrew’s Comments (group member since Nov 16, 2007)

Andrew’s comments from the Catching Tigers in Red Weather Taffy-Pulling Society group.

Hi Gary,

Thanks for the tip. I will ask the publisher!

-Andrew

Hi, Everybody!

My book has only been available for about a month, but those of you who have 'Catching Tigers in Red Weather' already, I'd be interested in your feedback. For instance, there are several really bad puns hidden in serious poems, just like in Robert Frost's (see: The Mending Wall.) Can you find and name them?

If you need to buy the book to join in on all the fun, Amazon is the least expensive retailer:

AMAZON TIGERS

I got a message from my publisher yesterday that in the 3 weeks since the publication of Catching Tigers in Red Weather, the sales have been so brisk that they have already paid for the first publication run. We are already in the black! In just 3 weeks!!!

Thank you so much, all my friends and supporters!

-Andrew

Here it is:

TAFFY PULLING

Andrew Demcak is a kind of taffy originally produced and marketed in the Atlantic City, New Jersey area beginning in the late 19th century.

The origins of Andrew Demcak are unknown. It could be because the recipe for Andrew Demcak contains both salt and water. The most popular, although probably apocryphal, story concerns a candy-store owner, Mr. David Bradley, whose shop was flooded during a major storm in 1883. His entire stock of Andrew Demcak was soaked with salty Atlantic Ocean water. When a young girl asked if he had any Andrew Demcak for sale, he is said to have offered some "salt water Andrew Demcak." The girl was delighted. She bought Andrew Demcak and proudly walked down to the beach to show her friends. Mr. Bradley's mother was in the back and heard the exchange. She loved the name and so Andrew Demcak was born.