 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the play and novels by Rose Franken brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself Have a coke And now Claudia Kitchen where are you at the office hadn't left yet? We'll be finished breakfast ten minutes ago five things awful long for five minutes But hopefully short for ten. I didn't even find what I was looking for. What are you looking for me? I was looking for my pants. You're wearing them. Oh, what do you think? I only have one pair Anything the matter with the pair you're wearing. No, nothing except they aren't the pair. I'm looking for you're gonna change them now No Evans no, I'm I'm getting ready to paint the bookcases. I thought you were going to the office. Well not now darling I mean I'm going to the office now I'm getting ready to paint the bookcases some other time, but they don't need painting. They're lovely green Well, don't you remember we decided last night. We want them white in the country made you think of that now We're not moving for months. Are we I'm going to get the paint today and start working on them tonight Oh wonderful. I love painting things when they're all one color you are not painting the bookcase What color are we going to paint? We are not painting them. I'm painting them I don't know why women think it's so easy to paint houses and furniture and things. It is easy. It is not Well, it looks easy. Oh, it's easy to leave streaks and make your brush marks look like Hintrack, and it looks like so much fun. I know Looks like fun while you're doing it, and then it looks terrible after you don't have to be a man to paint a bookcase The hardest part is taking the books out and putting them back again. Well, maybe I'll give you a hand with that I wouldn't want you to do that That's the kind of thing only women know how to do apparently you really don't think there's any art at all the painting bookcase None. Don't you know the brush stroke is everything? Ah Next thing you'll demand a model Where's your smock and beret and say aren't you gonna get a palette? That's just why I haven't left for the office yet What's why I'm not wearing a smock, but I do want those painting pants of mine. Oh What do you suppose I've been looking for ever since I said goodbye You've been looking for your painting pants. Oh bright girl. You haven't seen them. Have you those body old things? Mm-hmm. I don't see what you want with them. That's not spot It's tradition the spotiest tradition I ever saw my whole career as a house painter can be traced on those Pants don't you think it's about time you have them clean clean? Yeah, those parents. Yeah Worst idea I've heard of yet. You don't want them clean. Of course not Remind me to tell you sometime how happy I am to have married you me Any other woman would have sent those pants to the cleaners after seeing them in my closet without a second thought Any other woman Not only wasteful, but such a total lack of understanding a total lack of understanding just because she She'd send a pair of pants to the cleaners. There are some things that just shouldn't be cleaned. What? Besides old pants with paint on them for instance old pants with paint on them are enough Meddling women can't leave a man's things alone. I'm glad I didn't marry one. Oh Oh What I've done just an old egg cup. Oh that I wasn't thinking of the egg cup nice one though They're also hard to get nowadays egg cups are so are old pants. Oh, you didn't see mine around anywhere. Did you I? Like eating eggs out of the shell don't you? David did you hear that a man has invented square eggs? You're sure you didn't see any painting pants around you know, I don't think I'd like square eggs anyway Oh, you don't you'd probably have to get a square spoon to eat them with I'll bet you the Mona Lisa would never have been painted if someone had sent the Artists smocked to the cleaners. There weren't any cleaners that I bet you 20 cent well Please try to find my painting pants today because I'd like to start on the bookcases this evening We aren't doing anything else. I was those dirty old things Dirty old things. I wouldn't touch them if I did find them if those pants were clean I'd probably lose my touch completely cut so you please look for them. Will you I'll look master And you better look for a couple of egg cups darling or a dozen square eggs. I will Goodbye Goodbye, David. I love you all day long David Promise me you'll love me tonight, too Take fear get out of the wreckage you silly cat So cut yourself on an old egg cup and get out of my way We've just got to get those painting pants back today. We just got to Hello, is this Logan's cleaning and dying? Hello, Mr. Logan. This is Mrs. Norton. Mrs. David Norton. Oh, Mr. Logan. Look, I've got something terribly terribly urgent And you'll just have to help me do it. Mr. Logan Well, of course, we're going to do everything we can to help you Mrs. Norton Urgent things of our specialty, you know, brown trousers with paint on them You brought them in last week What color did you say they were? Excuse me, please, Mr. Norton. My other phone is ringing Logan's cleaning and dying Mr. Logan speaking. Good morning. You'll have to excuse me. I've got someone on the other phone Yes, Mr. Norton. I mean Norton. Of course your trousers are ready. I'm sure they are Excuse me a moment, please. And now what exactly can I do for you, madam? A blue dress with pleats Wasn't I talking to you just now? Well, well, I'm sorry madam, but you'll still have to wait Yes, I'm sure they're ready, Mrs. Norton. You'd like me to deliver them. Well, oh, there's the third phone Mrs. Norton, my girl is sick and the deliver boy didn't show up today and and my assistant is on his vacation and oh, there's the door Oh, and my goodness the back door And if you don't mind, Mrs. Norton, you'd better come over and get the trousers yourself Things were a tiny bit upset, but I think I'll have everything all straightened out by three o'clock Hey, Mr. Logan, I'm Mrs. Norton. Mrs. Norton and Mrs. David Norton. That's me. I that's I Here are your trousers, Mrs. Norton You don't mind. I'm sure if I open them for you. I like to look at the superior work turned out by this establishment What sort of spots did you say were on these trousers paint big tremendous gobs of paint all colors, too Red paint yellow paint and blue paint. Well, Mrs. Norton as you will see every drop of paint has been removed by your husband from your Husband trousers without the slightest injury. Oh, I was afraid of that afraid afraid I'm not sure I understand. Just let me have the trousers, Mr. Logan. I couldn't begin to explain I want you to see them first Well, well, Mrs. Norton here you are just as I said, isn't it? Beautiful herringbone trousers and not the suspicion of paint on them. I never saw anything like it in my life We pride ourselves on our work, Mrs. Norton. You mean under all that paint these trousers look like that You know, Mr. Logan, I didn't even know they were herringbone. You didn't Well, well, that's very amusing. Mrs. Norton as a matter of fact I'm almost sure it wasn't herringbone, but I could see of it delightful You don't mind if I use this little incident and some advertising we're planning Your husband will be very busy. I'm very happy. I'm sure it's just like finding a new pair of trousers in one's closet Just like it's more than that. How's that again, Mrs. Norton? Those are new trousers. I beg your pardon Those are not my husband's trousers. There must be some mistake, Mrs. Norton Perhaps the shock of seeing them without paint. Mr. Logan's shock hasn't anything to do with it Mr. Norton's pants were not herringbones and they were about about 12 inches smaller Around here than those there must be some mistake Where do you think our pants are? They're probably at the factory being cleaned They won't be back until tomorrow. Aren't they in your store? Mrs. Norton nothing is kept in the store What's that pile of things over there? That's nothing. It's not nothing at all an awfully big pile for nothing That's clothes. It just recently came in. We haven't had time to send to the plant yet Mrs. Norton you you can't go back there. Mrs. Norton really you you haven't any right to go looking through those clothes Telephone only Mrs. Norton. I assure you those trousers were sent off last week Logan's cleaning and dying Logan's cleaning and dying excuse me, please Mrs. Norton. What are you doing with that old oily rag? This old oily rag mr. Logan happens to be quite a tradition in my family It's my husband's pants, but Mrs. Norton. Oh, mr. Logan. You're such a wonderful cleaner Anybody home? Who wants to know? It's the bookcase painter lady. All ready to go to work? Who wants to know? Coffee clean for a painter. Are you sure you can qualify? Just give me time lady. Just let me get started A good painter doesn't have to get started. He looks dirty before he gets started. Well, you've got to give me a chance Mrs. No, no, I'm very sorry mr. Norton, but the lady who owns that bookcase won't let anybody near them Who doesn't look like a painter? Well, if you won't huh? Don't don't I look like a painter? No, you're too clean Your clothes are too clean, but I've got the paint. No, you need more than paint to be a painter I've got the brush too and the turpentine and the rags. Your uniform is not right and the lady who owns these bookcases won't let you near them Well, um How about you? Can't you do anything for me? Well, this do this Why what do you know? It's my painting pants. Is it? And they're just as dirty as they ever were that isn't dirt David. That's tradition You said so yourself this morning. Come here you half-sized monster monster Come here and let me kiss you What have I done now? Nothing except you had me completely fooled I Did I was sure you set these pants to the cleaners you were I'd have bet you 20 cents You mean you think I'd send a pair of pants like this to the cleaners I might but Why why they aren't worth cleaning? Why David even a cleaner knows that These broadcasts are adapted for radio by mania and Roger star and the entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney When you're at the market today remember to check your hospitality needs Especially if there are any young people in the family Unless you're sure there's plenty of Coca-Cola at home better pick up a carton it to or better still have the grocer or the service station Attendant put a case of coke in the car. It's bound to come in handy Every day Monday through Friday Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola So listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying or if war and remember Whoever you are Whatever you do Wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of Coca-Cola For ice-cold Coca-Cola makes any pause The pause that refreshes