Because of his sizeable donation to the time travel project in 1977, playboy Bill Marcer is
one of the first to climb in the machine that’s supposed to take him to a fanciful 2177.
Upon arrival, those who greet him have thoughtfully studied up on twentieth century slang,
and women are paraded before him like commodities.
“Then everything’s jake,” he said with a visible return of his assurance.
“We’ve straightened up and are flying right. Ishkabibble?”
DEBUT
“George All the Way,” in Galaxy,October 1956.
VARIANTS
Debut. “George All the Way,” in Galaxy,October 1956.
“Then everything’s jake,” he said with a visible return of his assurance.
“We’ve straightened up and are flying right. Ishkabibble?”
1 English variant