In this amusing dialogue by Bill Belew, two characters, Tommy and Wilby, engage in a playful conversation. Tommy asks about their location, and Wilby humorously responds that they are in “creams,” which sounds like clearing one’s throat.
They clarify that they are in France. Wilby then introduces a new term for the English language, “pocket sickness,” describing the feeling of bouncing up and down in a pocket, akin to motion sickness experienced in cars or airplanes. The exchange highlights their light-hearted banter and Wilby’s creative wordplay.
Hey, dummy, where are we? We are in creams. Sounds like you’re clearing out your throat.
Yep, we are in creams. France. Okay, dummy, I have a new word for the English language.
Okay, let me hear it. Well, you know, when you ride around on the ups and downs and rounds at the fair, you get all kind of motion signals, right? And then your car.
You get the car sickness. Right. And then on the airplane, you get air sickness.
Well, I have a new one. Okay, Wilby, what’s that? I get pocket sickness.
Bouncing up and down in your pocket. You know, will be. That’s two words.
