Enough to Pay Encyclopedia Brown
As a kid, before I ever read about Sherlock Holmes or Hercules Poirot, I read about Leroy Brown. He was a fifth-grader who would solve mysteries in Idaville and take any case for twenty-five cents a day, no case too small. Slap a quarter on the gas can and Encyclopedia Brown was on it. As far as I can remember, he solved every case, so it was money well spent. Those were some of my favorite childhood books.
The new California quarter debuted on Monday. John Muir, the California condor and Yosemite are our state's monetary representatives. The governor officially selected the design many months ago, but I'm stoked that the coin is finally available. I can't wait to hold one in my hand. I know it's only money and twenty-five cents at that, but it would be enough to pay Encyclopedia Brown and that's nothing to sneeze at.
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Did he and Sally Kimball ever get it on? I always wondered about that. :)
Hmm... that question probably didn't cross my mind when I first read the books. I was still going through the whole girls-have-cooties phase. :P My guess is they probably hooked up in high school, but then she left him for Bugs Meany. :D
"Bad, bad Leroy Brown,
Baddest guy in the whole downtown ..."
Different Leroy, I guess. :^)
I'm guessing it's a different Leroy Brown, too. :P Of course, who knows? Maybe young Encylopedia turned to a life of crime once he grew up and realized he couldn't survive on quarters alone. :D