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S8 • E123 May 18, 1977Bert sits in Hooper's Store forlornly reading a postcard and orders a luncheon meat sandwich (not too spicy and hold everything). Mr. Hooper complies and finishes setting out some saucers when Susan comes in and asks Bert about his postcard. Bert explains that it's from Ernie; he's staying with his aunt and uncle who have a cabin on Lake Winnewonga. With Bert's permission, Mr. Hooper reads the postcard out loud which is filled with all the activities Ernie's been doing with his "old buddy", Tom. Susan notices how depressingly Bert is staring at his sandwich, and relates to him a story about the time Gordon went away on a fishing trip and left her home feeling like she was missing out on something (even though she admits to not caring about fishing). Bert says he feels the same way: left out, lonely, and resentful of the fact that Ernie's only been gone three days and he's already got a new "old buddy".
