Lastly, we met a Dartmouth pal of Pete’s named Ho Ho, which is a nickname for Horace, Jr. Even if the snack cake didn’t exist yet, wasn’t this still one wussy name to go by? Anyway, Ho Ho seems to think that jai alai is the sport of the future, on track to pass baseball in attendance in seven years. I burst out laughing, right before Ho Ho followed that statement with “Go ahead, you can laugh”. These writers are the best, I swear. Except for Pete, who simply sees dollars signs in his friend’s delusion, and Lane Pryce, who is his kindred spirit, the others can barely contain their giggles. They come up with all sorts of marketing ideas (a star-studded special featuring Desi Arnaz!) while Horace demands crazy things like a special on all three networks simultaneously featuring his star player.
