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> They used terms like "jalopy" and "sedan". Etc. And Chet was rarely fat, but often 'portly', 'heavy-set', 'chunky' or 'stout'. :)
by lowercased 8y ago
> They used terms like "jalopy" and "sedan". Etc.
And Chet was rarely fat, but often 'portly', 'heavy-set', 'chunky' or 'stout'. :)
- barking 8y agoI was thinking of chuck but you're right it was chet!
- lb1lf 8y ago...or Chester, as his aunt (I believe) insisted on calling him - probably the only person to use his given name! In retrospect (I read 75-80 Hardy Boys books as a kid, many of them over and over), it is amazing how formula-based the story trajectories were and how one-dimensional all the characters were. I bet with some practice, an author could churn out a book in the time it took me to read one.
- ubermonkey 8y agoThat part always bothered me, since their portly chum and I share a name.