“‘Should old acquaintance be forgot, and —’ OH, NO, NOT HIM AGAIN, MR. GET ALL THE DRINKS HE WANTS FOR NOTHING!! — (Swoosh — SMASH tinkle-tinkle-tinkle!) Now, where were we… ‘And ne’er brought to mind; should old acquaintance be forgot, and days of Auld Lang Syne! For Auld Lang Syne, my jo, For Auld Lang Syne; we’ll take a cup of kindness yet for Auld Lang Syne!…’ 2017! HAPPY NEW YEAR! ALL IN THE BUBBLY! MMM, HAPPY NEW YEAR!…"
I wonder where Calvin stood, in this regard. Volume One went from Atom Bomb Collection to Grenade Launcher; plus numerous cross-references, footnotes, and end notes! And yes, it was (sort of) Alphabetized!
“How’s that different from any other day?” “No hangings!” “Right, I’ll certainly put it in my file; namely the circular one, where it soon goes out with all the others — Escalators in all the towers in place of ordinary stairs, etc.”
Calvin: “Bz-bz-bzzzz!! Bzzz, BZZZ! Bz-BZZZ-BZ-BZZZZZ-BZZ!” (Calvin’s Mom sneaks up behind him with a flyswatter — SWAT!!! — right on the bottom! — and then hauls him off to his room…!).
“Oh, well, one can’t be picky…”