Please Help
Published Sep 13, 2004

"Would you please help me?" she asked. "I bought a nine-pound turkey. Could you tell me how long to cook it in my new microwave?"
"Just a minute," the food editor said, as he turned to check his reference book.
"Oh, thank you," she said. "You've been a big help. Good-bye!"
Originally published September 14, 2004.