What's your hurry? A deck full of jokers

A breezy, tongue‑in‑cheek narrator drifts through a bustling metropolis, greeting listeners with witty asides and a series of absurd encounters. The opening scene finds a confident, ever‑chatty doctor of the insane who, in a moment of comic misfortune, locks himself inside a cell meant for the most hopeless patients, sparking a farcical exchange with bewildered visitors who mistake his frantic pleas for madness.

Soon the narrator wanders into the chaotic studio of Craigie, an avant‑garde painter whose “masterpieces” inspire both ridicule and curiosity. Their banter, laced with clever wordplay and satirical observations of city life, sets the tone for a series of humor‑driven vignettes that lampoon ambition, art, and the quirks of everyday New York. The story invites listeners to linger over each eccentric character, promising a lively, light‑hearted ride through the oddities of early‑20th‑century urban society.