"Like so many humorists, he didn't look the part. He was a smallish, dark, morose man, who would light up at intervals, like an erratic neon-sign, with a violent sparkle of high spirits, which often produced some rather fey behaviour.The mere sight of a straw hat, for example, could always lure out the hobgoblin in him. "Aha! Breakfast!" he cried, on one occasion, observing his friend Norman ("Tibby") Cotter wearing one of those fashionable creations of the early 1930s. Wrenching Mr Cotter's boater from his head, Lower took a large, semi-circular bite from the brim, returned the head-gear and departed, masticating with enjoyment, leaving Mr Cotter dancing a pas seul of rage."
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Alexander Macdonald, "The Melancholy of Lennie Lower", in The Best of Lennie Lower (1963)
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Lennie Lower
Leonard "Lennie" Waldemere Lower (24 September 1903 – 19 July 1947) was an Australian humourist who is still considered by many to be the comic genius of Australian journalism. Lower's drinking was "legendary", hence the titles of his two best-known books: "Here's luck!" is a well-known Australian drinking toast, as is "Here's another!"
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