Good Wednesday – Folks… it’s been unseasonably warm in town… even for half-backs…
Now for those who think half backs are restricted to old time football – or soccer matches – we’re talking about the folks from all over who travel through the SOUTHEAST to get to Florida… get set up buy a home at a pretty ‘catchy’ price… and then try to sell it to someone else who hasn’t discovered there aren’t any seasons in Florida.
Then they head back north… and get to north Georgia, South or North Carolina perhaps Virginia or Tennessee and discover places of beauty – and often some quite a bit lower costs than up north or down on the Gulf Coast or even further south where the seasons disappear to snowbird and anti-snowbird. They’ve gotten about halfway “back” home… thus the name ‘half-backs.’
You’ve never heard of it? … Maybe better turn up the hearing device. (J)
No need to belabor the point but the BAIT SHOP AND SUSHI BAR crowd got into it the other day… and you’ll hear a hint of all that today on JUST A MINUTE – ‘T’was heard over the dieing crowds of football fans who have shouted themselves hoarse this fall… but are still hopeful. Stick around and you’ll catch the drift.
I like Fall (I could do with a few fewer leaves) but I enjoy the shade in the summer. Fall is just a more relaxed time of year *UNTIL* Thanksgiving. – I think I saw some Halloween candy out in the middle of Summer… or was it Mother’s day… anyway… I think some of the ‘marketing’ guys and dolls in the stores can’t read the calendar… and they surely don’t make me happy to see the goblins and witches costumes blossoming in the middle of August.
Everyone it seems wants to steal the march against the other retailer. LEAVE THE CHRISTMAS STUFF IN THE STORE ROOM until the goblins have left – I say. And kill ‘em all off BEFORE ‘black Friday’ gets here. I saw a yard sign on an eatery’s front lawn proclaiming the fast food place will be open at 5:30 AM on BLACK FRIDAY. I didn’t like it before… and that little burst of beauty didn’t help. I *know* we didn’t have sales like that when I was growing up. I confirmed it by checking it out with one of our female relatives who backed me up.
I wonder if the marketing guys (and gals) ever poll the customers instead of just the store managers when they are making their decisions on “Black Friday”: -- Arghhh…. Looks like a movie-ad for a strictly B rated Cinerama.
Anyway – look at
Cordially… IN HIM
Jack
Delayed audio link:
“JUST A MINUTE”
WE’UNS GOT A
Homer: JUST A MINUTE: – Mr. Jack – I reckon you know whut t’morrow is…
Jack: Let’s see… would ‘Gobble, gobble, gobble” – be a hint?
MizP: Hit shore would Mr. Jack – is you all ready fer hit?
Jack: Always Miz Pearlie, always!
BB: Miz Pearl – my appetite done hit max. Ah’ve never tasted enny pecan-pie at kin
cum up ta yourn Miz Pearlie.
MizP: Aw Shucks… ‘taint nuthin... Grand Ma taut me her receipt.
Homer: You shunt say ‘tain’t nothin’ Miz Pearl… but I reckon them li’l pearl onions & peanuts … now
Jack: That’s been a Thanksgiving tradition for years Homer. How long has
Thanksgiving been going on anyway?
Homer: Hit was 1863 Prezdint Lincoln ast fer a day of prayer and Praise ta be set aside..
BB: Th’ Waw B’tween th’ states was on then.
Homer: An hit won’t until November of 1941 jist b’forah
ta mekin hit a holiday.
Jack: You know back in those days a turkey cost about a day’s wages.
MizP: An Ben Franklin wanted ta name th’ turkey our national bird cause hit was so brave
defendin’ hit’s young-uns…
Homer: Ah’d like fer us ta go back to prayer and praise.
Jack: Good idea Homer, Mr. Bill and Miz Pearl – because unless we hold our moorings…
MizP: Keepin’ after our founders’ values an pre-cepts is impawtant.
BB: Lotsa good an’ brave men and women done died an moah bin wounded on tha-ut account -- of
Jack: They’ve been wounded and died for our nation and it’s declared values.
MizP: An Ah gits so tarred of peepul who wants ta keep pushin’ th’ Pilgrims out’n the pitcher…
Homer: An Ah don’t keer a’tall fer tawk ‘bout Black Friday – we got e’nuf stuff.
Jack: More than enough … it wasn’t materialism that caused men to risk life and sacred honor.
MizP: We needs ta ‘member on Thanksgivin’ ta thank th’ Lowad fer those who have!
Jack: And we have to be gone right now… Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I’m Jack Buttram
(END)
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