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Time Out For a Little Fun

This is a good lesson in how not to irritate your readers, or audience. Thanks always to my friend Slim Randles for sharing his humor. For more wit and wisdom check out his national-award-winning book “A Cowboy’s Guide to Growing Up Right.” Read a sample at www.slimrandles.com The closed-season school board meeting was called to order half an hour late by its chairman, J. Buckdancer Alcott, because the board members saw Windy Wilson sitting in the audience. Windy had no children, and he sure as sugar wasn’t a teacher, but he could talk. And he was patiently biding his time. Despite the board’s foot dragging through the agenda, Windy didn’t give up and go home. Finally, Alcott said it was time for public feedback and asked if anyone wanted to speak. Windy raised his hand. Alcott looked desperately around, but Windy’s hand was the only one raised. He nodded in Windy’s direction. “My name is Alphonse Wilson,” he said, standing, “and I live here.” “We know who you are, ...