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A place where everything is available in camouflage

Echoes From of the Loafers’ Club Meeting I am starved. Well, if you’re going to eat, take off your hat. Why? Are you out of ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 20, 2017 7:37 am

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Al Batt: Fathers give advice whether they’re asked or not

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting I had to mow the lawn today. I hate mowing the lawn.   Was the grass getting too tall? No, ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 13, 2017 7:58 am

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The waitress knows how I like my eggs

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting I like eating breakfast here. The waitress knows just how I like my eggs. How do you like your ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 7:21 am

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It really should be natural for orioles to devour Oreos

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Eat it. It’s good for you. How can an oatmeal sandwich be good for me? It’s on whole wheat ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 7:52 am

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Al Batt: The only thing I felt up to doing was to not feel up to doing anything

You know who they are. They are the people who when you ask them how they are doing, they tell you. They are often labeled ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, May 24, 2017 8:21 am

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A drive-thru keeps us from having to use the walk-thru

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting Did you hear that Emil died? No, I hadn’t heard that. His obituary said that he’d been surrounded by ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 7:43 am

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The more expensive the plant, the more deer enjoy eating it

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting Do you know how to get to the road leading out of town? I don’t. Don’t you live here? ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 9, 2017 7:25 am

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All Batt: A friend moves on to a better place … to eat

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting I miss Fred. He’s in a better place. Fred died? No, he found a better place to eat. Driving ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 2, 2017 8:18 am

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‘It’s fine as long as you’re not face down’

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting Your father sure looks good. I hope I look half as good as he does when I’m his age. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Thursday, April 27, 2017 7:49 am

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Al Batt: When a lap will do as well as a booth or a table

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting Are you sleeping? Do you think I can sleep with my eyes open? Do you always sleep with your ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 7:53 am

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My hometown is centrally located … as long as you live near it

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’d better get going. You just got here. I know, but I just remembered somewhere else I’d rather be. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 7:29 am

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Eating healthy is more than refusing to supersize a meal

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting Happy birthday. How old are you now? I’m not sure. You don’t know how old you are? I used ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 9:10 am

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What is worth a thought?

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting A penny for your thoughts. I’m thinking of joining a chronic nose-pickers support group. That wasn’t worth a penny. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 8:14 am

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Al Batt: Crack house turns out just to be a chiropractor’s office

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting I get a kick out of looking through my old high school yearbook. Can you remember the first girl ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 9:50 am

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Don’t worry, you’re hitting all the potholes

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting I miss the good old days when I lived next to the baseball field where the kids played. You ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 9:41 am

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