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Al Batt: Time and patience is the answer, not butter

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My name is Bartlomiej Wojciech Krojczyzewskiorz. How do you spell that? My wife helps me. Driving by the Bruces ... Read more

by Al Batt, Thursday, August 11, 2016 10:19 am

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Al Batt: There was no margarine for error

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I can’t think of the kind of dog my brother owns. It has long, thick, white fur. Spitz? No, ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, August 3, 2016 10:15 am

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Al Batt: Don’t let the emoticons get the best of you

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting What did you do yesterday? Yes. What? Sorry, I thought you’d asked me if I were listening. Driving by ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:58 am

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Al Batt: If it ain’t broke, I paid too much for it

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting You have to get up early in the morning to fool me. And it won’t do you any good. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, July 20, 2016 10:13 am

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Take the doctor’s advice with a grain of salt

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting My doctor says I’m supposed to cut down on sodium. Are you going to? I take his advice with ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, July 13, 2016 9:26 am

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Al Batt: Unless you’re a teacher, don’t expect others to do math

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I hate Mondays. What’s wrong with Mondays? They aren’t Saturdays. Driving by the Bruces I have two wonderful neighbors ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, July 6, 2016 9:39 am

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Al Batt: ‘No one ever died while eating here’

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’d have pitched in the major leagues if it hadn’t been for one thing. What was that? I couldn’t ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:41 am

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Al Batt: Anyone who eats here doesn’t scare easily

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting The world could use more people like you. Thank you. But not many more. Driving by the Bruces I ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 21, 2016 10:11 am

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Al Batt: Words to live by: Keep your heart beating

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I’m trying to come up with a personal motto. Good luck. Do you have any words I could live ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 10:03 am

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Al Batt: Stories from the Batt Cave

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Did you play football in high school? No, I couldn’t play because of my religious beliefs. What? I don’t ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, June 8, 2016 10:25 am

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Al Batt: Wife says men live longer to get the last word

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I wish I could stop working. It’s easy to do. All you need is one thing. What’s that? No ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, June 1, 2016 10:11 am

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Al Batt: You should renew your wedding vowels

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting It’s just like riding a bicycle. You never forget how. How to what? I don’t know. I can’t remember. ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 10:04 am

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Al Batt: When accidents occur in the home, move someplace safer

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting When we began going steady in high school, she wore my class ring around her neck. Big ring? Small ... Read more

by Al Batt, Monday, May 16, 2016 9:59 am

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Al Batt: Popcorn chewing drowns out cellphone calls in movie theaters

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting Hello, officer. Where were you between five and six? Kindergarten. Driving by the Bruces I have two wonderful neighbors ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, May 11, 2016 10:30 am

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Al Batt: It takes more to get a bad rep in politics

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting My brother-in-law is a liar, a thief, a cheater and a scoundrel. He’s got a bad reputation, eh? No, ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 8:33 am

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