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Batt: The value of a cigar band
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Zoom Meeting I was having a great day until it happened. ...
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Al Batt: The ins and outs of holding one’s breath
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Masked Meeting I believe it’s good luck to hold my breath when an ...
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Al Batt: A question of lightning rods
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Outdoor Meeting I want to be a millionaire just like my father. Your ...
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Al Batt: We’re all happy to see the world again
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Outdoor Meeting My Uncle Pete put signs reading “87” all over his lawn. ...
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Al Batt: Learn to be kind, pay your bills
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Zoom Meeting When we blew a fuse, Pop would replace it with a ...
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Batt: Is it COVID-19 or are we in the Twilight Zone
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Zoom Meeting I got everything done on my list of things to do ...
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Traveling to great destinations — like a mail box
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Teleconference Meeting I’m suffering from stuck-home syndrome. I’m having one of those days ...
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Al Batt: Putting out a cry for Mighty Mouse
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Teleconference Meeting Remember when we went trick-or-treating when we were pups? Vaguely. Your ...
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Following the lure of the path
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Teleconference Meeting Why do you have a string tied around your finger? It’s ...
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Al Batt: Tag with ourselves
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I have only one word for you. What’s that? Plethora. Thanks. That ...
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Al Batt: The key to Rockin’ Robin
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Could I borrow $495? I loaned you $500 last week. I know, ...
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Al Batt: In a world of COVID-19 teaching a cat math
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Teleconference My wife gave me a Fitbit. How do you like it? It’s ...
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Finding time for all-day breakfast
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I was walking down a trail in Alaska when I met a ...
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Out of house social distancing
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting How long is social distancing going to last? I don’t know. Why? ...
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Skunks announce spring
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting It’s important that I put my shoes in the closet with the ...
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