You are what you eat (responsorial)
Friendly Bob of Fridley: “The submission from The Bitter and Disgruntled Guy from Andover about blood sausage [BB, 11/17/2016] reminded me of my first encounter with it.
What Monty Python could have offered: Scrapple, Scrapple, Scrapple, Scrapple, Scrapple, Scrapple, Scrapple …
Clowning around (responsorial)
Or: You are what you eat!
The Bitter and Disgruntled Guy from Andover: “Tim Torkildson‘s story on November 12th brought back some wonderful memories of my grandpa.
“My grandpa would eat everything except the oink. He loved pickled pigs’ feet, pig knuckles, sardines, God-awful-smelling herring, liver, fat from any steak, head cheese, etc. The only thing he had only once and would not eat again was blood sausage. I assumed it was horrible just by the name.
How many senior citizens does it take to change a battery in a smoke alarm?
Know thyselves!
Or: Older Than Dirt?
Christy of Menomonie, Wisconsin: “How many senior citizens does it take to change a battery in a smoke alarm? Evidently more than I thought. Plus a call to an electrician!
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When a “Lazy GenXer” tidies up her living room, she dusts off a happy memory every time.
The Permanent Grandfatherly/Granddaughterly Record
Aggie Girl: “Subject: One person’s ‘junk’ …
“I was dusting my living room today — something I do all too rarely. (What can I say? I’m a lazy GenXer, not a hard-working OTD type … but that isn’t the point.)
After a lifetime of frugality, an 86-year-old woman has ‘gone quite wild’!
Know thyself!
Grandma Pat, “formerly of rural Roberts, Wisconsin”: “Well, I’ve done it now. I’ve gone quite wild.
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