I For Openers...
And I Believe
The Check Is In The Mail
she would have the dispatcher send
t would never occur to me to
someone out "right away."
describe myself as a gullible per-
The third morning, after the wild
son. Why then do I continue to
life had another party night on my
find myself a patsy when talking
lawn, the bags were still
with people on the phone?
there and another call was
Recently, I had occasion
made.
to call the refuse disposal
I have by now perfected
people (I recall when it was
controlling my anger but
okay to call them garbage
talking through gnashed
men) to report that collec-
teeth so that there is no
tion was not made on my
escaping the fact that I am
regular day. I'm already con-
upset. (Is this how ventrilo-
ditioned to have something
quists get started?) I was
else to do while waiting "for
assured that someone would
the next available representa-
S Y
be out to get the garbage.
tive." (Guess where this col-
MAN ELLO
"Excuse me," I snarled, "but
umn was born?)
Edi torial
I have had two other people
I explained my plight and
Assi stant
tell me the same thing and
the "representative" said to
there are creatures picnick-
hold while she got the driver
ing on my lawn right now because no
on the line.
one came out."
"He says he made that pick up."
This was followed by a long silence
"Well," I rejoined, "why am I star-
and then, "We will have someone out
ing at four bags of garbage on my
today to remedy the problem."
front lawn?"
Yeah. And now I am going to call
I
L
Have I ever lied
to you before?
"When did you put them out?" she
asked, thinking that she would trap
me with that one.
"They were in place early last
evening."
She then had another hurried con-
ference with the driver who said that
he would swing back since he was still
in the area.
The next morning, I called back
since I was still the proud owner of
four bags of garbage, which by now
had been invaded by the neighbor-
hood wild life and were showing the
signs of wear.
This time, the representative said
llowz By You
° Limericks
Yiddish
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The JARC
Merle and Shirley Harris
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Family Division
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1898 to his retirement in 1941.
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— New York Gov. George Pataki, recalling when Anti-Defamation
League National Director Abraham Foxman gave him $5 for charity
before his visit to Budapest last year.
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10/2
1998
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