June 3rd, 2008

6-03-08
Time To Chuckle
By: Jerry Barnhart

So, June is National Recreation Month
* Wouldn’t it be great if we could re-create the 2000 gas prices.

* People go on vacation to forget things. Then, when they open their suitcase, find they did.

* A vacation is when you are likely to include nap in the budget.

* No matter where you go on vacation, your money will seldom go far enough… unless you’ve moved from bartering, to cash, to check book, to credit card, to ATM, to debit card to… (what did I miss?)…vacation at home.

And June 14th the Army was founded (1775)
Bob and Joe were boasting about their Army Days. “My outfit was so well drilled,” declared Bob, “that when we presented arms, all you could hear was slap, slap, click.”
“Very good,” Joe replied. “but when my company presented arms, you just heard slap, slap, jingle.”
“What was the jingle?” Bob asked.
“Oh, just our medals.”

Two Korean War Army Buddies…met after many years. One said, “I’m having trouble remembering names. I have to apologize to you, I just can’t recall your name! Will you tell me your name?”
“How soon do you have to know?” (from VFW magazine, 2002).

Time to Honor our Nation’s Flag…June 14th
“I pledge allegiance” – I promise to be true.
“To the flag” – the symbol of our country.
“Of the United States of America” – each state that has joined the Union.
“And to the republic” – a republic is a country where people choose others to make laws for them. This government is FOR the people.
“For which it stands” – the flag means the country… all the states.
“One nation” – the people accept, believe they are under the will of a Supreme Being… Spirit.
“Indivisible” – this country will not be split into parts… divided.
“With liberty and justice” – with freedom and fairness to all…in all areas of life.
“For all – Each person is valued and equal in the rights and responsibilities of being true, faithful and honorable to the flag of the 50 stars on a blue field of honor; thirteen white stripes for the purity of spirit of the colonies and thirteen red stripes for the blood they historically did shed. (from page 25 “Be Right on Flag Etiquette” – American Legion.)


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‘Time To Chuckle’ contributor, Jerry Barnhart, is the founder & producer of “Vet’s Visits” on T.V. “Vet’s Visits” airs Monday through Sunday 6-8 am & Monday through Thursday at 6 pm on Cable Access Channel 10 in Rochester.