The Next Meetings |
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Dianne Hooke
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Tues 30th October
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Melbourne Cup Night |
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Monday 5th November
- PARTNERS NIGHT - Come dressed up |
Multi Club Meeting
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Monday 12th October
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End of Year Lunch |
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Sunday 18th November
Partners and Children welcome |
Kris Kringle Meeting |
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Monday 17th December
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St Gabriel’s School visit
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Wednesday 21st November
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Hi Fellow Members,
We have been invited to St Gabriels School for a Morning Tea at 10.30AM on Wednesday 21st November. The first stage of the outdoor Learning Area is now complete, and St Gabriels are keen to show us what has been achieved. As you know, we funded and built an equipment Shed and via Tom Westcott, we contributed shade sails for the courtyard area. The agenda is as follows. · 10.30am : Arrive and School Tour · 11.00am : Meet the students and see the playground · 11.15am : Morning tea · 11.30am : Depart Can you please let me know by 5th November if you would like to attend, so I can confirm numbers? Tony Coote |
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Duty Roster
If you are unable to be at the meeting please contact the person doing your role the following week/s, arrange a swap and advise Keith, so he can amend his records.
Also, to avoid being rostered on, please notify Keith of any upcoming known absences (eg holidays) from meetings in the next twelve months.
Also, to avoid being rostered on, please notify Keith of any upcoming known absences (eg holidays) from meetings in the next twelve months.
Inside This Issue |
Upcoming Events18th November End of Year Lunch - Muirfield Golf Club
21st November Tour of St Gabriel's School 30th November Ronald McDonald House - meal from the heart 6th December Anglicare BBQ |
Tarzan
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Friday 23rd November
Hornsby RSL $32.00-Senior or $37.00-Adult (Show only) Dinner Option (Bistro) 6.00pm Show 7.30pm |
We have the opportunity to see the NSW premiere of Tarzan the Musical presented by Sydney Youth Musical Theatre at Hornsby RSL Club on Friday 23 November at 7:30pm. Tarzan features heart-pumping music by rock legend, Phil Collins.
Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an infant boy is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan's life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe's territory, and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time.
Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an infant boy is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan's life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe's territory, and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time.
Tarzan struggles to navigate a jungle, thick with emotion, as he discovers his animal upbringing clashing with his human instincts.
If you wish to attend on Friday 23rd November please email Max, make your payment ($32.00-Senior or $37.00-Adult) into the club’s General Account and identify your payment with your Surname and "Tarzan".
- To secure seats contact Max Henderson. -
If you wish to attend on Friday 23rd November please email Max, make your payment ($32.00-Senior or $37.00-Adult) into the club’s General Account and identify your payment with your Surname and "Tarzan".
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Bidjigal Walk - Tuesday 13th November
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We have been invited to join our Probus Friends in the West Pennant Hills & District Probus Club for this combined activity to be led by Brian Powyer:
Time: 9.45am for 10.00am start Meet: Heidi Place West Pennant Hills – Entrance to Bidjigal Reserve Duration: Approx. 2 hours, Level of fitness: Reasonable, difficult if support (walkers) is needed Path: Relatively flat, some undulations, very accessible, bush styled track Lunch: To be discussed – perhaps outside Reserve Wear: sturdy shoes, hat, layered clothing, sunscreen Bring: Bottle of water, Parking 1: In carpark/street at bottom end of Heidi Place Includes Aboriginal caves and waterfall (may not be flowing) The walk is on a fire trail and rough bush tracks with some steeper sections. Features of the walk include overhangs and an Aboriginal shelter as well as the waterfall (hopefully there will be a water flow). Walkers should wear closed shoes and a hat, sunscreen and to bring water with them. |
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Bidjigal Reserve has much to offer those on the walk. It features towering eucalypt forest, weathered sandstone cliffs, creeks cascading over rocks and sheltered rainforest gullies, Bidjigal Reserve is an island of natural habitat with 370 native plant species, over 140 native animals, myriads of birds, spectacular varieties of native orchids and a diverse show of fungi makes a walk through Bidjigal Reserve an interesting, relaxing and educational experience.
The Reserve has been described A place of rugged natural beauty, full of hidden treasures; a time capsule of ancient eco systems, aboriginal shelters and colonial history.
The walk is on a fire trail and rough bush tracks with some steeper sections. Features of the walk include overhangs and an Aboriginal shelter as well as the waterfall (hopefully there will be a water flow). Walkers should wear closed shoes and a hat, sunscreen and to bring water with them.
Bidjigal Reserve has much to offer those on the walk. It features towering eucalypt forest, weathered sandstone cliffs, creeks cascading over rocks and sheltered rainforest gullies, Bidjigal Reserve is an island of natural habitat with 370 native plant species, over 140 native animals, myriads of birds, spectacular varieties of native orchids and a diverse show of fungi makes a walk through Bidjigal Reserve an interesting, relaxing and educational experience.
The Reserve has been described A place of rugged natural beauty, full of hidden treasures; a time capsule of ancient eco systems, aboriginal shelters and colonial history.
Our guide will be Jennifer Farrer.
The Reserve has been described A place of rugged natural beauty, full of hidden treasures; a time capsule of ancient eco systems, aboriginal shelters and colonial history.
The walk is on a fire trail and rough bush tracks with some steeper sections. Features of the walk include overhangs and an Aboriginal shelter as well as the waterfall (hopefully there will be a water flow). Walkers should wear closed shoes and a hat, sunscreen and to bring water with them.
Bidjigal Reserve has much to offer those on the walk. It features towering eucalypt forest, weathered sandstone cliffs, creeks cascading over rocks and sheltered rainforest gullies, Bidjigal Reserve is an island of natural habitat with 370 native plant species, over 140 native animals, myriads of birds, spectacular varieties of native orchids and a diverse show of fungi makes a walk through Bidjigal Reserve an interesting, relaxing and educational experience.
The Reserve has been described A place of rugged natural beauty, full of hidden treasures; a time capsule of ancient eco systems, aboriginal shelters and colonial history.
Our guide will be Jennifer Farrer.
If you would like to participate please advise Max via email to enable him to compile an attendance list.
October is Economic and Community Development Month |
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Rotary members help Indian weavers achieve better wages and working conditions.
Nearly 1.4 billion employed people live on less than $1.25 a day. Our members promote economic and community development and reduce poverty in underserved communities through training, well-paying jobs, and access to financial management institutions. Projects range from providing people with equipment to vocational training. Our members work to strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities.
Join Rotary and help grow local economies around the world.
Give now to promote economic growth in communities.
Wanted - New MembersIf you know of someone who would benefit from Rotary, or, from whom Rotary would benefit if they were a member, then contact Tony C.
Click here for a PDF copy of the form to the right, and send or give it to Tony C. |
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Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year
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The Book Sale March 2018
As the result of a lot of hard work the April Book Sale was a great success, especially from the organisers Andrew Little Max Henderson, Neville Hansen and Clive Denmark. Funds raised were circa $15,000. Well done.
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2018 Trivia Night
The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 25 August 2018 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising near $6,250 towards the charities we support. |
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The Garage Sale
We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 7&8 October raising a record gross - north of $35k.
Excellent Project Management and a large number of dedicated volunteers, some putting in hours of effort, in the weeks before the weekend contributed to this result. |
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Barbecues
The club runs fund raising barbecues throughout the year, mainly at Bunnings (both Dural and Thornleigh) Here are Barry, Tony, Nick and David hard at work. at Thornleigh.. |
Meetings |
Monday 6:30pm for 7:00pm - Springfield House - 245 New Line Road, Dural 2158 |
Apologies |
If you are unable to attend or are bringing a guest (even if they are your partner) you must notify Carol.
Phone 8850 6515 or email [email protected] before 3pm on the Friday before the meeting. |
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If you are expected and do not show you will be required to pay for the meal.
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President's Report 22nd October 2018
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It was with great pleasure that we welcomed our District Governor, Susan Wakefield, Past District Governor John Wakefield and Assistant Governor John Fenessy.
A welcome was extended to our guest soprano Georgia and her dad, Mark. Also, to our garage sale helper guests who gave their time over the last two months to assist with the running of the sale. We have 86 attending tonight which I suspect is a record for a Club meeting in recent years. We had a number of Rotarian partners and past club members/partners as well. It was pleasing to welcome three prospective member guests, Jill Marquette, Vicky Lock and Senthill Kumai. You will have noticed that Frank has rearranged the layout of the room for weddings and it worked well for this large club meeting. In case you are wondering why the clowns were present. Most District Conferences have a dress-up theme. This year in March it was Colour My World. With lateral thinking from the regular conference attenders our club is hard to beat in the dress-up competition. Next year the theme is Rotary Rocks Newcastle and I am sure our costumes will again be innovative. District Conferences have fabulous speakers and are a lot of fun, please consider attending – It is not too late to register http://conference.rotarydistrict9685.org.au/ . Remember non-Rotarians are welcome to attend too. |
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Garage Sale Thank you. To the many people who helped make it a fabulous sale in terms of community attendance and spending despite the weather. The weather forced an unplanned experiment with selling from two sites, and this was successful under the circumstances. Having a dedicated event manager is essential for the success of the garage sale, the way it is currently run. I congratulate Neville on a job extremely well done and I appreciate the support he receives from Heather and the rest of his family.
We have another ~$2000 to send to the Rotary Club of Coonabarabran. This has come mostly from the garage sale entry donations and to a lesser extent the Bunnings BBQ donation jars.
The Coonabarabran Rotary drought relief report. Our $17,000 along with money from other sources has been distributed. They have set up a drought relief fund to give up to $1000 to farmers, small business owners and those employed in drought affected rural occupations. The same model that they used for the 2013 bush fires is being used. They have made 54 distributions, which is less than the applications received. Distributions are made based on receipts or invoices for goods and expenses. 76% of applications are for stock feed/supplements, 11% for farm items/mechanical costs, rest were for various costs such as rates, power, medial/dental costs, vehicle registration, phone bills. To date all the donations, but one (a small business), have been to farmers. The full report from the Coonabarabran club is on our Drought Relief Web page - http://www.wphcrotary.org/coonabarabran-drought-relief.html . Note: the Coonabarabran Club is planning a second ‘Drought Catch Up’ evening for Friday 23 November. This event is designed to provide some company and relief for those who had been totally tied to their farms for many months. At the first event two hundred people attended. If anyone would like to go let me know and perhaps we can put together a couple of carloads. Travel up on Friday and stay the night (or 2). We could even make it an occasion to hand over the additional money.
Club Raffle - November 7 – 11 at Cherrybrook Shopping Centre. The prizes are professionally made wooden toys that were offered to us for fund raising purposes. The raffle is limited to 1000 tickets at $2 each (3 for $5). Proceeds will go toward the purchase two cows for Anna Papoutsakis’s Vietnamese families living in poverty. I will send out an email asking for help with this project.
Combined meeting with Epping on Nov 12th. If you have not indicated your attendance please let Carol and me know as soon as possible. We need to give numbers attending this week.
Rosie May Foundation. Don and Jenny Murray, the Foundation’s Australian Directors, visited the club on Oct 8th. On Oct 17th the following post was made on the Foundation’s Australian Facebook page. “Wonderful News this morning a family and their friends from Sydney are donating a Tuk Tuk to this amazing project. Watch this space for their progress.” If this was this was club member family – what a wonderful gesture. Something for the Board to consider?
We were privileged to hear a wonderful rendition of songs from our “speaker guest” Cherrybrook soprano Georgia Burley. If you would like to hear more from her, go to the District Conference next March and have some fun at the same time.
Anne and Jill presented garage and book sale mementos to the Rotarians and partners present and some of our helpers. A good laugh was had as the recipients were matched to the gifts.
Tony and Glenda also made awards to the West Pennant Hills and District Probus Club members present.
District Governor Susan spoke about raising money for End Polio now and presented the club with a certificate for its contribution last year. October 24th marks World Polio Day when we can all Be the Inspiration to End Polio Now.. PDG John spoke about the District Conference coming up in March next year and about the DG’s Partner Charity, Grace’s House, which he is supporting.
Do not forget that next week’s meeting is on Tuesday and is combined with the Glenhaven club. Booking for the evening follows our normal rules and we will have a payment desk on the night.
I thank all who came along this evening for making it a wonderful celebration of the end of the garage sale and entertaining for our District Governor. I hope everyone had a good time and that I will see some of our guests at a future club meeting.
Until next week when we will hear from the Principal of St Gabriel’s speaking on autism have fun and be an inspiration to others.
We have another ~$2000 to send to the Rotary Club of Coonabarabran. This has come mostly from the garage sale entry donations and to a lesser extent the Bunnings BBQ donation jars.
The Coonabarabran Rotary drought relief report. Our $17,000 along with money from other sources has been distributed. They have set up a drought relief fund to give up to $1000 to farmers, small business owners and those employed in drought affected rural occupations. The same model that they used for the 2013 bush fires is being used. They have made 54 distributions, which is less than the applications received. Distributions are made based on receipts or invoices for goods and expenses. 76% of applications are for stock feed/supplements, 11% for farm items/mechanical costs, rest were for various costs such as rates, power, medial/dental costs, vehicle registration, phone bills. To date all the donations, but one (a small business), have been to farmers. The full report from the Coonabarabran club is on our Drought Relief Web page - http://www.wphcrotary.org/coonabarabran-drought-relief.html . Note: the Coonabarabran Club is planning a second ‘Drought Catch Up’ evening for Friday 23 November. This event is designed to provide some company and relief for those who had been totally tied to their farms for many months. At the first event two hundred people attended. If anyone would like to go let me know and perhaps we can put together a couple of carloads. Travel up on Friday and stay the night (or 2). We could even make it an occasion to hand over the additional money.
Club Raffle - November 7 – 11 at Cherrybrook Shopping Centre. The prizes are professionally made wooden toys that were offered to us for fund raising purposes. The raffle is limited to 1000 tickets at $2 each (3 for $5). Proceeds will go toward the purchase two cows for Anna Papoutsakis’s Vietnamese families living in poverty. I will send out an email asking for help with this project.
Combined meeting with Epping on Nov 12th. If you have not indicated your attendance please let Carol and me know as soon as possible. We need to give numbers attending this week.
Rosie May Foundation. Don and Jenny Murray, the Foundation’s Australian Directors, visited the club on Oct 8th. On Oct 17th the following post was made on the Foundation’s Australian Facebook page. “Wonderful News this morning a family and their friends from Sydney are donating a Tuk Tuk to this amazing project. Watch this space for their progress.” If this was this was club member family – what a wonderful gesture. Something for the Board to consider?
We were privileged to hear a wonderful rendition of songs from our “speaker guest” Cherrybrook soprano Georgia Burley. If you would like to hear more from her, go to the District Conference next March and have some fun at the same time.
Anne and Jill presented garage and book sale mementos to the Rotarians and partners present and some of our helpers. A good laugh was had as the recipients were matched to the gifts.
Tony and Glenda also made awards to the West Pennant Hills and District Probus Club members present.
District Governor Susan spoke about raising money for End Polio now and presented the club with a certificate for its contribution last year. October 24th marks World Polio Day when we can all Be the Inspiration to End Polio Now.. PDG John spoke about the District Conference coming up in March next year and about the DG’s Partner Charity, Grace’s House, which he is supporting.
Do not forget that next week’s meeting is on Tuesday and is combined with the Glenhaven club. Booking for the evening follows our normal rules and we will have a payment desk on the night.
I thank all who came along this evening for making it a wonderful celebration of the end of the garage sale and entertaining for our District Governor. I hope everyone had a good time and that I will see some of our guests at a future club meeting.
Until next week when we will hear from the Principal of St Gabriel’s speaking on autism have fun and be an inspiration to others.
President Colin
Night Report 22nd October
Sergeant Rosemary commenced the meeting and called on Kerry for the dedication and peter for the toast. Rosemary then introduced President Colin.
President Colin introduced the District Governor Susan Wakefield and her husband PDG John along with AG John Fenessy along with our special guest soprano Georgia Burley
President Colin explained why six of our members were dressed as clowns, which was our contribution to the last District Conference in March this year. Colin then went on to promote attendance at the next conference in March 2019 in Newcastle.
Colin also talked about our contribution to the farmers in western NSW via the Rotary Club of Coonabarabran. We donated $17,000 originally and have since added a further $2,000. $10,000 of the original donation was a generous gift from one of our members.
The Club is also proposing a raffle of wooden toys in Cherrybrook Village to raise funds to supply another two cows to deserving families in Viet Nam.
We then had a musical interlude by the wonderful soprano Georgia who sang a series of songs from operettas and musical comedies. The assembled company thoroughly enjoyed the presentation.
Anne Sharpe and Jill Turnbull then took centre stage and presented an appropriate gift to every member, partner and guest who had assisted with the Garage Sale. Some were most appropriate, slightly risqué and some were downright rude, but all good fun.
Susan and John Wakefield then each gave a short talk, Susan on the District, fund raising and having fun and John on the Newcastle Conference.
Our soprano Georgia then gave us a further musical item to complete the night.
The raffle was won by Ros Savio and the Heads & Tails by Bob Davison
A fun filled night was enjoyed by all.
David Turnbull
Night Reporter
President Colin introduced the District Governor Susan Wakefield and her husband PDG John along with AG John Fenessy along with our special guest soprano Georgia Burley
President Colin explained why six of our members were dressed as clowns, which was our contribution to the last District Conference in March this year. Colin then went on to promote attendance at the next conference in March 2019 in Newcastle.
Colin also talked about our contribution to the farmers in western NSW via the Rotary Club of Coonabarabran. We donated $17,000 originally and have since added a further $2,000. $10,000 of the original donation was a generous gift from one of our members.
The Club is also proposing a raffle of wooden toys in Cherrybrook Village to raise funds to supply another two cows to deserving families in Viet Nam.
We then had a musical interlude by the wonderful soprano Georgia who sang a series of songs from operettas and musical comedies. The assembled company thoroughly enjoyed the presentation.
Anne Sharpe and Jill Turnbull then took centre stage and presented an appropriate gift to every member, partner and guest who had assisted with the Garage Sale. Some were most appropriate, slightly risqué and some were downright rude, but all good fun.
Susan and John Wakefield then each gave a short talk, Susan on the District, fund raising and having fun and John on the Newcastle Conference.
Our soprano Georgia then gave us a further musical item to complete the night.
The raffle was won by Ros Savio and the Heads & Tails by Bob Davison
A fun filled night was enjoyed by all.
David Turnbull
Night Reporter
Night Photos
Peter Stanton's Proposed International Project
"The International presentations Peter Stanton presented over last two meetings are attached for your perusal.
1. Australian Council for International Development, interviews President and Chief Executive Officer of NTA East Indonesia Aid, Dr Colin Barlow.
We learn from the perspective of one of our smaller members how they embrace sustainable development broadly with their partners and the communities within West Timor and Flores.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=h2_136w_ZUI&feature=share
2. Rotary Small Grants project- a Rotary Belconnen (and Lane Cove) and NTA association partnership.”
Click the link below to download the presentation:
1. Australian Council for International Development, interviews President and Chief Executive Officer of NTA East Indonesia Aid, Dr Colin Barlow.
We learn from the perspective of one of our smaller members how they embrace sustainable development broadly with their partners and the communities within West Timor and Flores.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=h2_136w_ZUI&feature=share
2. Rotary Small Grants project- a Rotary Belconnen (and Lane Cove) and NTA association partnership.”
Click the link below to download the presentation:
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This Week's Humour
How much is Work
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A U.S. Marine Colonel was about to start the morning briefing to his staff. While waiting for the coffee machine to finish brewing, the Colonel decided to pose a question to all assembled.
He explained that his wife had been a bit frisky the night before and he failed to get his usual amount of sound sleep. He posed the question of just how much of sex was considered “work” and how much of it was “fun?” A Major chimed in with 75%-25% in favour of work. A Captain said it was 50%-50%. A Lieutenant responded with 25%-75% in favour of fun, depending upon his state of inebriation at the time. There being no consensus, the Colonel turned to the Private First Class who was in charge of making the coffee and asked for his opinion. Without any hesitation, the young Private First Class responded, “Sir, it has to be 100% fun.” The colonel was surprised and as you might guess, asked “Why?” “Well, sir, if there was any work involved, the officers would have me doing it for them.” |
Jim
Proper way to call a golfer a bastard...
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A guy was getting ready to tee off on the first hole when a second golfer approached and asked if he could join him. The first said that he usually played alone, but agreed to the twosome.
They were even after the first two holes. The second guy said, "We're about evenly matched, how about playing for five bucks a hole?" The first guy said that he wasn't much for betting, but agreed to the terms. The second guy won the remaining sixteen holes with ease. As they were walking off number eighteen, the second guy was busy counting his $80.00. He confessed that he was the pro at the neighbouring course and liked to pick on suckers. The first fellow revealed that he was the Parish Priest. The pro was flustered and apologetic, offering to return the money. The Priest said, "You won fair and square and I was foolish to bet with you. You keep your winnings." The pro said, "Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?" The Priest said, "Well, you could come to Mass on Sunday and make a donation of $80. And, if you want to, bring your Mother and Father along, I'll marry them... |
Stan
Clocks
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A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him. He asked, "What are those clocks?"
St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks, Everyone on Earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie the hands on your clock will move." "Oh," said the man, "Whose clock is that?" "That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved, indicating that she never told a lie." "Incredible," said the man. "That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abe told only two lies in his entire life." "Where is Trump's clock?" "His clock is in Jesus' office. He's using it as a ceiling fan." |
Colin Sharpe
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