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Meeting of October 9 [sic - 7], 1983; at Gillilands', Alexis Gilliland presiding.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 P.M. Say what?
The meeting was called to order at 9:15 P.M. As the last minutes were lengthy, and the latest WSFA Journal was present, it was decided to waive reading the minutes. Read them to yourself! Any corrections will be made at the next meeting. As the treasurer didn't arrive in time for the meeting, his report was also waived.
MEMBERSHIP: None.
PUBLICATIONS: The September/October Journal was passed out.
ENTERTAINMENT: Doll Gilliland announced that they have a new addition to the family: a new kitten. As he's new to the house - having only arrived today - quote: "you may pet him, but don't pick him up." Unquote.
Also, if you want to see "Brainstorm", see it soon as it may not be around very long due to poor audience turnout.
OLD BUSINESS: Zip!
NEW BUSINESS: Ditto!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The meeting collapsed at 9:27.
Meeting of October 21, 1983; at Olivers'. Alexis Gilliland presiding.
The meeting was called to order at 9:16 P.M. The minutes were accepted as read. The treasury stood at $4,637.51.
MEMBERSHIP: None.
PUBLICATIONS: The September/October Journal is still available.
ENTERTAINMENT: A proposal for a movie party to go see "The Right Stuff" was voted upon. Result: Yea - 13, Nay - 0, Abstaining - 4. So, we'll be going to see it at the Springfield Mall, Cinema 1, at the 1:00 matinee which is $2.00. WSFA will pick up half the fare. Alexis will take money tonight from those people interested or you can pay at the First Friday meeting.
DISCLAVE '84: Chairwoman Jane Wagner announced that there will be a committee meeting downstairs after the WSFA meeting.
OLD BUSINESS: Zip!
NEW BUSINESS:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The meeting fell into the Twilight Zone at 9:38.
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The King of Shoplift had a candy-striped Cadillac the size of a nun's apology and a chauffeur named Luigi Crematello to drive it and swab at it in odd moments with a big blue hanky. As the King rounded each corner of the town a crowd of adoring citizens would line up along the curb and sing the Shoplift national anthem, which goes like this:
Shoplift is the kind of kingdom
That you want to raise your kids in!
lots of good times and scenery
Makes Shoplift nice, ta-ding-dum.
There's more, but as each verse has to rhyme with "kingdom" it gets silly faster than a cat in a refrigerator. Anyway, the King stopped for a malted milk at the drugstore and had a conversation with the soda-jerk about politics and how nice it was for kings to keep the common-touch. Just as he was finishing his malted milk, a dangerous looking lawyer came into the drugstore and tossed in a bomb.
The King grabbed his crown and a candy bar and tore out of the store as fast as an army haircut. The soda-jerk started to run out too, but the druggist said, "Hold it, Clarence!" and caught Clarence by the belt.
"Run for our lives!" suggested Clarence.
"That ain't a real bomb, any more than that was a real lawyer. That was just the Royal Chauffeur, Luigi Crematello in a false-pinstripe suit. He was just creating a diversion so that the King could get out without paying for his malted milk."
"What a cheap bastard!" said Clarence.
"Don't get so mad, everyone knows that the King is a hit and run when it comes to paying bills."
"Then why is everyone in Shoplift so patriotic? They always stand on the curb singing the national anthem when he goes by."
"That's the least they can do," said the druggist. "He's a pretty good king; he hasn't collected taxes for thirty years and doesn't wage son-killing wars, or even make long political speeches on the television when your favorite program is supposed to be on, and he keeps other, greedier, deadlier, and more boring people from moving in on us, so who minds if he sharps them out of a few bucks now and then?"
The King was outside rolling up his car windows and trying to ignore the perpetually silly national anthem. "God!" he swore, "That is MONOTONOUS!"
Luigi said, "Should I turn on the radio, Sire?"
"Only if you can get something besides the national anthem."
"Sorry, Sire," said Luigi, "that's about it. Maybe we can get some new verses, people are making them up all the time."
"But why do they all have to rhyme something with 'kingdom'?" said the King.
"I don't know, Sire, but you've got to admit the tune is catchy."
The King slumped down into his seat and waved mechanically as they passed through the adoring throng of smiling faces.