first, a little background. We live in a very small town. I don't know if small is the right word, I think itty, bitty, we-don't-even-have-a stop-light, barely have stop signs, is a better way to describe it. It's very quaint, to say the least. One thing our town does have, however, is a newspaper. It also services 2-3 other even smaller surrounding towns, so all together we seem to manage to have enough things to say to warrant a paper. Well, it must be a slow week at The Times Tribune because I just got a call from them wondering if I had any news to put into the paper! I'll have to admit, it sorta stunned and surprised me, at first I thought it was a joke. When I realized that they were serious I politely told them no, I didn't have any news. You see, once a week when the paper comes out, there is 1/2 a page dedicated to the goings-on of your neighbors. There you will find out who went out for lunch together after church on Sunday, who had relatives visiting and the occasional birth announcement. It must be a really slow week at the paper if they're calling me for news, so sorry to disappoint!
Monday, December 1, 2008
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Wow, that's so funny!! I can't believe they actually call all the locals for news. You'll have to keep some good "stories" on hand! (A good writer knows how to embellish! lol!)
See, you were supposed to say. Oh, yes. Johnny flapjack came by for breakfast. He never left, we had him for breakfast. LOL
How funny! That reminds me of when we lived in Martin, SD. Our family used to hoot and howl over the section of the newspaper that listed who had who for dinner and what they ate. :-) Ahhhh. . .such good memories.
I must say that is one of the funniest things I've heard in a while!!! But very quaint and interesting!
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