Motto of the Month: July 2010
In a time of icy blizzards and swirling snow for our friends in Antarctica, the Selection Committee of The Let's Have Better Mottoes Association, Inc. chose a three-decker from Judy Turner as the motto of the month, to wit:
BY THE TIME YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH
TO BE NOSTALGIC,
your memory's too short
Because this motto is so heavy, Joe, our official parade horse, may hold our monthly parade under water to reduce the apparent weight. We'll meet on the east shore of the west reservoir and, because Joe can't swim, proceed west or east depending upon whether the motto banner acts as water wings or anchor.
Old Age is when you look at the menu before you look at the waitress.
The Association's Committee on Fitness tells us that: Middle Age is when anything different in the way you feel is a symptom; Overweight comes not from what you eat between Christmas and New Year's but vice versa; The nice thing about smoking three packs a day is that you don't have to worry so much about fastening your seat belt; and, What is it about wearing a tuxedo that always give you a headache next morning?
Some girls can't take a joke, so they end up with no husband at all.
Other entries, some of which should also be under water include: "PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSES might just as well answer the doorbell," from Flo Snyder; "WE HAVE ENOUGH YOUTH, how about a fountain of smart?" from Cable Morris; "THE ONLY FREE LUNCH is in a mousetrap," from Tiger and Sammy; and, "THE HUGE NATIONAL DEBT will put an end to ancestor worship," from Bruce Stone.
I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
Cordially,
John Belzer
Secretary
The Let's Have Better Mottoes Association, Inc.
