I'd Like to Buy a Vowel

"Spelling Dan's last name is like spelling 'Mississippi:' P-RR-E-RR-I-RR-A."
- Kaye Borchers  

So someone may have accidentally slipped an extra 'R' into Dan Perreira's name on some shirts we had made. We won't mention any names, but it starts with an "M" and ends with a "egan."

Hopefully Dan wasn't too offended. Come to think of it, if we would add an extra letter or two to some of our other last names here, we could make some improvements:

• Brian and Wes Goubeaux could become Brian and Wes Goubeauxi. Because really, the only vowel missing in their last names is 'i.'
• Ryan Lefeld could become Ryan "Leftfield." You know, 'cause he's pretty out there...
• Mike Goettemoeller could become Mike "Geoetetemeoelelere." That way there's an 'e' after EVERY letter instead of after just every THIRD letter.

Of course, Megan feels terrible about the extra 'R.' To make it up to him, Megan offered Dan a hug. He declined by walking VERY quickly in the other direction.

P.S. The shirt above is a little preview for next week's Hog Roast and Charity Cup. Hope to see you there on the 26th!

Flowers? For Me?

"I told her not to this year."

- Jeff Kunk

Did you get flowers for your last birthday? Neither did Jeff Kunk. He got flowers for this last TWO birthdays.

Jeff may sound lucky, but as evidenced by his comment above, having good fortune while at Choice One rarely pays off. For instance, should a young man here get engaged to be married, he will promptly be teased about the “mistake” he’s just made. Any kind of cash award (a door prize, an NCAA bracket pool win, etc.) means buying lunch for everyone else, which is AWESOME when you've won $20 and the pizza costs $70. First paycheck? Doughnuts. And that beautifully-wrapped Christmas gift with your name on it? Probably a box full of good-natured harassment.

Jeff Kunk probably is pretty lucky--he has a wife who thinks enough of him to send him flowers for his birthday two years straight. Yet we will all assume the truth: she’s just helping the rest of us give him crap for turning 29. AGAIN.