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        Story 137

                                               The Deadliest Scourge


        Dressed in dark serge, family and friends converged at church to pray that the

        soul of the dearly departed be purged.  They immerged into silent prayer.  And
        when they emerged, they were urged to gen•er•ous•ly splurge to fight cancer, the


        deadliest scourge.

        And then as the choir chanted a doleful dirge, a surge of sorrow swept the

        mourners to crying’s verge.




        Story 138

                                                      Failure Lurks

        Hahmon is a Turk who came to the States and found work as a stock clerk.  But

        over time he began to shirk his work – which made his boss irk.




        So Hahmon took another job as a soda jerk.  But again his interest didn’t perk, and

        he greeted his customers with a sassy smirk.  His new boss said, “Hahmon, you

        have a most dis•a•gree•a•ble quirk.  You make the clearest day seem as gloomy as

        murk.  Therefore you’d best look for other work.”




        Hahmon replied, “I care not, Mr. Burke.  Being a jerk is certainly no job for this
        in•tel•li•gent Turk !”




















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