Ron Now Bern last night you said you were going to watch TV. Did you?
Bern I did and I was puzzled.
Ron Well why?
Bern I just don't see any difference between the two
parties. It's like the difference between eeny and meany.
Ron Now Bern, just because Canadians like you have a lot of parties to vote for doesn't mean that should be the case for everybody. Which speech did you like best?
Bern Well this Governor said,"Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of a new order of competence and courage. This is more than a political campaign; it is a call to arms. Give me your help, not to win votes alone, but to win this crusade to restore America to its own people."
Ron Wow, those are impressive words! Which governor said them?
Bern They were said on July 2nd by the Governor of New York.
Ron..What? The Democratic convention started this week..not in July. Bern, who said this speech?
Bern Governor Franklin. D. Roosevelt on July 2, 1932 in Chicago.
Ron Bern. Can't you stop upsetting the apple cart? I'm going out to check the pumpkins.

History repeats itself!

You heard it here first!

Speaking of New Orders, have any of you put your convention purchases in shows yet? I passed up the Big Baby at I-Fest, but it is a difficult wait. I loved it and may put it on my Christmas list. (In case you're reading this, Santa.)

I did add the wart hog to my summer reading show. I put a chef's hat on his head and he came to the library to look for a cookbook for a bug-a-cue. Stir fried stink bugs. Cockroach casserole. Grasshopper granola bars. Snail souffle. Nightcrawler noodles. Yummm! The kids taught him the sounds the letters make. He had trouble with his B's because Tony wasn't a good enough ventriloquist.

Today I'm off for a bullying show with the Axtell bulldog singing Bully Boy. An idea I believe I got on this forum a couple of years ago. I pull him out of a trash can. Behind the curtain he starts barking at a cat and then begins to yelp. That's when I bring out the Axtell lion. I then call up a volunteer to play the part of the mouse in the lion and the mouse. Bullies need buddies.

Laughin Louie would be good for starting to tell jokes that are put downs. "Two blondes went shopping at a mall..." But you keep stopping him.
"A midget got onto an elevator..."
"A fat man and a skinny man went to a restaurant..."
You teach him that jokes that make fun of the way people look are not good.
"Okay. How about this. There was a Canadian, an American, and a Frenchman..." WAIT A MINUTE!
It turns out that he's been reading an insult book.

Good magic tricks for bullying:
Rope through block: Concept- Gossip separates friends.
Cut and restored rope: Restoring a friendship
Paper hat tear: Talk to the bullies. Don't tear up friendships. Build them up!
Sponge ball routine: Stay safe. Surround yourself with caring friends.
Coin manipulation or cups and balls: Avoid the bully. (Coin or sponge ball goes from one place to another.)
Professor's nightmare: Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Tony, you seem to be getting earlier in August with daylight postings. Here are some more of my ideas:
----Aussie national anthem, " And he sang as he watched and he waited for his billy boil" My dad used to use one for hunting fires..his was a small metal honey pail with a wire handle in which he threw in tea leaves and water. The word billy can become bully..as we waited for the bully to blow up

--Bully Goat Gruff saw the light and then Billy Goat Gruff began to protect little ones from bullies.

---Oh where have you been harming boy, harming boy?
Oh where have you been harming Bully?
Oh I've been causing harm and strife
With insults deeper than a knife
And I terrify the children like no other.

--Which way you going Bully?
Can I come too? (old Poppy Family hit)

Bully don't be a hero
Go broke and be a nutricous sub
Bully don't be a hero, and with snow their faces don't rub.
--I've driven too much this morning. I now shall retire.

Please ann an "i" to nutricious. And so to bed.

Hi Ron
I Know this has nothing to do with your post but I wanted to contact you and thought this be the best way....Please help me with the following
I AM HAVING A LITTLE DIFFICULTY WITH A NEW CHARACTER I JUST GOT ...ITS A GOAT AND I NEED A 3-5 MIN DIALOGUE AS AN OPEN MIC FOR KIDS, I AM GOING ON A CRUISE WITH A GROUP OF KIDS CAN YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW PLEASE HELP ME WITH IDEAS FOR A SKIT... AND A WALK AROUND, THIS IS MY FIRST WALK AROUND. I KNOW THAT I WILL BE STOPPED AND THE CHILDREN (KIDS) ON THE SHIP WILL WANT TO MEET AND GREET 'SILLY BILLY'..THINGS THAT COME TO MIND ARE NANNIE AND BILLY GOAT, AS WELL AS BUTTING IN SOME SONGS THAT COME TO MIND ARE BILLY DON'T BE A HERO, WHICH WAY YOU GOING BILLY,AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN BILLY BOY BILLY BOY, WHEN SOMEONE WALKS OVER WHAT WOULD BE A QUESTION A GOAT MIGHT ASK.....SO SOMETHING TO SAY IN A WALK AROUND WOULD BE APPRECIATED...THANKS FOR YOU ASSIST HAVE A SAFE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...AND DON'T FORGET TO GO VISIT MY BLOG STRICTLY DEALING WITH VENT MAGIC AND HISTORY.VENTRILOQUIALLYYOURS.BLOGSPOT.COM YOU CAN ALSO GOOGLE IT

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