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Al Batt: My neighbor nearly got a DOI ticket — driving on ice
Buying used underwear. That has nothing to do with this column, but I had to start it some way.
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Al Batt: He said there would be whooshing and I heard it
No one is fully prepared to become a year older in just one day.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 21, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: Cargo pants — gateway to adventure or man’s purse pants?
I felt like I should be pulling a semitrailer.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: Mother turned tying necktie into a team roping event
I took a sales course early in my life.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: I raised a stink by kicking a skunk with my bare foot
I kicked a skunk with my bare foot. In retrospect, I’d rather have had someone else kick the skunk.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: Do you put on shoes and socks or socks and shoes to eat popcorn?
It’s good to shake the cobwebs off occasionally.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: Wobble stoppers and dangerous restaurant booths are no yacht party
The day had a wobble in it.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, February 14, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: Take that job and shovel it — the song of the snowbound
I knew him a little, but not a lot. “How are you doing?” I asked.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 31, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: It’s a snowstorm — quick, everyone into the ditch
The Loafers’ Club was meeting at the Cafe. “Getting stuck wouldn’t be a problem if everyone drove as I do,” said one. “I’ve never once been ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: I’ve decided to stop dancing on marbles and kicking snard
New Year’s resolutions are something we hope other people make.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 17, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: It’s snow joke — there’s no day for a snow day
Tales from Exit 22 by Al Batt Have you ever had one of those days when everything went right? I haven’t either. A friend claims ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: You couldn’t buy a single green Dot in the outhouse
It was back when rocks were soft and coffee came in only one size — a cup.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 3, 2023 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: There will be weather almost every day in 2023
The doorbell rang. I opened the door and a robed visitor accompanied by sitar music, walked in out of the dimming twilight.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, December 27, 2022 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: Nothing says Christmas like lip lilac and a fruitcake
Lip lilac, visage violet or mug holly.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 8:45 pm
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Al Batt: I heard a muffled cackle at St. Aidan Cemetery
Tales from Exit 22 by Al Batt Joe was dying. But he got over it. The report of his imminent demise had been greatly exaggerated. ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 22, 2022 8:45 pm
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