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Al Batt: Remembering the good old days and the good cough drops
A friend grumbled about his bother-in-law.
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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.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 8:59 pm
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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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