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Tolkien read is Hobbit-forming

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting: “I bought a book on feng shui.” “Are you making use of it?” “Not really. I haven’t figured out ... Read more | Add your comment

Boy sniffs out new diet

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting: “I lost three balls today.” “Where were you golfing?” “Who said anything about golf? I was bowling.” Driving by ... Read more | Add your comment

Batt: If you’re bored, it’s your fault

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting: “I learned to ride a horse before I could walk.” “Wow! When did you learn to walk?” “After I’d ... Read more | Add your comment

A Watkins addition to a historic expedition

Echoes from the Loafers Club Meeting: “This nice weather brings fond memories of the time I ran that marathon.” “I remember that. You ran only ... Read more | Add your comment

Keep fingers crossed about flying forks

My wife and one of her best friends, Linda Brekke of Owatonna, journeyed to Washington, D.C. Linda is a farm broadcaster on the radio and ... Read more | Add your comment

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  1. The longer the story, the shorter the hair  | Add your comment
  2. Sometimes horses run faster than we can ride  | Add your comment
  3. ‘The wreck of Edmonton Fitzgerald’ stuck in head  | Add your comment
  4. If it hurts, then you hurt yourself  | Add your comment
  5. Would you want your teachers armed?  | Add your comment
  6. Best school days were spent with ‘Peter and the Wolf’  | Add your comment
  7. Minnesota is the land of 10,000 Facebook likes  | Add your comment
  8. Always starting on the right foot will atrophy the left  | Add your comment
  9. Fast food tea is better than nothing  | Add your comment
  10. Small towns have endless corners  | Add your comment
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