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well as the traditional turkey Christmas dinner prepared by the planning committee. In lieu of the usual gift exchange, this year all members brought gift cards to local businesses that were donated to the Charbonneau chapter of Boys & Girls Aid.
As the new year begins, the planning committee is working on the activity calendar of events. We have some fun ideas for you this year. With the first few months being cold and dark we stay pretty close to home in the Charbonneau Activity Center. But as the weather changes we will plan activities a little further afield. If you, as a Solo Sister member, have ideas for something you would like to see us do, please contact us.
On the business side, annual dues are due in February. Please pay with cash only at our February gathering or you can drop payment off at the front desk in an envelope marked with Solo Sisters and your name. The dues are $ 30. Cash only please. No checks.
Last, but no means least, at the end of the year we said goodbye to our long-time chairperson Candy Ferguson. Candy retired from the committee after leading for over six years. She led Solo Sisters tirelessly and efficiently and will be missed. It took two new planning committee people to fill her shoes! We will now see Candy attending relaxed and sitting with friends as a regular member.
Happy New Year to all!
Gary’ s Grins
By GARY NEWBORE
To the four attorneys I know in Charbonneau who are still practicing part time, my apologies, but here we go.
What did the attorney name his daughter? Sue.
What do you call a potential attorney who doesn’ t pass the bar exam? A barista.
What is the difference between an attorney and a herd of buffalo? An attorney charges more.
What is the difference between an attorney and a vulture? Attorneys collect frequent-flyer miles.
What do you call an attorney who cooks? A sue chef.
What do you call an attorney who doesn’ t chase ambulances? Retired.
What do you call a smiling, sober, courteous person at a bar association convention? The caterer.
The lawyer won the luggage lawsuit in less than six hours. It turned out to be a briefcase.
Attorney: Were you present when your picture was taken? Witness: Are you kidding me? Attorney: What is your date of birth? Witness: July 18.
Attorney: What year? Witness: Every year. Attorney: How was your first marriage terminated? Witness: By death. Attorney: And by whose death was it terminated? Witness: Take a guess. Attorney: All of your answers must be oral, OK? What school did you attend? Witness: Oral. Attorney: What gear were you in at the time of impact? Witness: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. Attorney: She had three children, right? Witness: Yes, she did. Attorney: How many were boys? Witness: None. Attorney: How many were girls? Witness: You do the math. Attorney: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
Witness: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
Attorney: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
Witness: The autopsy started around 3:30 p. m.
Attorney: And Mr. Smith was dead at the time?
Witness: If not, he sure was by the
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