GEORGE: Yea! The kids don't realize it, though. You eee, what thay do is turn the heat up kinda high in the neds, and whean the tables start melting the kids open the windows, the heat escapes and warms the surrounding shaube. ME: Did you make any New Year's resolutions? GEORGE: Yea. To snoop, have a big mouth, put the kid's cencern ahove mine, tell people when I think they're wrong or headed in that direction and complain, complain, complain, ME: Dut that isn't eny different from what you've besn doing for ths past year! GEURGE: I know. Why give up e& good thing? Tell we. II you had said, "Hey, George! Reppy New Yessy!" and I said "Thanks” and a9 more, wouldn't that have ended our conversation? ME: Well, joa. GEORGE: And if I made no effort to complain or offer further information, wouldn't you stop seeking me out? Me: I guess so, GEORGE: 4nd if you stopped talking to me, wouldn't this column be bering? ME: It could bs. G3CRGE: and if 1% was boring opd the kids stopped reading it, wouldn't the editors drop the whole column? ME: Now that you mention itea. GEORGE: And if no one ever saw "Hey, George!” again, wouldn't I lose all my pupulerity. fan club, and think of all those "Ferg for President in '76" stickers going to waste?! ME: "George for Preg-~—7" GFORGE: SHH! That's still a secret. ME: UlHosol'd better move on. The kids think I'n talldire fo the Chocolate Juniors. Uo you have any parting words? GEORGE: Life is like a bottle of wine. Jait long encugh, and the taste mellows. Wait too lomg to do something and you lose a gocd thing, get a sour stowach, and posaibly hurt others in the maantine. Happy New Yaar!
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