Top O' the Mornin'


Published on Monday, June 29, 2009 11:11 AM CDT



TERRY MADDOX

Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these days, no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?

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Today is the second and final day of the Lacombe Crab Fest. Things get underway at noon in John Davis Park.

Today’s live entertainment line-up looks like this:

Noon – Ed Barrett Jazz Quartet

2 p.m. – Zion Harmonizers

4:30 p.m. – The Topcats

7 p.m. – Rockin’ Dopsie

Plus there’s plenty to eat and drink; kids’ games, activities and carnival rides; and an interactive cultural village. And don’t’ forget the Gumbo Cook off at 1 p.m.

Admission is $3 until 5 p.m., $5 after 5 p.m., and kids 10 and under are free.

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Father Norton woke up Sunday morning, and realizing it was an exceptionally beautiful and sunny early spring day, decided he just had to play golf. So, he told the associate pastor that he was feeling sick and persuaded him to say mass for him that day.

As soon as the associate pastor left the room, Father Norton headed out of town to a golf course about 40 miles away. This way he knew he wouldn’t accidentally meet anyone he knew from his parish. Setting up on the first tee, he was alone. After all, it was Sunday morning and everyone else was in church.

At about this time, Saint Peter leaned over to the Lord while looking down from the heavens and exclaimed, “You’re not going to let him get away with this, are You?”

The Lord sighed, and said, “No, I guess not.”

Just then Father Norton hit the ball and it shot straight towards the pin, dropping just short of it, rolled up and fell into the hole. IT WAS A 420-YARD HOLE-IN-ONE.

St. Peter was astonished. He looked at the Lord and asked, “Why did You let him do that?”

The Lord smiled and replied, “Who’s he going to tell?”

Terry Maddox is publisher of St. Tammany News.


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