I forgot to mention winners. For best speaker. Jennifer DunneFor best table
topics: Adam (call me Ken) VeselyFor best evaluator: a tie with Shirley Eaves
and Dirk Kittredge.Congratulations to all the winners
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-------- Original message --------From: Alan Wong <drwongdds27@xxxxxxxxx> Date:
3/31/17 11:36 PM (GMT-07:00) To: FRTM - Group List <frtm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: FRTM - You Should've Been There
Date: 30 March 2017
Meeting at the Moo G. Moon Education Center
Toastmaster: Ray Pezolt.
Theme: Lies we learned in school.
1. George Washington was NOT the first American President. First president of
the US was Payton Randolf.
2. There were NOT thirteen original Colonies in America. There were 12.
3. The US is comprised of 46 states, not 50.
4. There were 22 inventors prior to Edison inventing the incandescent light
bulb.
5. Paul Revere did NOT yell "The British are coming"
Good job ray for keeping everyone educated and entertained.
Greeter: Robin McIntosh and Dirk Kittredge
Ah-Counter: Luis Estrada
Grammarian/WOD. Adam Vesely. Word of the day was Vociferous - adjective. 1.
Repeatedly and loudly expressing your opinions and complaints. 2. Making
given to, or marked by noisy outcry.
Quiz master: Alan Wong
Timer/Joker: Pattie Apple. Elderly couple well up into their years.
Concerned they were forgetting things and it was suggested to them to write
things down. Wife wanted ice cream. Husband went to get ice cream. Wife said
to write it down. Husband said he would remember. Wife wanted a cherry on her
ice cream and told husband to write it down. Husband said he would remember.
Wife wanted whip cream too, write it down. Husband said he would remember.
Later husband brings back eggs and bacon. Wife ways "Hey, wait a minute. . .
you forgot my toast".
Inspiration: Ray Pezolt. At age 17 she was rejected from college. Age 25
her mother died. Age 26 Married, abusive husband, daughter was born. Age 28
Divorce. Age 29 on welfare. Age 30 thought of suicide. Age 31 Wrote 1st
book. her name is JK Rowlings. Never give up. It's never too late to start.
General Evaluator: Jeff Stoll
Table Topics: Phil Poplawski
Speaker #1. Jonathan Kolber
Trickle of urine. Admitted to ER. Placed on antibiotics. 2nd antibiotic also
no effect. Fever rising. Dr. Gathered together, called the Center of Disease
Control. Called wife, tomorrow may be his last day. Two months in and out of
hospital. Three life lessons. 1. Compassion. 2. Difference between
suffering and pain. God, why have you forsaken me? 3. Wrote a book. Got out
of the hospital, oath to self to write a book. What's knocking at your door?
Don't wait until it's too late.
Speaker #2. Katelynn Stoll
What is the one job from the past that stands out? For me it's the Well County
Health Department working as an intern. Job was to catch and trap mosquitoes
for the sole purpose of identification. To trap all mosquitoes, hang a net.
Light, a fan and dry ice. By next day, a net full of live mosquitoes. To
trap breeding mosquitoes, manure, water. Swampy moist area. Learn 1.
Different species of mosquitoes. 2. How to avoid being eaten alive by
mosquitoes. Three diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. 1. Malaria. 2. West
Nial virus. and 3. Zika virus. Katelynn's favorite mosquito is the Culex
Tarsalis.
Speaker #3. Jennifer Dunne
Sheep in a tree. Sheep are stupid. How stupid are sheep? They are a little
smarter than a fence post. Some will give a nod to the fence post for being
smarter. There is a lead sheep where others will follow the lead sheep
anywhere. Did not reckon on stupidity of sheep. Sheep smelled cat. Sheep run
away. Sheep all run after the leader. Between barn and fence there's an eight
foot tree with low branches. Sheep runs past tree to fence. Lead sheep turns
around and runs to barn. Sheep all follow but lead sheep is running into all
the trailing sheep and they head into each other. Pot of boiling sheep. Air
borne sheep lands on bottom branch of tree. Sheep in a tree.
Break
Table Topics Master: Phil Poplawski.
Earlier in the meeting we were all told to write down on a piece of paper
something that no one knows about us. Plenty of secrets.
1. Bill Farrand. I worked in a gold mine. Bill guessed Adam Vesley. Pick
over shoulder. Canary, bad gasses. Canary dies, you gotta get out of here.
2. Robin McIntosh. Employed by CVI. I'm embarrassed to say it's me.
Originally CVI was called the Colorado Bureau of finding stuff out. No longer
employed there. Took pink slip and went home.
3. Luis Estrada. I get angry. Luis guessed Dirk. Always so happy.
4. Adam Vesely. Fix things mechanically. Drove up in milk crates, rubber
bands, solar lpanels. Fixed clock in the back room. Fixed squeaky table.
Adam guessed Dirk.
5. Alan Wong. Grown man collects barbie dolls. My son when he was young was
very fond of a small black barbie doll. I suspect he has a closet full of
unopened boxes of barbie collectibles. I guessed Bill.
6. Richa Acharya. I was an extreme introvert as a child. Friends changed me.
Friend in Denmark. Same size, same height. If she can do it, I can do it
too. To tell people whats on my mind.
7. Patti Apple. Rode Pirates of the Caribbean ride three times in a roll. No
motion sickness. No spinning rides. Daughter, patch to make her normal.
Advice, don't ride it three times.
8. Jennifer Dunne. Details. Short story, novel. Place holder. Someone with
a really good story, very detailed. Complex, unexpected features. Rays days
chasing bad guys.
Correct answers were:
Pattie Apple is Details.
Adam Vesely collects barbie dolls
Jonathan Kolber is the introvert
Luis Estrada is the mechanic
Robin McIntosh can get really angry
Shirley Eaves use to work at CVI
Dirk Kittridge worked in a gold mine.
General Evaluator: Jeff Stoll.
Round Robin for Jonathan Kolber. Well organized. Better details. Buckle
belt. Have a better opening make it catchy. Polished feel. Chest breathing.
Modified speech much improved. Not letting time affect speech.
Dirk Kittredge evaluated Katelynn Stoll. Done well. I like this manual.
Liked how sources were sited. Talking by looking above audience. Improve by
catching audience in the eye and then moving to somebody else. Locked T-Rex
arms. Overall speech taught us something new. Speech well organized. Species
to disease to species.
Shirley Eaves evaluated Jennifer Dunne. Set up story so well. Great title,
cleaver title. Expertise of the English language. Describes event where it
took place. Oracle power of lead sheep. Painting picture of barnyard, fence,
tree. Great use of hands. Golden nugget phrase was fence bound, barn bound,
ground bound. Improve by using space better. Eye contact. Excellent story.
( and yes, Jennifer Dunne continues to ROCK ON).
Grammarian report by Adam Vesely. Sheep is singular and plural. The plural of
sheep is also sheep. On Patti Apple motion sickness disease is just motion
sickness. On Luis Estrada. "everyone has a dark side".
Quiz master by Alan Wong.
1. US does not have 50 states. How many states do we have? Answer 46.
2. How man inventors prior to Edison's incandescent light bulb? Answer 22
3. Robin used to work at the Colorado Bureau of what? Answer the Colorado
Bureau of finding stuff out.
4. Who did Bill think worked in the gold mine? Answer Adam Vesely
General Evaluator: Jeff Stoll:
This is my favorite role because there is no accountability. GE does not get
evaluated. Meeting started 7:02pm. Good positive feedback on all evaluators.
Break was from 7;52 to 8:03. Enjoyed the theme. Good amount of content. Ray,
good job stepping in as inspirator. table topics was fun. Mysterious paper.
Creative and appropriate. Good job Phil. Reminder. Dues are due today.
The meeting had 17 people in attendance. 16 members and one guest. All the
speeches were excellent. Table topics was very creative and fun. Good job
Phil. Ray's theme was well put together, educational, and entertaining.
I will end my recap with a quote: NEVER GIVE UP. "So many people can be
responsible for your Success. but only your are responsible for your failure"
Till next week, I am your humble secretary.
Alan Wong
