Year of the Jackpot 26

"It's all right. Potty. It's all right."
"Well, then . . . kneel down here with me. Well say
them together."
"Yes, Potiphar." She knelt and he took her hand. He
closed his eyes and prayed wordlessly.
When he opened them he said, "Whats the matter?"
"Uh, the gravel hurts my knees."
"Well stand up, then."
"No. Look, Potty, why don't we just go in the house and
say them there?"
"Hub? Hells bells, woman, we might forget to say them
entirely. Now repeat after me: I, Potiphar, take thee,
Meade-"
"Yes, Potiphar. I, Meade, take thee, Potiphar-"
III
"OFFICIAL: STATIONS WITHIN RANGE BELAY TWICE. EXECUTIVE
BULLETIN NUMBER NINEROAD LAWS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
HAVE BEEN IGNOBED IN MANY INSTANCES. PATBOLS ABE OB-
DEBED TO SHOOT WITHOUT WARNING AND PBOVOST MARSHALS
ABE DIBECTED TO USE DEATH PENALTY FOB UNAUTHOMZED
POSSESSION OF GASOLINE. B.W. AND BADIATION QUABANTINE
BEGULATIONS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WILL BE BIGIDLY ENFOBCED.
LONG LIVE THE UNITED STATES! HABLEY J. NEAL, LIEUTENANT
GENEBAL, ACTING CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT. ALL STATIONS RE-
LAY TWICE."
"THIS IS THE FREE RADIO AMERICA BELAY NETWOBK. PASS THIS
ALONG, BOYS I GOVERNOR BBANDLEY WAS SWORN IN TODAY
AS PRESIDENT BY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE BOBEBTS UNDEB THE
BULE-OF-SUCCESSION. THE PBESIDENT NAMED THOMAS DEWEY
AS SECRETARY OF STATE AND PAUL DOUGLAS AS SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE. HIS SECOND OFFICIAL ACT WAS TO STBIP THE BENE-
GADE NEAL OF BANK AND TO DIRECT HIS ABBEST BY ANY
CITIZEN OR OFFICIAL. MORE LATEB. PASS THE WORD ALONG.
"HELLO, CQ, CQ, CQ. THIS IS WgKMB, FBEEPOBT, QBB, QBRi
ANYBODY READ ME? ANYBODY? WE'RE DYING LIKE FLIES
DOWN HERE. WHAT'S HAPPENED? STARTS WITH FEVER AND A
BUBNING THIRST BUT YOU CAN'T SWALLOW. WE NEED HELP.
ANYBODY BEAD ME? HELLO, CQ 75, CQ 75 THIS IS "5 KILO
METBO BOMEO CALLING QBB AND CQ 75- BY FOR SOMEBODY.
... ANYBODYIII"
"THIS IS THE LORD'S TIME, SPONSOBED BY SWAN'S ELIXIB, THE
TONIC THAT MAKES WAITING FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD
WORTHWHILE. YOU ARE ABOUT TO HEAB A MESSAGE OF CHEER
FROM JUDGE BBOOMFIELD, ANOINTED VICAB OF THE KINGDOM
ON EABTH. BUT FIKST A BULLETIN: SEND YOUR CONTRIBU-
TIONS TO 'MESSIAH,' CLINT, TEXAS. DON'T TRY TO MAIL