Today's Entry in YOUR CLAIM TO FAME

At a meeting recently, each attendee was asked to stand and tell the assembled folk their very own Claim to Fame. It could be work-related or something personal. Here's mine:

"I'm certain that I am the only person in the entire state of Minnesota that owns (and it still fits) an URBAN DANCE SQUAD shirt from the tour they were opening for Living Color back in the day. Uhm, no, I wasn't an actual member and, NO, I can't dance. I can bounce...well...I used to be able to bounce. My ankles are shot these days...and I used to be heavier. No, not "Heavy" like a Hippie might say, "Heavy" like a landbound Manatee, y'see. No, Manatees don't have ankles. Fine, my FLIPPERS are shot these days. No, Chumly was a walrus on TENNESSEE TUXEDO. How do I know this? He said so on the show. No, not all animated odobenids are liars. Why would you say that? Yes, odobenids is polysyllabic. No, Polysyllables are not related to Odobenids and are most certainly NOT aquatic...I HAVE A OBSCURE BAND'S T-SHIRT, OKAY?!?"



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