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JIM BODENMILLER, January Birthday Table chair, introduced members who are celebrating another year this month and announced that so far $1,250.00 has been contributed to our foundations. We thanked them with a rousing round of Happy Birthday!
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PROGRAM:
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VICKI BURCH introduced Tom Turpin, Professor of Entomology, whose topic was Insects and the World Food Crisis. He began by telling us that insects, as a  food source, will not solve the problem. Europeans and North Americans are repelled by insects as food. Biblical characters, Romans, Greeks, Native Americans and most of the rest of the world consumed insects of one kind or another. He informed us of the FDA guideline labeled Food Defect Action Levels, which prescribed the acceptable numbers of insect parts allowed in processed foods. After that Chef Turpin sauteed meal worms for our culinary enjoyment. He shared the crispy critters with many members, including fellow entomologist JOHN OSMUN.
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| NERLENE and GEORGE RAMSEY (foreground) and ROB GALBRAITH look on as JOHN OSMAN eats sauteed meal worms prepared by Tom Turpin. |
| GUESTS:
Tressa Heath and Tyler Wykoff, guests of MIKE PIGGOTT; John and Carol Billow, guests of GORDON and HARRIETT COPPOC; Jared Brownfield, guest of ARVID OLSON.
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THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELP WITH
MEETING FUNCTIONS:
Money Collectors: DON "GUS" GUSTAFSON and JIM KLUSMAN; Greeter: ELAINE TODD; Invocation: BILL HINZE; Piano: HARRIET COPPOC; Song Leader: ARVID OLSON. Help with attendance and facilitating a smooth meeting: JO WADE and TOM MORAN, Help with Ripples: BILL FULLER.
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We hope that when the insects take over the world, they will remember us for taking them along on all our picnics.
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There were a couple of requests for today's song lyrics to be included in this week's Rotary Ripples.
Thanks to ARVID OLSON'S research and creativity we learned that this song dates back at least to the 1700s. The 'bonnie' was most likely Bonnie Prince Charles, a pretender to the English throne.
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Arranged by Hummel Fishburn
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
My Bonnie lies over the sea
My Bonnie lies over the ocean
Oh bring back my Bonnie to me
REFRAIN:
Bring back, bring back, oh
Bring back my Bonnie to me, to me
Bring back, bring back, oh
Bring back my Bonnie to me
The easy meter of this song allows for innumerable lyric adaptations like the contemporary one below:
Today I set up my new I-Pad;
A thunderstorm started outside;
A lightning bolt hit my new Wi-Fi;
Now all of my memory is fried!
REFRAIN:
Bring back, bring back, oh,
Bring back my Facebook to me, to me
Bring back, bring back, oh,
Bring back my Facebook to me
This version is an old Boy Scout campfire version that was bound to get the attention of impressionable young lads!
My Granny went down to the cellar
To see where the gas leak could be
She lit up a match to see clearer
Oh bring back my Granny to me
My Granddad went down to the cellar
To see where my Granny could be
He lit up a match to see clearer
Oh bring back my Granddad to me
REFRAIN:
Bring back, bring back, oh
Bring back them geezers to me, to me
Bring back, bring back, oh
Bring back them geezers to me
Lastly, with the Colts doing well and playing for a Wild Card slot this Saturday, here's a salute to the Vince Lombardi trophy that is awarded to the victorious Super Bowl team:
The Colts sure are playing like champions
The Colts sure could go all the way
If Peyton keeps passing to team mates
You'll bring back Lombardi, hooray!
REFRAIN:
Bring back, bring back, oh
Bring back Lombardi, hooray, hooray
Bring back, bring back, oh
Bring back Lombardi, hooray!
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