The White Falcon - 31.12.1971, Blaðsíða 6

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By J02 Tom Wiecks
Shelley Berman called it "the morning after the night
before." It's not a good time to go shooting, eat peanut
brittle, listen to the 1812 Overture, or practice the drums. We're
talking about the morning of New Year's Day, the morning after New
Year's Eve. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is surviv-
al. You'll need all the help you can get.
The first thing you'll notice when you wake up is that the "tick-
tick" of your alarm clock is a bit noisy — like a loose tire chain
flapping against your fender. Don't make the mistake of throwing the
clock across the room; if the alarm goes off, you'll never forgive
yourself. Do like the bomb-disposal guys in the movies do. Walk
very carefully into the bathroom and submerge it in water until it
deactivates itself. The toilet will do.
Your mouth will taste something like the underside of a yak, so
take care of that next. New Year's Day is a bad time to run out of
toothpaste.
And you'll probably be thirsty, so have something handy. One
school of thought says the best thing to cure your condition is a
little of "the hair of the dog that bit you", whatever that means.
The idea is that a drink in the morning makes you somehow get along
better with those you had the night before. This is sort of like
saying that if you've been in a fight with a porcupine, you'll feel
better the next day if you wrestle a cactus, but those that buy the
"hair of the dog" theory swear it's not just a shaggy dog story.
Care should be taken in choosing your breakfast menu on New Year's
Day. Noisy items are out - this is one morning you won't appreci-
ate the sizzling and popping of bacon, or the crunch of a piece of
toast. Play it safe with oatmeal. It's impossible to make much
noise with a bowl of oatmeal, and it's a nice bland color. The or-
dinarily cheerful yellow of scrambled eggs can seem uncomfortably
psychedelic on New Year's morning.
One final tip: unless you consider Tiny Tim and Phyllis Diller
among the "beautiful people", don't look in a mirror until at least
eight o'clock in the evening. It will only depress you more.
Glancing at history, it's hard to find many years that turned out
very well on this planet. Could it be that each new year became
doomed as it started with everyone waking up grumpy and miserable af-
ter New Year's Eve? What kind of luck can we expect with a brand new
year when we begin it by moaning at loud noises and holding our
heads?
Maybe Congress should do something, like officially change New
Year's Eve to sometime in the middle of July. That way when a new
year comes rolling around we can just sort of fall into it with our
senses intact, and maybe make good use of it for once. Anyway, it'd
be worth a try.
Station Brownies host
Njardvik’s for celebration
The NATO base Brownies hosted
Njardvik's Brownie Scouts Dec. 19
for a Christmas party. The get-
together included a visit from
Santa, punch, cookies and cup
cakes. (Photo right) The girls
also exchanged songs and games
providing fun and entertainment
during the celebration.
WIVES, from Page 4
mer, the lesson could be vid
taped.
Yes, you could learn some con-
versational Icelandic with little
effort, just as you are bombarded
with the popular song jingles.
We offer Operation Icelandic
as a New Year's Challenge. Do
you want it? Can you suggest
someone willing to cut the tapes
to teach it?
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Ladies, you are starting to
speak up. This week the column
is passing on a problem concern-
ing slot machine jackpots at the
56 Club and a report of a theft
witnessed at the Navy Exchange to
the ombudswomen for possible ac-
tion. One wife has asked a burn-
ing question: Should the mili-
tary take some action so that
sponsored families get first
chance at off-base housing? She
also asks if there is any way to
protect families from rent raises
or eviction after they have moved
in.
How do you feel? Write to me,
c/o The White Falcon.
FORUM, from
HEYER PEDERSON
• AIC Kent Heyer, AFI: "I
really didn't make any, believe
it or not...I would take a hop
going to Europe this Monday or
Tuesday."
• W02 George Pedersen, Comm-
Sta: "That's a tough one because
most people don't keep their re-
solutions. I think it would be
to stay away from the slot ma-
chines at the club."
NEXT WEEK'S QUESTION: If you
could obtain and spend a large
sum of money for improvements on
the NATO base, what would your
pet project be?
If it’s news call 4195
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NEW YEAR’S EVE