Hogspore News: No need to change town population sign

By Clet Litter as told to Bob Simpson

Mayor Ringer announced, “We have a new town council member to replace Billy Bumpleworth, who is retiring. The councilman is Manny Listings, local real estate agent. He already had a suggestion for the population sign problem.

You know the trouble we have when somebody leaves or a baby pops out. Each time the figure changes, we pay Wilbur Fleagle ten dollars to paint an updated number. Manny Listing offered the idea of making the people count, 1,500 and adding MOL afterward. Painter Fleagle likes that opinion, cause a truck or two has almost hit him, since the town sign is nearly in the road.”

Some folks think differently, but it don’t make them dumb. I showed Morton Trubletoof an equals sign in a book. He said, “It looks like an 11 lying on its side.”

I’ve been pondering follow-through. It’s important in sports for pitches, golf swings, and football passing. In life, follow-through is serious business for cuddling, child raising, and promises made. That’s all I got, cause now I have a headache.

India’s history: In Mahatma Gandhi’s prime, he presented a striking figure. When he was a lad, he wore a John