2006 O.HENRY PUN-OFF

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When I get home tonight, I will be contacting Gary and withdrawing.  My son had surgery on his arm Wednesday, and it was a bit rougher than expected.  He needs me to be at home, making him laugh and cheering him up more than I need to be gratifying my need to try and make a room full of wonderful strangers laugh. 

I cancelled the hotel reservation.

My rough lasted 74 seconds on last night's walkthrough, with the final punchline from "Why the Navy Mascot is a Goat" closes the groanfest with the Italian watching a livestock carrying ship (with Elsie at the helm) crash into the pier in Genoa:

"The dockworker, Steva Doré, threw up his hands and declared  'You can lead a cow to water, but you no can make her a steer."

If you like, I can send you tonight's amended version and anyone who cares can present it, and then set fire to it, as a non competitive burnt offering.

Occhi
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I am sorry to hear about the injury of your son. Perhaps we will meet next year. It is really too bad that you cannot make it; it is a hell of a lot of fun.