Hazel Sweeping Away a Munchkin, Yadda, Yadda, Yada

Speaker Ben was a little afraid that he might get swept away, not only by the many magnificent people who live in Pennsylvania, but literally since he is rather small. He sought out advice from Hazel’s boss. Hazel, for those of us old enough to remember (and the rest of you young-uns who watched “Hazel” re-runs), was a housekeeper whose boss, George Baxter, was portrayed by Ray Fulmer. Ray Fulmer lives in Quakertown, where he has taught high school, written and published poetry, and is active with such groups as the Upper Bucks Day of the Arts. Ray is also Council President in Quakertown, which in a community that doesn’t have a Mayor, means Ray is the top official. Speaker Ben and Ray Fulmer were able to discuss both how not to be swept away by a broom and how not to be swept away by the voters.

Speaker Ben then decided it might be fun to hang around with a Munckin, Jerry Maren. Jerry was the Munckin in the Wizard of Oz who handed a lollipop to Dorothy. Speaker Ben declined a lollipop because it was larger than he is and he couldn’t fit it into his suitcase. Jerry was also in the Our Gang comedies and the Marx Brother’s movie “At the Circus”. More recently, he was in the famous “Yada Yada” episode of “Seinfeld”.

Speaker Ben is happy with his new friends. Although, he now walks around saying “a penny earned, yada, yada, yada…”