Toast of Jax News

President Akers announced that Humorous Speech and Evaluation Contests will be held at the August 24 club meeting, with Area and Division level contests to be held in September (see: Events Calendar). Jim also circulated a sign-up sheet for contest participants and encouraged members to participate.

The Club received membership applications from Ms. Freda Laroche and Mr. Gene Hartley. A motion was made to accept the applications. The motion was duly seconded and carried. Welcome Freda and Gene.

Toastmaster Ulrich Leinhase made a motion to enhance his Joke of the Day legacy by designating an assigned, scheduled position to be titled Joke Meister. The motion was duly seconded and carried. Beginning next week, the new position will be added to the schedule. (See Roles to learn more about the new Joke Meister position.)

Toastmaster John Roberts will begin employment in the Orlando area in September, but will continue to visit the Club whenever possible.

Regular Club Meeting

Toastmaster – Jackie Pease (Theme: The Sounds of Summer)

Word of the Day – None; Sound of the Day substituted, with the ribbon to be awarded for most creative or appropriate use of a sound.

Ribbon for best use to: Ulrich Leinhase (Barnyard animals)

Table Topics – Ulrich Leinhase (What does this word mean to you?)

Ellen Unger	Lovingly(1:06)
Yurania Causey	Humorously (1:48) (Best)
Danny Pritchard	Triumphantly (1:07)
Felix Unger	Expectantly (1:28)

Speakers

John Roberts	NM – Madame La Marquise (A Philanderer’s Confession) – dramatic reading from a collection by Robert Service (7:22)
Chris Spears	#3 – Acute Coronary Syndrome (a PowerPoint presentation) (7:43)
Steve Lazar	NM – Sweet Revenge (Success is Sweet Revenge for a 14-year-old’s Unkind Slight) (7:54) (Best)

Educational	David J. Rafanowicz – Role Playing (Expectations for each Club assignment)

Evalumaster – Graeme Matthews

Millie Tannen	(2:03) (Best)
Ron Johnson	(2:36)
Richard Welty	(2:46)

Attendance – 21 members – 1 guest, Miguel Martinez

Miscellaneous

Guest comment from Miguel Martinez – The meeting was most interesting and helpful.

Toastmaster Leinhase suggested that the Club adapt a sheet from the Educational Speech to provide guests with information on participant’s roles. (The sheet has been modified as to form and is now available in PDF format under Forms and Pintables in the Member’s Page section of the web site. See: Let’s Role)

Joke of the Day – delivered by Jim Domenico (a poem titled Maternity, read from the Robert Service collection used in John Robert’s speech)

There once was a Square, such a square little Square

And he loved a trim Triangle;

But she was a flirt and around her skirt

Vainly she made him dangle.

Oh, he wanted to wed and he had no dread

Of domestic woes and wrangles;

For he thought that his fate was to procreate

Cute little Squares and Triangles.

Now it happened one day on that geometric way

There swaggered a big bold Cube,

With a haughty stare and he made that Square

Have the air of a perfect boob;

To his solid spell the Triangle fell,

And she thrilled with love’s sweet sickness,

For she took delight in his breadth and height--

But how she adored his thickness.

So that poor little Square just died of despair,

For his love he could not strangle;

While the bold little Cube led to the bridal bed

That cute and acute Triangle.

The Square’s sad lot she has long forgot,

And his passionate pretensions. . .

For she dotes on her kids – Oh such cute Pyramids

In a world of three dimensions.

Another great meeting and a good time was had by all!

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