History Trip

A party consisting of Mrs. Myrtle Standich, Mrs. Immogene O'Reilly, Mr. Frank Collins*, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wagner, Mrs. Janet Keats, Mr. Roger Sherman, and Ms. Annette Potter attended the opening gala for The Kalesburg Modern History Museum. Mr. Harold Wagner snapped angrily before the party even entered the door, "Modern history is an oxymoron. Everything in a museum should have been dead for at least fifty years. I'll not have people looking at pictures of World War II until I'm good and dead." Mr. Harold Wagner was in the Navy Seabees in the second World War. Mrs. Harold Wagner casually slipped Mr. Harold Wagner his medication and he seemed happily sedate the rest of the day. Mrs. Janet Keats, Mr. Roger Sherman, and Mrs. Myrtle Standich all agreed that the 'Toaster Through The Years' exhibit was the most pleasant and interesting. While Mrs. Immogene O'Reilly argued that the 'Penny Loafer Display' was the most informative and touching, owing to the eerie fact that we all knew someone who wore penny loafers. Mr. Roger Sherman also served in World War II and even thought about reenlisting for the Korean War. After the walkthrough, wine and cheese was served as Mr. Daniel Tucker, curator of The Kalesburg Modern History Museum spoke. Mr. Harold Wagner, upon hearing Mr. Daniel Tucker's young voice, temporarily snapped out of heavenly sedation, spouting forth, "Museum curators should have to be at least sixty-five years old! Otherwise, what do you know about anything?" Blessed be, this was muffled by applause. The speech lasted an alarming length of twenty-five minutes, thirty-two seconds. Much was learned, but many slept at the ten minute mark. The ride home was filled with visions of modern history and it would not be preposterous to assume that modern history stayed with us for at least two weeks following.

*Mr. Frank Collins also served in World War II.