ALPHA DELTA KAPPA DECEMBER 2010 - Gedung Kuning

From left: International Executive Board Chairman Linda Rissel; International Vice
President, North Central Region Lynette Varner; and International President Jane Miller
at the North Central Regional Conference
think you should reconsider.”
The fellow said, “Nope, I
want you to multiply my I.Q. five
times. The voice again, “You do
not know what you are asking! It
will change your entire view on
the universe. Wish for something
else, a million dollars, anything!”
But the man persisted in his wish
that his I.Q. be increased five
times. The voice replied, “Done.”
The third fellow turned into a
woman. Do be careful what you
wish for. Sorry guys.
To counter balance this, I
would like to share with you a
few blonde jokes I have heard
along this regional conference
journey. 2006-2010 Northwest
Regional Mentor Marilyn Chandler
and Kay Faust from the
Northeast Region shared these
with conference attendees. Two
blondes were talking and one
among the membership in each tions to problems that have been asks the other, “Which do you
of our seven regions during the stumping all the great scientists think is farther? The moon or
conferences. A card I received of the world—astronomers, Florida?” The second blonde
stated, “In a sky full of stars, mathematicians, physicists and looks at her with pity and says,
there are always some that chemists.
“Hello-o-o. Can you see Florida?”
shine a little brighter.” My dear The last fellow was so
A Russian blonde and an
sisters of each region, you shine enthralled with the changes in American blonde are talking.
brighter in my heart than our his friends that he waited over This is a very animated con-
brightest star.
an hour until there was another versation and as if to end it, the
We look up to view the stars falling star. His wish was that Russian says, “Well, my country
and enjoy their glow. This eve- his I.Q. be quintupled. A voice was the first in space.” The
ning, I look out at all of you and spoke to him saying, “Please American says, “We were the
envision “Stars Reflecting Excel- be assured that I do not try to first on the moon, AND we’re
lence.” General Omar N. Brad- change people’s minds when going to be the first on the sun.”
ley stated, “We need to learn to
set our course by the stars, not
by the lights of every passing
ship.” As children, when we
viewed a falling star, many of us
were prompted to make a wish.
I recently read about three
men who were gazing at the
stars. As one star fell, the first
man made a wish that his I.Q. be
doubled. Immediately, the fellow
started to recite Shakespeare
flawlessly, analyzing what he had
recited with great insight.
The second fellow was so
amazed that on the next falling
they make a wish, but I really The Russian says, “You can’t Ø
star, he wished that his I.Q. be
tripled. Almost instantaneously,
From left: new member and First Timer Linda Benner, Indiana Beta
Epsilon Chapter; International Vice President Lynette; and Regional
the fellow began to spout solu- Altruistic Chairman Lynn Ranieri at the North Central Regional Conference
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