The rest of you… Looks like I’ve made a mess
Already. What I really mean to say
Is, Here we are, on this auspicious day—
I think the day’s auspicious. That’s the word,
I think. Well, anyway, you may have heard
That on this day in 1928
Our local chapter held its first—no, wait,
I think I mean in 1927.
4 minus 5, and carry the 11,
and—no, I think I had it right before.
Subtraction always makes my eyeballs sore.
At any rate, on this auspicious day,
We’re here. That’s what I really meant to say.
And so, auspiciously, we gather here,
For sacred duty, and because there’s beer,
And celebrate our chapter. —Well, that’s bad.
I’ve lost the special poem I thought I had.
I wrote it just for— well, of all the— Folks,
Does anybody here know any jokes?
Looks like my speech is done. —Thanks for the cheers.
They really are like music to my ears.