{"id":5926,"date":"2022-05-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?p=5926"},"modified":"2022-05-09T22:47:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T02:47:49","slug":"117-mail-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/117-mail-call\/","title":{"rendered":"#117\u2014\u201cMail Call\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Trivia Questions (Answers @ end)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Who said, <em>\u201cTell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>Who said (and what TV show), <em>\u201cCan it, numbnuts!\u201d<\/em>?<\/li><li>What song (and who first sang it) did we hear the following?<br><em>When a man loves a woman<\/em><br><em>Can&#8217;t keep his mind on nothin&#8217; else<\/em><br><em>He&#8217;d trade the world<\/em><br><em>For the good thing he&#8217;s found<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"sdm_download_item \"><div class=\"sdm_download_item_top\"><div class=\"sdm_download_thumbnail\"><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_title\">Blog #117 (Audio)<\/div><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_description\"><p>Listen to the audio of this blog, read by Andy Adkins. Click the \u201c<em><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/em>\u201d button below.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_date\"><span class=\"sdm_download_date_label\">Published: <\/span><span class=\"sdm_download_date_value\">May 9, 2022<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><span class=\"sdm_download_button\"><form action=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?sdm_process_download=1&#038;download_id=5940\" method=\"post\" class=\"sdm-g-recaptcha-form sdm-download-form\"><div class=\"sdm-recaptcha-button\"><div class=\"g-recaptcha sdm-g-recaptcha\"><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"sdm_download darkblue sdm_download_with_condition\">Audio by Andy Adkins<\/a><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"download_id\" value=\"5940\" \/><\/form><\/span><span class=\"sdm_download_item_count\"><span class=\"sdm_item_count_number\">1<\/span><span class=\"sdm_item_count_string\"> Download<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"sdm_clear_float\"><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to those who commented on my previous blog, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/116-a-veterans-bond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#116\u2014\u201cA Veteran\u2019s Bond.<\/a>\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Several comments were spot on and reminded me of things I\u2019d forgotten. Here\u2019s a few more shared \u201cmemories:\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>\u201cAmen, brother. We\u2019re all bonded together, no matter.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cWe veterans certainly have a love for our respective branches. But I have endless respect for veterans of all branches for doing what they did for our country. I have friends in all branches, and we do jokingly refer to other branches, but WE ARE ALL BROTHERS.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cI remember when we were just young kids out of high school and some from college, and we went to fight for OUR COUNTRY. Many met with scorn and many with lost loves when returned. But we are bonded as Veterans forever! God Bless the American Serviceman &amp; woman and many Veterans! Thank you ALL for your service to Our Beloved Country!\u201d<\/em><\/li><li>\u201c<em>Agreed! I was in Vegas over the weekend and there were a lot of us wearing our veteran baseball caps. Was nice to get and give random handshakes, first bumps and welcome home! Even had an older Korean vet across from me in a casino\u2026 just a nod and raised our beer to each other.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li><em>\u201cWe are family. It&#8217;s expected that we all pick on each other.\u201d<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in the day\u2014for me, 1973\u20131975\u2014\u201cMail Call!\u201d were some of the most cherished words one would hear during the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I served two duty stations: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/53-you-always-remember-your-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NAS Agana, Guam<\/a><\/strong> (Crash &amp; Rescue) and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/68-flight-ops-another-fine-day-in-the-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>USS Kitty Hawk, <\/em><\/a><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/68-flight-ops-another-fine-day-in-the-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CV-63<\/a><\/em> (V-1 Division\/Crash &amp; Yellow Shirt). Three, if you count the year in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/30-uss-kitty-hawk-bremerton-shipyards-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bremerton Shipyards<\/a><\/strong> (1976). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NAS Agana, Guam\u2014Mail Call<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While on Guam, mail came regularly every day; the section leaders would pass it out during morning muster. I wrote a lot of letters home to my parents, my sister, and my girlfriends. While I didn\u2019t have a girl in every port, but when I was at <strong>Florida State University<\/strong>, I had many female friends. I thought it was great to write letters back home, because when you&#8217;re in the military and you write to girls, they usually wrote back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is something romantic about writing a serviceman or servicewoman, even today though most people now use email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I received several letters a week, many with a slight hint of perfume. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter writing from my girlfriends didn\u2019t last too long, though. I guess they found other guys or other things more important than writing to a lonely serviceman. It didn\u2019t really both me though, since I received regular mail from my family. I tried to write home once or twice a week, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>USS Kitty Hawk<\/em>\u2014Mail Call<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mail call on the ship was daily when close to a port like San Diego, Hawaii, or the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/KH-FlightDeck1-1024x651.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/KH-FlightDeck1.jpg?resize=246%2C156&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"USS Kitty Hawk Flight Deck - Mail Call\" class=\"wp-image-5930\" width=\"246\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/KH-FlightDeck1.jpg?resize=1024%2C651&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/KH-FlightDeck1.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/KH-FlightDeck1.jpg?resize=768%2C488&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/KH-FlightDeck1.jpg?w=1184&amp;ssl=1 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) &#8211; Westpac &#8217;75<br>MD-3 Tow Tractor carrying bags of mail delivered by the C-1 COD)<br>Photo credit: Andy Adkins<br>(Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy would fly a <strong>COD<\/strong> (Carrier On-board Delivery) plane out to us. In the 70s aboard <em>Kitty Hawk,<\/em> the COD was a C-1 gasoline-powered twin engine propeller plane. Once on board, it took a couple of hours for the mail to be sorted and one of the most wonderful things to hear over the ship&#8217;s 1MC was, \u201cMail Call! Mail Call!\u201d At that point, our division Yeoman, <strong>John Tubao<\/strong>, would head down to the ship\u2019s post office, pick up the bag of mail for everyone in the division, and pass it out to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My mom would write a letter almost every week, usually anywhere from five to ten pages on a yellow legal pad. She would start writing on a Sunday and finish up the next Friday and get it into the mail. She would tell me about everything happening in Gainesville, talk about my dad (he was a lawyer), my sister, and my friends. Now and then my dad would add a paragraph or two, which made it that much more special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wish I had kept those letters, especially now. But I didn\u2019t have room in my locker to keep too many letters. After a while, I would have to toss them to make room for a new batch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These days, most ships have email capabilities\u2014that didn\u2019t exist when I was in the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Letter writing has definitely taken a back seat in correspondence these days and I guess I can\u2019t complain. After all, hearing that you are a new dad a few minutes after a baby\u2019s birth with attached photos or even a video is much better than waiting two weeks to get a letter and photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then again, I continuously remind the \u201cnewbies\u2026\u201d you can\u2019t smell perfume in an email.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the way\u2026 I still have all the letters I wrote home during those four years (actually, also from that first year in college). They\u2019re in a box somewhere in a closet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And\u2026 I also have all the letters my dad wrote home to his parents, too. Those are some of the most prized possessions I have from Pop. Periodically, I\u2019ll pull the letters when I\u2019m doing a WWII presentation or when researching for a WWII article\u2014they provide quite a contrast to the actual events of the day he experienced during the war while on the front lines in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" data-id=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Letters_3.jpg?resize=800%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Letters_3.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Letters_3.jpg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Letters_3.jpg?resize=768%2C489&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>My first letter home to my parents from boot camp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"618\" data-id=\"1874\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PopLetter_122844_full.jpg?resize=800%2C618&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PopLetter_122844_full.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PopLetter_122844_full.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PopLetter_122844_full.jpg?resize=1024%2C791&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PopLetter_122844_full.jpg?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Letter from my dad; WWII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Packages from Home<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s an unwritten rule somewhere, whether it\u2019s in the Army Field Manual or the Navy Bluejacket Manual, I don\u2019t know. But it basically states, \u201c<em>thou shalt share goodies from home<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During WWII, my dad received packages from home every month or so. Some were filled with extra cigarettes and socks, but they all contained sweets. His mom was a superb cook and often shipped cakes and cookies. Though he once confided in me that while they tasted good, many times it took weeks to ship and \u201cfind\u201d his unit\u2014they were at war with Germany\u2014the cookies would be rock hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And believe it or not, he once told me that some men in his unit received a \u201ccan of fried chicken.\u201d I can\u2019t imagine\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, he\u2019d share the goodies with everyone in his unit. Sometimes, they ate a little too much. When you\u2019ve been eating C-rations for a few days, the sweets may cause a little \u201cdiscomfort,\u201d which is not the best thing when you\u2019re under artillery fire\u2026 in a foxhole\u2026 with nowhere \u201cto go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During my time in Guam and aboard <em>Kitty Hawk<\/em>, we\u2019d do the same. We\u2019d share goodies with everyone around\u2014sometimes they\u2019d last longer than others, depending on what we received and how long it took to arrive. But it was still a welcomed sight and gave us all a little \u201ctaste of the real world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sisters\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One day while in Guam, I received a package from my sister. I was in the Division Officer\u2019s office just shooting the bull with the section Crash Chief while I opened the package. It was a cracker and cheese type package. You know&#8230; the kind of gift you buy at the mall right before Christmas when you either can\u2019t think of anything else to get your relatives or you forgot and needed something at the last minute?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yeah\u2026 that one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anne sent me this wonderful package, and it even had a small sample bottle of wine in its own little box. I opened it up and was talking \u201cbig time\u201d about the wine I had while on duty when I noticed a little something extra. I knew immediately what it was, but I quickly closed the box up and told the chief I would put it away until after duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That little something extra was a marijuana joint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talk about a surprise\u2014and from my <em>own<\/em> sister, no less. I had certainly seen my share of joints on the base, even though I had never taken a drag or smoked one. I told her about it years later and while I appreciated the gesture, I am so glad I didn\u2019t share <em>this<\/em> particular package from home. That was a close call, to say the least. I ended up giving the joint to another guy in our section since I knew he smoked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>My Daughter\u2019s College \u201cOrientation\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our daughter is our oldest child and the first to leave the nest. She\u2019s a professor now at <strong>Case Western Reserve University<\/strong> in Cleveland. I like to brag about our kids. But there was <em>that<\/em> time, not that long ago\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She began her academic \u201ccareer\u201d as a freshman at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, eighteen years old and straight out of high school. Talk about a change of weather from Florida\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Becky accompanied her to the 2-day orientation, get familiar with the lay of the land, and make sure our daughter settled in comfortably. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the orientation presentation, the college dean\u2019s opening remarks included something like the following\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe know this initial separation between parent and child is something that many parents face. You want your child to become independent and excel. But on the other hand, you also want them to stay in touch and let you know how they\u2019re doing. You may want to pick up that phone and call every day\u2026 or not.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cLet me give you a piece of advice. Instead of calling, perhaps put a brief note in the mail, or a card. End the note by saying, \u2018The enclosed check is for a little something extra to treat yourself and your roommate for a nice dinner.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cBut don\u2019t include a check. I guarantee you\u2019ll receive a phone call within a few days.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Set the Mail Buoy Watch<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MailBuoyWatch.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MailBuoyWatch.jpg?resize=211%2C299&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mail Buoy Watch\" class=\"wp-image-3850\" width=\"211\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MailBuoyWatch.jpg?w=602&amp;ssl=1 602w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MailBuoyWatch.jpg?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The &#8220;Mail Buoy Watch&#8221;<br>Photo credit: Al Nolf, Senior Chief at USNavy (1968-1989)<br>(Click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would be remiss if I didn\u2019t mention the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/76-set-the-mail-buoy-watch-fng-tasks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mail buoy watch<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military is well-known for sending FNGs on certain \u201cerrands.\u201d This is probably one of the more common gags onboard a Navy ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The important point here is the \u201cbuild up.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the ship\u2019s crew expects mail (letters from home, care packages, etc.), a plane would fly overhead, following the same course as the ship, and drop the mail buoy. It had to be retrieved, otherwise the ship would have to turn around and make another pass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019d dress the FNG seaman assigned to the \u201cmail buoy watch\u201d in hardhat, foul weather gear, sound-powered headphones, lifejacket, lifeline, and a gaff to catch the mail bag on the buoy. He\u2019d be posted on the forecastle and instructed to keep his eyes peeled for the buoy. After 20-30 minutes, the Boatswain\u2019s Mate would cuss him out for missing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until we meet again,<br>Andy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Answers<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Benjamin Franklin.<\/li><li>R. Lee Ermey (<em><strong>Mail Call<\/strong><\/em>).<\/li><li><strong><em>When a Man Loves a Woman<\/em><\/strong> (1966), Percy Sledge; written by Calvin Houston Lewis, Andrew James Wright.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Previous posts mentioned in this blog:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/116-a-veterans-bond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#116\u2014A Veteran\u2019s Bond<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/53-you-always-remember-your-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#53\u2014You Always Remember Your First<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/68-flight-ops-another-fine-day-in-the-navy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#68\u2014Flight Ops: Another Find Day in the Navy!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/30-uss-kitty-hawk-bremerton-shipyards-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#30\u2014<em>USS Kitty Hawk<\/em> @ Bremerton Shipyards, Part 1<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/76-set-the-mail-buoy-watch-fng-tasks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#76\u2014Set the Mail Buoy Watch\u2026 FNG Tasks<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trivia Questions (Answers @ end) Who said, \u201cTell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.\u201d? Who said (and what TV show), \u201cCan it, numbnuts!\u201d? 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