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} First, find and read Mark Twain's railway story, "Punch, Brothers,
} Punch." Through it you will understand your own problem and mine also.
}
} Next, work your best at becoming an expert in Parliamentary Procedure
} as put forth in Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised. That book will
} reveal your calling, previously undiscovered, as the savior or the
} blight of meetings at your church, your hobby club, or your local
} government entity. They all rely on Robert's Rules, 12th edition. Some
} groups use it more effectively than others.
}
} Then go find the old tune, "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." It's from
} the time of the American Civil War.
}
} A bit of scouring the Flabulous Internet will ultimately reveal to you
} the "Ballad of Robert's Rules," written perhaps 40 years ago by Dr.
} George P. Flynn of the New England Science Fiction Association and set
} to the Johnny tune. Like any good club, NESFA also use Robert's Rules.
}
} There's some almost-real history in that song. Sing it; you'll learn
} about General Henry M. Robert. Eventually you may manage to remove it
} from my overburdened mind.
}
} Punch, Brothers, Punch With Care.
} Punch in the presence of the passenjare.
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