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   While ham radio is a hobby, some of us joke as if it is an obsession!! So,   
   with credit and glory to The Lord Jesus Christ for the inspiration; and   
   with extensive research in the "creative juices department", I've figured   
   out what a "ham radio wedding"...plus a "ham radio honeymoon", and "Ham   
   For The Holidays" might be like. Please note that these are "fun skits",   
   done "tongue in cheek", as it were; because the skits are NOT actual   
   weddings, honeymoons, or holiday events; although the "Ham For The   
   Holidays" segment comes close.   
      
   This is because in real life, a bona fide wedding requires an Ordained   
   Minister, Justice Of The Peace, etc. to officiate the ceremony...and,   
   the couple has to have a marriage license, among other things. I know   
   that myself, having been originally married in 2003, but I've been a   
   widower since 2007.   
      
   As an aside, when my bride to be and I went to get our marriage license,   
   the county clerk made a mistake, entering her birth year as 1658, instead   
   of 1958. I quipped "she sure looks good for 345 years of age", and she   
   added "Well, I do sell Avon"!! She was studying for the Technician Class   
   license at the time of her passing, 3 weeks shy of our 4th anniversary.   
      
   Amidst the raucous laughter...the blushing, embarrassed clerk had to   
   tear up the license she was typing, and start over. People in the   
   Pulaski County Courthouse in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas...including   
   both city, county, and state law enforcement officers, had to enter the   
   County Clerks office to ask "what is going on in there??", for all the   
   laughter!! The embarrassed clerk lamented "You don't want to know!!",   
   which brought another round of raucous laughter (hi hi).   
      
   While there is a "ham radio license" noted in the skit, it's rather   
   bizarre to consider the context that someone would actually marry a   
   piece of electronic equipment!! Besides, think of all the issues   
   surrounding "consummation of the relationship"...and that will be   
   covered in "The Honeymoon And More" (hi hi).   
      
   As noted, the humor has quite a bit of ham radio puns, also known as   
   "a play on words"...and the beauty of the pun is in the groan of the   
   recipient!! An example of a pun is that "The idea of a ham radio traders   
   net might have gotten started when a pig was sold by a farmer to a   
   Country Pawn Shop, and the transaction became known as the first   
   Ham Hock". (Please don't throw the tomatoes at me...I'd rather have   
   them in a salad...as H.A.M. stands for "Have Another Meal", and you   
   don't call us "late for dinner" (hi hi)).   
      
   These skits were designed for a little levity, and a little bit of fun...   
   as there is so little in the world to laugh at nowadays. There are    
   several in central Arkansas, including yours truly, who fondly remember   
   the "fertilizer nets", done by the late J.M. Jolly, W5ZXS (SK)...and I   
   think he would've done something like this on that net.   
      
   And now, the Cabot Nightflyers Net is proud to present tonight's training   
   presentations...starting with "The Ham Radio Wedding"...enjoy.   
      
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   The Ham Radio Wedding - Uniting Ham And Radio In Holy Telephony    
      
   With "pun" in mind, we are privileged to welcome you to the marriage   
   ceremony of "ham" and "radio". After a short engagement...because   
   concerning Radio, Ham could not resistor...wanting to inductor into   
   being a part of his family, and start a new one. So, they've decided to   
   do more than just "shack up".   
      
   Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today for this special net for the   
   joyous occasion to join ham and radio in Holy Telephony. Ham has just   
   passed his amateur radio license exams, so he will be Third Party Traffic,   
   as he waits on his callsign from the FCC.   
      
   The general format of this RF, or Real Fine, ceremony, is participatory   
   in nature...and for the bride and groom, it is a big deal...and the   
   atmosphere is rather electric, to say the least.   
      
   If anyone here feels that ham and radio should not be united in Marriage   
   of Holy Telephony, let them key up now, or never pound their brass.   
      
   However, you likely will be subjected to the wrath of the Wouff Hong,   
   Rettysnitch, and Ugerumph by both families if you object (hi hi).   
      
   Does the father of the bride, KenWood, give his consent for this special   
   occasion??   
      
   [Sound of "YES, I do", 20 wpm CW]    
      
   Do you ham, take radio, to be your lawfully wedded spouse?? To love, honor,   
   and cherish?? In DXCC and WAS?? In QRM and QRN?? With Rohn 25 and G5RV??   
   With coaxial cable and various connectors?? With logbooks and manuals??   
   With Solder and Testing Equipment??   
      
   Respecting The Wouff Hong, Rettysnitch, and Ugerumph, Your License, and   
   Privileges. Forsaking all others, as long as you both shall transmit and   
   receive, during your relationship, until Silent Key, do you part??    
      
   [Sound of male voice "QSL. I Certainly Do."(Tim Cornett)]    
      
   Do you radio, take ham, to be your lawfully wedded spouse?? To love, honor,   
   and cherish?? In DXCC and WAS?? In QRM and QRN?? With Rohn 25 and G5RV??   
   With coaxial cable and various connectors?? With logbooks and manuals??   
   With Solder and Testing Equipment??   
      
   Respecting The Wouff Hong, Rettysnitch, and Ugerumph, Your License, and   
   Privileges. Forsaking all others, as long as you both shall transmit and   
   receive, during your relationship, until Silent Key, do you part??    
      
   [Sound of PSK31]    
      
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