Filling in for Finemaster Glenn Oyoung, Bob Harbicht’s first task was an attempt to sell four tickets to the next day’s Angel’s baseball game, courtesy of Teri Muse.  Even with the proceeds going to support Arcadia Rotary’s Field of Honor project, there were no takers.

Then Bob launched into his famous (infamous?) counting game, beloved by one and all.  Dan Place, with counsel from Jim Helms, recited the first four – one good duck, two cackling geese, three hens, and four plump partridges – with varying degrees of success and creative wording.  Tony Parrille joined in only for five limerick oysters then passed along to Tom Crosby.  Tom took on six pairs of Don Alfonso’s tweezers and seven Macedonian horsemen in full battle array, passing on eight brass monkeys from the sacred sepulchers of ancient Egypt to Bruno Esquivel.  Luckily for Bruno, time ran out on nine lyrical, spherical somethings (which this reporter missed the first time through).  Tom and Bruno were fined $50, Tony was fined $75, and Dan garnered the largest fine at $100.