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14 December 2016

THE BEST OF 2016 QUIPSThe Daily Republic publishes a Quip

of the Week on its Opinion Page each Saturday. Following are some of the best from 2016:

Jan. 9: “I’m not very good at thinking up a thing for the theme, but the only thing I could think of was ‘Gone with the Wind.’ ”

— Dale Bitterman, on a float idea for Delmont’s New Year’s Eve Parade.

Jan. 16: “Like the alcoholic, the aspirin’s fine in the morning, but it doesn’t fix the problem.”

— District 20 Sen. Mike Vehle, on the importance of finding the root cause of an issue, not a short-term solution.

Jan. 30: “He takes it to the extreme — his license plates say ‘science.’ ”

— Avon School Superintendent Tom Culver, on school science teacher Paul Kuhlman’s passion for his profession.

Feb. 13: “Obviously, they wanted to see an implosion, but you can’t do that.”

— McCook Central High School Principal Brad Seamer, on how excited students were to watch demolition of the school’s “1924” building.

Feb. 20: “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV.”

— Russell Dillon, a Carthage firefighter diagnosed with leukemia.

March 5: “Put it this way, there probably won’t be a ribbon cutting.”

— Davison County Commission Chairwoman Brenda Bode, on the new shower pods at the Davison County Jail.

March 19: “It shows them there’s more to it than just putting wet stuff on the red stuff.”

— Avon Fire Chief Kevin Tjeerdsma, on the importance of firefighter training.

April 2: “He kept calling, and I thought, ‘Don’t they know their pastor goes to church on vacation, too?’ ”

— Brian Bucklew, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Delmont, who was out of the state when a tornado ripped through town on May 10, 2015, and destroyed the church.

April 16: “For us old farts who are now eligible for social security, it’s a pretty exciting time.”

— Rick Mayer, about his band, The Postmen, being inducted into the South Dakota Rock and Roll Music Association Hall of Fame.

April 23: “It is a tall task, but I’m a tall woman.”

— Paula Hawks, U.S. House of Representatives candidate, on the uphill battle she faced in an attempt to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Kristi Noem.

May 7: “When I walked into the launch in Daytona, Dave Stang met me at the door and he goes, ‘If you were a little better looking, I’d kiss you on the lips.’ ”

— Brian Klock, of Klock Werks, on the response to his motorcycle design.

May 21: “I wish Bernie would just go take a nap.”

— Dan Smith, a Sioux Falls resident and Hillary Clinton supporter, at a speech by former president Bill Clinton Friday in Sioux Falls.

May 28: “Even Leonardo DiCaprio got his Oscar.”

— Destiny Pinder-Buckley, on the importance of perseverance in her commencement address at the Corn Palace.

June 11: “It was about five minutes after I got the election results, so it was kind of just how my luck goes — has to balance out, I guess.”

— Steven Cotton, of Wagner, on hitting a deer with his car after winning the Charles Mix County state’s attorney primary.

July 16: “ ‘I was collecting Pokemon’ is not a legal defense.”

— Mitchell Police Sgt. Terry Reyelts, on the augmented reality game that swept Mitchell and the nation.

Aug. 13: “I tell people coming to Mitchell is like putting on an old pair of shoes. It’s comfortable for everybody.”

— Herb Sundall, secretary treasurer of the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association.

Sept. 3: “We’re kind of beating our heads against the wall to figure out why there was such a snafu.”

— Mitchell Mayor Jerry Toomey on the veterans park signage setback.

Oct. 1: “Some people will love it and some people will hate it. Some people will go, ‘What the heck did I just see?’ ”

— Dan Miller, director of the play “God of Carnage” and director of theater at Dakota Wesleyan University.

Oct. 15: “Add some extra syrup, too.”— Mitchell High School offensive linemen

Zeb Parsons and Bryce Geraets joking about getting “pancakes.” A “pancake” is a term used by linemen to describe a block that leaves a defensive player flat on his back.

Oct. 29: “Now you haven’t lived until you have heard a dog sing ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco.’ ”

— Ventriloquist and Comedian Todd Oliver about his “talking dog” performance.

Nov. 19: “It’s almost kind of normal to not have normal weather.”

— Billy Williams, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, on the unseasonably warm temperatures.

Nov. 26: “I just got my stitches out from the last time I was here.”

— Mitchell Baseball Association President Dean Sadler on discussion with the Mitchell City Council about a proposed baseball training facility at Cadwell Park.

Dec. 17: “You usually don’t find them in the winter time parked in a corn field.”

— Farmer Seth Fischer about the boat he found on his property near Greenwood.

— Brian Klock, of Klock Werks, on the response to his motorcycle design.