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Humor Me: Milk, fireworks and July Fourth

For years, we’ve heard the “Got Milk?” slogan. Either brilliantly or stupidly simple, it’s easy to remember. But now milk is taking it up a notch to show how it is so much more than just a healthy beverage. This week I saw a commercial that said, “Across America, milk brings families together.” So, so true. I think right now there is a mother calling her son, who lives a thousand miles away and is unsure whether he should come home for the Fourth of July. Mom: Johnny, are you going to come home this weekend? Everyone’s going to be here … your brother, sister, even Uncle Louie if his parole officer will let him. Son: I don’t know, Mom. I’ve got work I need to catch up on, one of the kids isn’t feeling too well, and … Mom: Well, we’re going to have milk, you know. Son: Milk? Really? You mean like the kind that I’ve seen in the refrigerator case at the grocery store three blocks from my house? Well, OK then! The subtle sarcasm might hint at my skepticism of milk’s claim. More likely to