PRIVATE PICKLE: ONE HARD-WORKIN' GHERKIN TEN-HUT! NOW HEAR THIS: PRIVATE PICKLE WANTS TO DELIVER A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO THE YOUTH OF OUR COUNTRY: ``EAT MORE PICKLES!'' AND STAY SAFE.(DAILY BREAK)

The Virginian Pilot | June 24, 1998| | Copyright

Byline: JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE, STAFF WRITER

THE CHILDREN sat in a circle at Norfolk Naval Base's Child Day Care Center, waiting for Private Pickle.

They sang songs about their fingers. They sang of being happy and self-aware, and they clapped their hands. They sang of a farmer who had a dog named Bingo. Finally a woman strode from the staff lounge and stood before them.

``Good morning, everyone,'' she read from her script. ``My name is Janet, but for today you can call me the Pickle Woman.''

The children listened intently.

``Does ...

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