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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 11:23:52 +1000
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- Subject: Re: Touchtones and Alternative Librarians
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- >This sounds true.:-) I did hear the joke using koalas, though; no one said
- >jokes had to be accurate....
-
- ...... but those that get their facts straight are usually funnier.
-
- >Nope - just complaining that he'd missed a milk hit! He's an addict....
-
- Nothing wrong with that! There's nothing nicer IMO than a glass of cold, fresh
- cow's milk on a hot summer's day or warm milk on a cold, winter's evening.
- Does that make me an addict too?
-
- >He reminds me more of my younger sister sometimes; she growls when she's tired.
- >And when she's tired and cranky, heaven help whoever's in her way. Sound
- >familiar?:-)
-
- That reminds me of everyone I know! :-)
-
- >>Reminds me of the description one of my sons gave of his father after he first
- >>saw his father with a beard...... "He looks like a rat looking through a
- >>toilet brush". That was two years after our divorce, so I just had to concur.
- >>Thankfully, Graham doesn't fit that description at all.
- >>
- >That was cruel! I like it! Good old toilet brushes....
- >
- >--
- > ### Ruth Hanschka, the Nethead ###
-
- My son was only 8 years old at the time and he didn't intend it to be cruel -
- just a very descriptive observation. OTOH, when I repeated his innocent
- observation to others, I was being cruel and vindictive. The beard didn't last
- long.... I guess he must have looked at himself in the mirror and noticed the
- resemblance himself.... he kept the moustache for 10 years - maintaining a
- striking resemblance to Terry Thomas, but was clean-shaven the last time I
- saw him (about 6 months ago). I was very surprised to receive a phone call from
- him on Christmas Day to wish me a 'Merry Christmas'... so surprised that I
- didn't recognise his voice and he had to identify himself, if you can call
- "It's me!" identifying one's self..... no wonder we always had 'communication'
- problems. :-)
-
- Carolyn
-