Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!phri!greenber From: greenber@phri.UUCP (Ross Greenberg) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Truth is stranger than doctrine Message-ID: <2249@phri.UUCP> Date: Sun, 23-Feb-86 13:08:53 EST Article-I.D.: phri.2249 Posted: Sun Feb 23 13:08:53 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Feb-86 07:56:39 EST References: <167@axiom.UUCP> <83@tekchips.UUCP> Reply-To: greenber@phri.UUCP (Ross Greenberg) Organization: Public Health Research Inst. (NY, NY) Lines: 28 >In article <167@axiom.UUCP> ramberg@axiom.UUCP (Mark Ramberg) writes: >> ... >>She had apparently been listening, for she was chortling quietly >>into her napkin. I was intrigued. Excusing myself, I left my comfy >>nest of friends and, ego naked to the swords of rejection, approached >>the lady and asked if I might join her for a libation. She politely >>declined, indicating that she was waiting to meet a friend... >> ... >>All of a sudden, she appeared at the table, >>smiled sweetly, and said " You ought to try a little harder". At this >>point she playfully ( but very accurately) tossed her half empty drink >>into my lap ... > At this point I would asked: "What?! You thought you could be that rude and get away with it?" and politely punched her in the mouth. Jesus! If she had been a guy, I sorta figure a major fisticuffs would have started! -- ------ ross m. greenberg ihnp4!allegra!phri!sysdes!greenber [phri rarely makes a guest-account user a spokesperson. Especially not me.]