Subj : The Game
To   : John Wilson
From : Frank Masingill
Date : Mon Oct 30 2000 01:40 pm

 -=> Curtis Johnson wrote to John Wilson <=-

 JW> that history never says the final word 'bout *anything* :-)

 JW> I veer close to accepting Henry Ford's "History is bunk"...but
 JW> never so much that I cease my enjoyment of reading it....

 CJ> Of course, Ford <thought> that the real meaning for much of
 CJ> history could be found in the infamous _Protocols of the
 CJ> Elders of Zion_,

 JW> Interesting stuff.

 JW> I guess that it's a case of `MY view of history is not bunk'
 JW> ...:-)

 JW> I find it really amazing: everyone *else's* view of history
 JW> (AND Art, philosophy, religion, politics and music) is all
 JW> screwed up.

 JW> God, but I'm lucky to be me... :-)

        (a THRICE grin!!!!)

        A man for whom I delivered papers as a lad had the kind of
temper that boiled slowly but erupted with a bang.  His nephew
related this story about him.  One evening he declined dinner and
read his newspaper while the family dined.  He called his wife,
Emily, "Miss Emma."  Miss Emma tried two or three times during the
meal to coax him to have some of "this delicious soup."  Then, just
before pouring it into a container for placing in the refrigerator
she came in and said, "Bob, I really hate to put this soup away;
its SO good, wouldn't you really like to eat some of it?"  He slowly
folded his paper, laid it on the table beside him and then burst out
with all of the ferver his slight frame could command, "Miss Emma,
H-E-L-L,  I don't WANT any SOUP!!!"

        On Sunday morning, we'd go to his house after the town route
was finished to have breakfast and head out for the country route.
On one of these occasions Miss Emma informed him sadly that she was
out of eggs.  Before we got in the car to find an early opener
across town who had eggs for sale, he slowly, deliberately and
somewhat calmly reviewed her entire miserable status as a wife and
mother, wondering out loud what in the world she was worth to him at
all.  Apparently, she was quite accustomed this this and not only
was it a "happy family" but she worked, also, to help support a
lengthy marriage.  

Frank

--- PPoint 2.07
 * Origin: Maybe in 5000 years (1:396/45.12)

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