Best E-mails of the Week 9/14/03

 

The freshman ninth grader toured the new high school on his first day of classes.

As he passed by the gym, he could see all the photos hanging on the walls and in the trophy cases

of the basketball teams throughout the years.

On each was written '64 - '65  or  '72 - '73  or  '97 - '98 etc.

After reviewing them all, he remarked to his Phys. Ed. teacher that it was a shame

that every team lost by only one point!

 

For my family that knows Ed H..., I received this from his son, Eddie-Mike.

Rich


Subject: Minnesota Ghost Story
> > >
> > >   This is reported to be a true story which took place in the little
> > > town of Bemidji Up North in Minnesota.
> > >
> > >   I have no doubt that it is true. Read on.
> > >
> > >   This story happened about a month ago in a little town in
>Minnesota;
> > > and  while it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's real.
> > >
> > >   This guy was on the side of the road hitch hiking on a very dark
> > > night in the middle of a storm. The night passed slowly and no cars
>went
> > > by.  The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of
>him.
> > >
> > >   Suddenly he saw a car slowly looming, ghostlike, out of the gloom.
>It
> > >   slowly crept toward him and stopped. Reflexively, the guy got into
> > > the car and closed the door, then realized that there was nobody
>behind
> > > the wheel. The car slowly started moving again. The guy was
>terrified,
> > > too scared to think of jumping out and running.
> > >
> > >   The guy saw that the car was slowly approaching a sharp curve. The
> > > guy started to pray, begging for his life; he was sure the ghost car
> > > would go off the road and he would plunge to his death, when just
>before
> > > the curve, a hand appeared thru the window and turned the steering
>wheel,
> > >  guiding the car safely around the bend.
> > >
> > >   Paralyzed with terror, the guy watched the hand reappear every time
> > > they reached a curve. Finally, the guy gathered his wits and leaped
>from
> > > the car and ran to the nearest town. Wet and in shock, he went into a
>bar
> > > and voice quavering, ordered two shots of whiskey, and told everybody
> > > about his horrible, supernatural experience. A silence enveloped
> > > everybody when they realized the g! uy was a pparently sane and not
> > > drunk.
> > >
> > >   About half an hour later Ole and Lena walked into the same bar. Ole
> > > says to Lena, "Look Lena, dat's da guy dat rode in our car ven ve vas
> > > pushin it in the rain."

 

Rich,

Maybe this is the year for the Vikes.

Pete

If Randy Moss' 150 yards in Week 1 are any indication, Daunte Culpepper will be looking to him a lot. (AP)  
If Randy Moss' 150 yards in Week 1 are any indication, Daunte Culpepper will be looking to him a lot.(AP)

 

 

 

The engineer of a train passing through Poland could see no lights
because the power had been knocked out. "We're running out of coal," he
said to his fireman, "but I think we're coming to Gdansk or Danzig, or
whatever they call it. Let's stop and send the porter out to buy fuel.
Can you see the sign on the depot?" The fireman replied, "It appears to
be Danzig in the dark." And the engineer shouted, "Buy coal, Porter!"

We'll be in Gdansk in two weeks, but no train rides!

 

 

Sherida,
    I was pleased that John LaG...  introduced us last night.
I'm glad that you could explain the California theme of the bird house.
After Mary and I were the successful bidders, John walked it to our temporary home down the block.
We plan to place it on an upper shelf in the cathedral ceiling of Mary's library suite in the new house we are building.

  Here it is in our rental guest house.

Thank you for designing it for the Historical Society and us.
Gratefully,
Peter

 

 

Pete

 

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