Re: a signature question

citycabn (citycabn@gateway.net)
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 08:27:38 -0700

Cecilia wrote:


>Ah, young grasshopper...
>
>I, too, was a bit puzzled by the mysterious signatures, until I remembered
Bruce/"Frederick"'s email a few days ago:
>___
>...But it did get me thinking about the inhabitants of our fish pond...
[edited for brevity] ...Granted, some of you ancients--you know who I mean,
yes, you, the over-40 crowd--might be a *little* embarrassed, but hey, face
it, your lives are *over*.  All of us safely under Jack Benny's (yeah, we
know who he is)
>perennial age of 39 are breathing sighs of relief... So.   In short, I
propose, with each new post, each fish, *once*, appends at the end of her or
his post:  birth date (don't forget the *year*) and present city of
location.
>
>I'll start if off:  12/22/81, Westport, CT, USA.  And as an added
revelation, I live with my  dog.
>
>--Frederick
>
>P.S.   Sorry about that typo, it's 80.
>
>ObSal:  Salinger is over 80, too.  I, however, am not.
>
>Regards,
>Cecilia.
>(My first free evening in weeks and what do I do?  Read Bananafish.  I wish
I'd been in town for the recent flurry of posts on DDS.  But alas, Iowa
called and I had to commune with cornfields for a couple of weeks.  Glad to
be back.)
>

Cecilia,

Thanks for the "edited for brevity".  Am in need of that.

The young grasshopper Frederick has been sent to his room.  The computer is
now off-limits.  (Actually, he's seven.)

A wonderful sentence:  "But alas, Iowa called and I had to commune with
cornfields for a couple of weeks."

--Bruce  (actually forty-eight)