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To: Vision21 who wrote (1215)	7/16/1999 10:41:00 AM
From: Barney	Respond to of 2380

Small Towns The USA is full of quaint, small towns. For those never having traveled to or lived in one, the following may give you an idea what life's like there. Our hometown was so small that... ~ long distance calls are delayed when the area code is busy ~ in order to paint traffic lines, the road had to be widened ~ the clinic was called Joe's Hospital and Grill ~ instead of hoses, the Fire Department uses water pistols ~ you had to make a reservation to use the parking meter ~ during a boxing match, both men have to sit in the same corner ~ the class valedictorian had both the highest & lowest averages ~ during snowstorms, salt was spread using a salad shooter ~ the Mayor was also the Sheriff, Town Council & street sweeper ~ the municipal water system's pump was supplied by Water Pik ~ before you visited, you could look out a window & see who was home ~ the local Motel 6 sleeps six

To: Vision21 who wrote (1215)	7/16/1999 10:43:00 AM
From: Barney	Respond to of 2380

A fellow is going on a tour of a factory that produces various latex products. At the first stop, he is shown the machine that manufactures baby-bottle nipples. The machine makes a loud hiss-pop! noise. "The hiss is the rubber being injected into the mold," explains the guide. "The popping sound is the needle poking a hole in the end of the nipple." Later, the tour reaches the part of the factory where condoms are manufactured. The machine makes a noise: 'Hiss. Hiss. Hiss. Hiss- pop!" "Wait a minute!" says the man taking the tour, "I understand what the 'hiss, hiss,' is, but what's that 'pop!' every so often?" "Oh, it's just the same as in the baby-bottle nipple machine," says the guide. "It pokes a hole in every fourth condom." "Well, that can't be good for the condoms!" "Yeah, but it's great for the baby-bottle nipple business!"