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To: dustcatcher who wrote (28691)	8/13/2000 1:40:27 PM
From: Dutch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

Read not long ago about 16th century burials. For some reason they would exhume; weeks or even months, the bodies following a burial. Noticing scratch mark on some of the insides of the coffin lids they realized they had buried some alive. They then began attaching strings to the wrist of the dead that strung to a bell hung above the grave site. Villagers would take turns on the first couple of days following the burial to listen for the bell. This is where we derived "grave yard shift","saved by the bell" and "dead ringer". Regards, Dutch aka Cliff Claven

To: dustcatcher who wrote (28691)	8/13/2000 1:51:40 PM
From: Clappy	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 35685

Hi Jack, You wrote: Anything else you don't want to know? Sometimes learning about the stuff you don't want to know turns out to be the most interesting. I enjoy your posts. I sense a feeling of history behind some of your accounts. You must have seen and experienced a lot of stuff. Got any good stories for us? Pick one and tell us. Here's a list of topics: -Were you ever in the service? Plenty of stories there. -Did you ever meet anyone famous? -Who was the best baseball player you ever saw? -Do you have a favorite president? I've lived through 7 presidential terms starting with LBJ. I don't remember him though, so I only remember Nixon thru Clinton. -Who was your favorite movie actor/actress? If you got stories to tell, I'm all ears. I love hearing them. It's one of the things I miss the most about my grandfather. I loved listening to history as told to me through his eyes. He was a police officer in NY City during the Depression and WWII. He had lots of interesting stories. I wish I could have asked him more. -KidClappy P.S. This invite is open to all porchers or lurkers who might have a good story. It's been a while since Volty wrote us a story. (Hint, hint...) I bet Polvie, Rosie, and Dealie have some good ones... I know JohnTheTechDude has a ton. JW has stories that shouldn't be written...<g> UF is beginning to think back to some of the good ones... I sense RR is already typing his. I know you people have a nice story to tell. Take some time and type it out fer us... I read all about everyones' stock ideas. How about some of the good stuff now! I'm all ears and sitting on my rocker in the corner of Voltaire's Porch...