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To: bonnuss_in_austin who wrote (1426)	2/9/2002 4:53:20 PM
From: Jerry in Omaha	Respond to of 3602

BIA, <<I'm a transplant, BTW ... from KY. Yankee, sorta, 'territory,' eh?>> Yeah, LOL, AC-DC in a sort of Mason-Dixon sort of way. KY never did join the Confederacy, a point I use with great relish upon an old service buddy of mine, a JLA think-alike, every time I get the chance. Goads his goat big time! But re Texas, I remember before the presidential election posting somewhere on SI (although their limp search engine can't locate it now) paraphrasing Carville, "It's Texas, stupid!" Prescient, eh? Jerry crystal-balling-it in Omaha

To: bonnuss_in_austin who wrote (1426)	2/11/2002 1:51:18 PM
From: Jerry in Omaha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3602

BIA, OTOH, Texans can be pretty creative when it comes to dodging bullets! This was just sent to me by an old PJ service buddy. Hope y'all like it. ONLY IN TEXAS From the State where drunk driving is sometimes considered a sport, comes a true story from Texas. Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a local neighborhood tavern. Late in the evening the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes, with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five vehicles, the man managed to find his car which he fell into. He was there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a fine dry night) flicked the blinkers on, then off, honked the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few tentative inches, reversed a little and then remained in place for a few more minutes as some more vehicles left. At long last he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly down the road. The police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started up the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and carried out a Breathalyzer test. To his amazement the Breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at all!! Dumbfounded, the officer said "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police station this Breathalyzer equipment must be broken." "I doubt it," said the Texan, "tonight I'm the designated decoy." Perhaps that's what Skilling was trying to pull off last week! ROFLMAO! I'm on my way to Salt Lake City to step up on an international stage and will be trying desperately not to make a silly fool out of myself. (Some here may think I've done that admirably already. LOL) So I may not be able to thrust and parry with the RWEs for a while. Try to hold down the fort till I get back. God bless you all...and try to keep it clean, eh? 'Specially you there, John. Jerry hoping-it's-a-bon-voyage in Omaha