Following a lead, the FBI dug up a farm in Millford Ill. but found nothing.
When it was all over, the farmer graciously thanked the FBI for plowing his pasture.
;-)
-- Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul@Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ RAM disk is *not* an installation procedure.
You're enhancing the news... the FBI will replace the barn at their expense... about $250K.
...Jim Thompson
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An old story (from so far back in my memory that it must have come from Readers' Digest):
A hillbilly farmer was drafted into the Army. While at Boot Camp, he got a letter from his wife: "It's time to plant the potatoes. What should I do?"
He responded (knowing his mail was censored): "Whatever you do, don't plow up the south 40. That's where I buried the parts of the still."
A week later, his wife wrote "Some government men came and dug up the south
He replied "Plant the potatoes."
That could well be a true story.
In 1961 I was driving a Renault Dauphine across Pendleton County, WV, on vacation from MIT, planning to stop and visit my grandparents.
Looking at a map I deduced a possible shortcut, a dirt road, and took it.
About 30 minutes later I'm getting concerned, so I stop and ask a farmer who's walking along the road.
He's dumb as a stump, doesn't seem to know anything.
Finally, in frustration, I say I'm just trying to get to my grandfather Lester Thompson's place.
He lit and said, "Why didn't you say so before, I thought you were a revenuer" ;-)
Then he told me I missed a left turn a few miles back.
...Jim Thompson
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| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC\'s and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |
I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
_Our_ expense.
That's the original joke I had in mind.
-- Paul Hovnanian mailto:Paul@Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ Experience is the worst teacher. It always gives the test first and the instruction afterward.
The FBI replaces the buildings, too? Hmmm, maybe someone can tip them he is buried under my house....
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