Pet Peeve of the Week

A friend of mine from my old church in CT once asked me over to his apartment to help him with something. When I got there he handed me the programmable remote for his TV set and asked if I'd set it up for him. He could handle almost anything else by himself but that one stumped him.

BTW, this fellow was one of the most self-sufficient people I've ever known. He could play just about any instrument like a pro. He rode a bicycle from time to time -- on public streets! He also led a group of about 20 church youth and staff members on an overnight hike on the Appalachian Trail one time. We had some fun with the kids the morning of the hike. I drove over to Brad's apartment and picked him up in my 4Runner. When we arrived at the church the kids were all waiting in the back parking lot. I switched places with Brad, slinked down and operated the card from the right seat. Meanwhile Brad held his white cane out the driver's window, tapping the pavement as we slowly drove past the kids behind the church.

Heh, heh, heh... :^)

New?

Gummys replaced Jujy Fruits, but same principle I guess :-)

We had a slightly different variation on that game. The movie house in the town where I grew up had a balcony which was only used for very popular movies like "Spartacus" and "Pollyanna". The rest of the time the ushers would try to keep us kids from using it though they were easily distracted.

Did you know that Cracker Jacks coated with mustard can be successfully propelled a fair distance from that height with the aid of an improvised slingshot? They would not reach the screen. They would travel about 30 feet in front of the balcony and find their mark on someone's head. This of course occasionally resulted in heated discussions between victims and those seated behind them, neither of whom had any idea who actually fired the missile. :^)

I used to know someone who claimed he would sit in the balcony of a p*rn theater, dispensing his "wit" on the patrons below from a squirt-gun loaded with hand lotion. Whether he actually did this or not, I can't say, but it's an amusing, if somewhat twisted, anecdote.

When I was young enough to make mischief in a theater I was too young to visit a p*rn theater. At this point in life I've no interest in either. :^)