Rick & Cyndi wrote:

> "Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Steve Calvin wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Bob (this one) wrote:
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>>>>I'm abjectly apologetic that I didn't reply in the precise fashions
>>>>you'd have liked me to. Perhaps we can create some templates for correct
>>>>reaction to your posts.
>>>
>>>Yeah, the template would be to *quit freekin' cross-posting*!!
>>>
>>>Is that clear and quickly enough to the point for your ass?
>>
>><LOL> Here. Sit down. Breathe in... breathe out... breathe in... breathe
>>out...
>>
>>When you were in the school safety patrol, did you wear one of those cool
>>white belts that went around your waist and over your shoulder. I thought
>>they were cool. Big badge on it...
>>
>>No, seriously...
>>
>>Bob
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>
> I am sooooo lost.
>
> I think I read through one of the postings that had "Chung" in the
> subject... it didn't appear of interest to me so I ignored it. <shrug> I
> guess I missed something.
>
> What's all the uproar about? If anyone didn't want to read about "Chung"
> why didn't they just ignore the postings?

Well, that would be rational, wouldn't it. Apparently it's too hard a
course of action for many.

<LOL> Loved the story below...

Pastorio

> NOTE about safety patrols, our schools always had orange belts with the big
> silver badge. Wanna hear a story?
>
> I was in first grade and I guess I showed some of my rebel genes early. I
> lived at the first house, on the second block from school, on the opposite
> side of where the crossing guards were. KEY: I is the school , o is a
> house, x is my house, = and ll are streets, and + is a crossing guard.
>
> II ooooooollx
> II =======ll=====
> II+oooooooll
>
> Anyway, I would only cross 'straight' from the school to the first block
> (rather than cross 'straight' and then cross again from right to left) and
> then I'd cross at the next corner or sometimes I would JAYWALK and cross in
> the middle of the block. I know, bad girl! Well, one day, the safety
> patrol has a buddy with him... they're feeding each other's egos and then
> one of them made an off-hand remark to me. I'm sure I said something
> back... and to really **** them off, after I got about one house past them I
> crossed the street. It worked. Mr. Power trip really rattled off some
> stuff, as did his buddy. I, not being one to back off from confrontation,
> walked back to them to give them a bit of what they were dishing out. Well,
> one thing lead to another and one of them cold-cocked me. Made for a
> beautiful shiner. I remember shaking my head to clear out muddy thoughts...
> turned around, walked past two houses and yes, you guessed it, crossed the
> street! My mother was so angry when she saw her baby girl with a black eye.
> hahahaha Yep, the girl had moxie. Was a bit lacking in common sense but
> definitely had moxie.
>
> Cyndi