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Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
28.19:

> On Mon 15 May 2006 01:59:51p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Andy?
>
>> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in
>> 28.19:
>>
>>> On Mon 15 May 2006 01:31:36p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>> Andy?
>>>
>>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> He left them to my uncle, his own son, who still has them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> RATS!!!
>>>
>>> LOL! That's exactly what I said when i asked "who got the
>>> marbles?", and learned the answer.

>>
>>
>> When was the last time you saw your Unc and asked about them or saw
>> them? Are you in line to inherit them or make a request while at the
>> same time wishing him a long life, naturally.

>
> It's been several years, but he has three sons, and I'm sure that they
> will go to one of them.
>
>> I gifted an old friend of the family an agate (marbles) set of
>> billiard (pool) balls. See-thru, except with the numbers in "wavy
>> flag colored stripes" inside.

>
> I bet those were sharp looking!
>
>> My gift was a tease, because he'd come over and run the table and
>> complain about not having enough room in his house for a pool table.
>> I gave him an incentive to move! ))

>
> So, did he?



After my divorce, I haven't a clue! But I imagine with his brilliance, he
probably has. And has them on display behind glass on the wall, next to
his table. But I'm just guessing.

Andy