"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
hlink.net...

"Zaphon B." wrote:
| FREAKS my old lady out. It embarrasses her and makes her
| feel uncomfortable. How can engaging a fellow human being in
| silly conversation for a moment or two be bad?
| **** If I do nothing else in life but make a person or two, grin or
| laugh, then I think I've helped ease the pain in the world a little
| or at least in that persons life.

Here in Minnesota, Shawn, that kind of thing is a team sport.
I believe we've got leagues set up to compete in small talk.

It's funny; I can always spot a non - Midwesterner: They
are the folks who, when you chat 'em up, look like you just
took a crap on their shoes.

Boy that's no lie, although I've been all over, my heart and soul belongs to
Kansas City and
us midwesterners are really the friendlyist americans out there.


| PS. Oh and another two things
| I'm also NEVER suppose to talk to or start conversations in
elevators

Funny story from my days in Milwaukee: I was getting
lunch at the Grand Avenue Mall, and in steps a very
well - dressed lady and two guys who obviously worked
with her. The most oily, rauncy, smelly, raucously - loud
fart jumped out of me. I turned around, looked surprised,
and fixed my gaze on the lady, and said, "Jesus Christ,
lady!" She got out of the elevator on the second floor,
the guys stayed in, the door closed, and the guys laughed
to the point of tears. One of 'em said, "I've wanted to do
that since I started working for that woman!" I replied,
"Damn, that's going to itch when it dries." They laughed
their butts off, and we parted friends.

Funny story and 100% true I'm betting.

Zaphod

"Zaphon B." wrote

| Boy that's no lie, although I've been all over, my heart and soul belongs
to
| Kansas City and
| us midwesterners are really the friendlyist americans out there.

I lived in Topeka in the '90s, and spent about half of my time
(work - related) in Kansas City. Johnson County in particular
is one of the best - kept secrets in America. I loved Kansas
and Missouri, because I knew I could stop in a local watering
hole or cafe, light a cigar, and not get that Brown Shirt Stare from
folks.

I caught almost as much fish when I lived in Kansas as I do now,
in Minnesota, but the winters weren't cold enough for my liking.

Go figure!

73,

--
Steve Lawrence
KAØPMD
Burnsville, Minnesota

(NOTE: My email address has only one "dot."
You'll have to edit out the one between the "7"
and the "3" in my email address if you wish to
reply via email)


---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.688 / Virus Database: 449 - Release Date: 5/18/04