Re: tear gas memories

    Funny how the mention of tear gas stirs up memories. Once is more than
enough with that stuff. We got gassed in Peru at a bull fight ( once is more
than enough with a bull fight also). The president was there and apparently
they routinely gassed the crowd to create a cover when he chose to leave. A
very memorable experience indeed.

Nora
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty Morrissy" <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hello/now vegetables/MD


> LOL!
> ahem......seriously...I'm sure this was a very important issue in the
60's,
> Jim, since there wasn't much else going on to protest against.
>
> Kitty
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: James R. Fisher <garrideb@well.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 3/22/2003 1:26:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hello/now vegetables/MD
> >
> > Marge Talt wrote:
> > >>From: Pamela J. Evans <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
> > >>I graduated in 1979. Haven't seen it since then. Yes - very
> > >
> > >>Good school - 12th oldest in the country. Are the diplomas still in
> > >>Latin?? (I'm looking at mine on the wall in here) expensive
> > Have no idea about the
> > > Latin...now you mention it, don't know as I ever got a good look at
> > > that diploma other than in a rolled up state with a ribbon around it,
> > > clutched in the hand of the graduate:-)
> > >
> > > It was expensive and probably is more now:-)  But, as you say, a good
> > > school and one of the oldest.  Also a small school, which I think a
> > > good thing from a learning standpoint.  All in all, we were quite
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > That brings to mind my experience with Latin diplomas. After having
> > given out diplomas in Latin for 300+ years, my school chose 1962 (my
> > year) to switch to English. That led to the famed 'Diploma Riots';
> > we had latin orations condeming the changs on the steps of Widener
> > Library, and I got my first and only taste of tear gas...
> > -jrf
> > --
> > Jim Fisher
> > Vienna, Virginia USA
> > 38.9 N 77.2 W
> > USDA Zone 7
> > Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]
> >
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