Re: Early Show-long
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Early Show-long
- From: I* <I*@aol.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 03:48:53 -0600 (MDT)
In a message dated 98-04-11 21:02:01 EDT, you write:
>As I was getting into the car, my t-a-l-l stalk
>of Thornbird brushed against the car...5 miles later I realized that one of
>the horns
>had snapped and the end-half of it was hanging
Rusty... CONGRATULATIONS on your show sweep! I know how this works.... if you
were obsessed before, those ribbons will put you over the top and we'll be
able to float you down 5th Avenue during the Macy's parade <BG>
Now... Murphy's law of iris shows...... Queen of the Show ALWAYS:
1. Blooms the day after the show
2. Blooms one week before the show
3. Gets dropped, brushed against the car door or bashes itself to a pulp on
the ride in
4. Has an olympic contender spider hiding in it who industriously weaves a
web between the time you groom it and the judges see it
and etc.
I have a friend who tried to force his irises into bloom in the shower (like
you did... successfully), only David turned on his shower and joined his
dinner guests. He took the wallpaper off the bathroom walls and almost landed
in Divorce Court over it.
We also have a slew of folks who are adept at giving loose (and not so loose)
budded irises "artificial respiration" until they open.
Kathyguest (again, and again)
