Re: OT-CHAT: Riverview iris gardens
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- Subject: Re: OT-CHAT: Riverview iris gardens
- From: "* I* J* <nospam@mallorn.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:46:14 +0000
From: "John I. Jones" <nospam@mallorn.com>
Rusty Thornsburg wrote:
>
> You mentioned Tony DeRose by name, and it reminded me of a hilarious um...
faux
> pas I made at the convention. On the first day of bus tours, as soon as I
> arrived back at the hotel, I *ran* to the Silent Auction. Everything I had
bid
> on had been bid on by a guy named Tony DeRose... EVERY SINGLE IRIS I WANTED,
he
> outbid me for. Frustrated, I said half to myself, half outloud... "Who the
heck
> is Tony DeRose?" The man standing across the table from me stood up, (he had
> been bidding on an iris) and his nametag read: Tony DeRose. I was so
mortified.
> Luckily, he is actually quite nice and funny, too, so he didn't hold it over
my
> head or anything, in fact, he actually let me "have" a few of the irises I was
> bidding for!
>
> Off topic, I know, but I just couldn't help it!
I don't know *WHAT* is wrong with me.... I find myself becoming much
more torerant of OT....
I must need a doctor.... :>))
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