North America Challenge

I would like to tell my American pumpkin friends a story that may describe
my reaction to the proclamations of the grower (?) from Connecticut and his
supporter from California.  It best indicates my estimate of their, and our
warlike capacity.

A novice actor tried out for a stage job.  Because he was likeable not
because he had any talent he got a bit part.

He was to stroll onto the stage, walk calmly across the stage - a cannon
would go off and he was to say his only lines "Hark I hear a cannon roar".

Unfortunately throughout rehearsals he suffered from stagefright and he
continually ran on the stage yelling his lines "Hark I hear a cannon roar".
They never got to the part in rehearsal where the cannon went off.

It was too late to change the actor so he was sent home to work on his
lines and to prepare for opening night.

Opening night.  His time arrives. He calmly walks on the stage.  He strolls
across it.  He pauses.  The cannon goes off.  He jumps 5 feet in the air
and screams "what the hell was that?"

There will be a great pumpkin battle.  The first salvos of a North America
Challenge have been fired.

P.S.  I hope the results of our challenge is more decisive than the New
England (Boston) - Ottawa-St.Lawrence (Ottawa) hockey game last night which
ended in a 0 to 0 overtime tie.

All the best!

Gus Saunders
Ottawa-St.Lawrence Growers
http://infoweb.magi.com/~farmrgus/


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