Editor's Note: Recently I got a very large UNIX-workstation-sized box
delivered to my farm with very explicit directions that only "John Cooley"
should open it. My girlfriend freaked yelling: "Oklahoma! Aaaah!
Unabomber! Aaaaaah! It's a big bomb!!! Aaaah!" -- but the hope that
*finally* someone had sent me a UNIX workstation for use on the farm blinded
me to any fears of the box exploding. I greedily opened it only to find:
To: The "Real" Harvey & Aart
c/o John Cooley, Holliston Poor Farm, PO Box 6222, Holliston, MA 01746
Dear little Harv & Aart,
We were honored last Christmas to hear that your Uncle John had named
you after us. We thought you might like to have a picture of your
Synopsoidal namesakes to hang in your barn. The enclosed photograph
was taken when Uncle Harvey was young and thinnner and Uncle Aart had
a mustache and was more technical. Also enclosed is a 50 lb bag of
TOP GOAT (feed grain); we hope you kids enjoy it!
Aart J. de Geus Harvey C. Jones
President & CEO Chairman of the Board
My girlfriend laughed & said "Oh, honey! How nice of them!" while reading
the letter. I was still a little bummed because I risked our lives for a
50 lb bag of goat food & a framed photo. I groped in the styrofoam packing
in the box hoping to find the other note saying "P.S. We have a nice big
workstation waiting for you to pick up at our Boston office! Merry X-mas!".
I couldn't find it. (Damn!) :^(
- John Cooley
the ESNUG guy
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