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"Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
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hey can he visit georgia. one case of beer would be a lot cheaper than one
load of gravel cost me a while back.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby Greer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 11:50 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Introduction and "friend" Singer


Kyle,

        Thanks, we needed a funny story. I can just see it now. If you move
and need mor "landscaping" invite Gary over and have a case of Bud for him.

Bobby

>On a lighter note, I have a funny story to relate to y'all:
>
>My neighbor, a building contractor, stopped me as I was getting out of my
>car Friday and said that he had some ideas about re-landscaping my front
>yard (we're trying to sell the place and he was looking for ways to improve
>the "curb appeal").  He pointed out several shrubs that should be moved,
>suggested new beds be placed here and there and indicated that the grade in
>the yard needed to be "improved", slightly.  I noticed that Gary had been
>drinking, but Gary's always drinking, and since he was still vertical I
>figured he was still in possession of some sense.  Wrong-O!
>
>As the family was eating supper, I heard Gary's backhoe fire up.  Since
he's
>replacing his own driveway, I assumed he was working on that.
>
>(Can you see where this is going?)
>
>After 20 minutes or so, I noticed that the backhoe had gotten loud.  Too
>damn loud.  I raced to the front door and discovered, to my horror, that,
>yes, Gary had taken it upon himself to start work post-haste and had ripped
>out every shrub, tree and plant (including lawn) within 20 feet of the
>house.
>
>I didn't feel safe approaching him while he was on the heavy equipment, so
>when he finally "shut 'er down" (after 2 hours) I asked him what the hell
he
>thought he was doing?  He replied, "Landscaping", and immediately fell
sound
>asleep on my porch glider.  A sleep from which he was unable to be aroused.
>He went home sometime during the night and came over early the next morning
>and asked at the door, "Hey, Cleveland, who f----d up your yard?  What a
>mess!  I can fix it for you, if you want?"  He really didn't remember a
>thing!  When I told him that he was himself the culprit, he thought it
quite
>funny and said, "Wow!  Budweisers and backhoes really DON'T mix, do they?"
>
>Sober, the man is a landscaping genius and he rebuilt my entire yard
>(exquisitely) in one weekend.  I'm still trying to figure out whether to be
>angry or grateful.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Barber, Kenneth L.
>Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 8:45 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Introduction and "friend" Singer
>
>
>i agree but will probably still get messages in reply to those already
sent.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kyle E. Cleveland [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 8:27 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Introduction and "friend" Singer
>
>
>Hey guys,
>
>I take a pretty strong line on this issue myself, but I'm not certain this
>is the place for a discussion on the bioethics of abortion.  Let's face it,
>nobody's mind is likely to change, but if we want to discuss the issue
>further, why don't we take it offline and out of the forum?
>
>-Kyle
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Barber, Kenneth L.
>Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 8:10 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Introduction and "friend" Singer
>
>
>supposedly
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Magenta Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Saturday, September 11, 1999 1:02 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Introduction and "friend" Singer
>
>
>an abortion is when they take the fetus (baby) out of the mother's womb.
and
>essentially it dies.   it is usually only done in the first 3 months of
>pregnancy.
>
>m.

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