If there's one drawback of e-mail, it's the ease with which acquaintances can send you utterly inane chain e-mails that are supposed to be funny and/or cute. In which case you need to retaliate.

To: Baked Ham, Jaybird845, Onray, Ksh88444, Hangnail
From: Wendy Bassan
Subject: A sweet story

Thought you guys would enjoy this!

"A Mexican newspaper reports that bored Royal Air Force pilots stationed on the Falkland Islands have devised what they consider a marvelous new game. Noting that the local penguins are fascinated by airplanes, the pilots search out a beach where the birds are gathered and fly slowly along it at the water's edge. Perhaps ten thousand penguins turn their heads in unison watching the planes go by, and when the pilots turn around and fly back, the birds turn their heads in the opposite direction, like spectators at a slow-motion tennis match. Then, the paper reports, 'The pilots fly out to sea and directly to the penguin colony and overfly it. Heads go up, up, up, and ten thousand penguins fall over gently onto their backs.'

- Audobon Society Magazine

From: John Hargrave
To: Wendy Bassan
CC: Jaybird845, Onray, Ksh88444, Hangnail
Subject: A sweet story...CONTINUED

I have this copy of Audobon Society Magazine, and there was a part at the end left out. I've been so kind as to reprint it.

"The paper goes on to say, 'The pilots then come back and open fire on the entire mass of helpless penguins. The adorable animals fight and struggle to get up with their stubby little flippers, but it's no use against the mighty artillery of the Royal Air Force. The pilots then gently land their planes and feast on scrumptious penguin meat until the early hours of the morning.'"

I saw "Pulp Fiction" last night,
John