Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:05:47 -0800 (PST)
From: N Lynch <sfbookfan@yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Fwd: passing along a story....
To: WSFA members <wsfalist@keithlynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist@keithlynch.net>

I got this from a friend in MA - any truth to this?

> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 12:45:41 -0500
>
> This is perfect!!!
>
> >
> > To nobody's surprise there were protesters today
> in DC, they  attempted
> > to disrupt the metro system and block the Key
> Bridge, a  leading artery
> > into DC from Northern Virginia. I got hosed twice
> because  I come in
> > from NoVA on the metro and it is raining hard
> which makes  traffic worse
> > any way. My commute was long and arduous and only
> caused  further
> > resentment for protesters (but that isn't the
> point of this  thread).
> > Anyway, I'll get to the point.
> >
> > I got off the train in Rosslyn because I had to
> use the bathroom  and
> > the train was moving quite slowly. When I was
> getting back on the
> > train, there were protesters on the train platform
> handing out pamphlets
> > on the evils of America. I politely declined to
> take one. An elderly
> > woman was behind me getting off the escalator and
> a young (20ish) female
> > protester offered her a pamphlet, which she
> politely declined. The young
> > protester put her hand on the old woman's shoulder
> as a gesture of
> > friendship and in a very soft voice said, "Ma'am,
> don't you care about
> > the children of Iraq?" The old woman looked up at
> her and said, "Honey,
> > my first husband died in France during World War
> II so you could have
> > the right to stand here and bad mouth your
> country. And if you touch me
> > again, I'll stick this umbrella up your ass and
> open it."
> >
> > I'm glad to report that loud applause broke out
> among the  onlookers and
> > the young protester was at a total loss for words.
> >
> >
> > ------------- End Forwarded Message -------------

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Nicki Lynch

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