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ELECTRO*TIK-LO*DETECTO! Beta Pi Blog Internet detectives’ searching yields yet another TIK-LO,
Jim, Beta Pi Blog welcomes you. To bring you up to speed, Pierce Hodnette wrote a very sincere story which included you, which is now in the annals, (see Issue No. 50, Archives).
While Beta Pi Blog Editorial Staff feels compelled to slam Pierce for throwing the Tater-Tot that caused Laura Wilson to forever ban Tater-tots - which we love - we cannot slam him! There is honor in Pierce’s most sincere apology. This takes great courage, for which commendation is merited.
Beta Pi Blog commemorates the "event" that inspired the winning essay in the LEGEND OF LOWENSTEIN ESSAY CONTEST, by reprinting it herein, so Jim Cordner may receive the full benefit of the well deserved apology contained therein:
"I don't know anything about any Lowenstein. The thing I most remember about Alex was how he would come to the edge of the food room and announce, rather shyly, "lunch s'on" or somethimes "eee lunch".
Then we would run in like hungry wolverines. Alex and Laura were very loyal to the swimmers. They held back food for swimmers at night because the swimmers were always late for supper due to their daily practice. It always seemed that the swimmers got more to eat than the rest of us, but I can't prove that.
One night at supper I lofted a tater tot toward Jim Cordner at the back table.
Unfortunately, it hit his girlfriend square in the face. Laura refused to serve tater tots after that. Jim Cordner's girlfriend was the kind of nice, smart girl that I wish my sons would be interested in.
I would like to formally apologize to Jim Cordner, his girlfriend, everyone present that night, and to Alex and Laura. In retrospect, throwing that tot was the wrong thing to do.
Postscript: I accept the generous offer of the stooges to dine at their expense in 2009. Thanks for this opportunity to get the tater tot incident cleared up.
BLOG-ON!
VTL,
Larry Simons
Beta Pi, '72
5 comments:
E-MAIL FROM BOSS STEIN, October 11, 2006:
"Pierce..... in response to your wonderment about the Swimmers getting more food.......the reality is yes. Additionally, it was better food. Alex and Laura had an uncanny ability to administer fairness at all levels. jfs
John Stein
Tennessee President
E Region Commercial Banking
615.749.3012
TN1-100-03-01
john.stein@bankofamerica.com
I KNEW it! So you're saying that Laura and Alex would select the most sumptuous tater tots and pony peckers and hold them back for the insidious swimmers, with their chlorine bleached hair!!! There is no justice.
Respecfully, Pierce Hodnete
Larry, put the picture of Jim Cordner and girlfriend back on this issue.
RESPONSE TO THE MIGHTY, MOST VENERABLE PIERCE:
"Pierce:
You have commanded me, my Liege:
"Larry, put the picture of Jim Cordner and girlfriend back on this issue."
I do not presume to question your Highness, but I did not remove the picture. There are several pictures attached to the page, so you can "scroll" and see maybe 2 or 3 pictures.
I "rearrange" them, just to amuse people, and humbly hoped to amuse you, O Venerable One.
If you'd like that shot to be the #1 shot, Sir Venerable Pierce, my Liege, your wish is my command.
(If you are unable to scroll the pictures, I need to know, so I can trouble shoot)
Most Humbly,
Larry
The girl with Jim Cordner is NOT Ellen Cobb. Ellen Cobb is the girl with Bob Smoot in the "dress up like 50s greasers" pictures. I'm sorry if I contributed to the confusion.
Pierce Hodnette
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