Re: I am gumby, dammit (fwd)

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 > From: Simon Levy <http://www.wlu.edu/~levys>
 > Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 23:48:01 -0400
 >
 > >What ever happened to Arif?
 > >
 > http://www.captionmachine.com/index.php?p=74&c=1

Very funny.

 > >What's life like down there in Lexington?
 > >
 > The town is pretty hip and modern, with lots of arts galleries, 
 > home-made ice cream, really good coffee shop, feminist vegetarian cafe, 
 > well-stocked bookstore, etc.  Once you venture out of town, it's very 
 > much what you'd expect in the rural South.  Wal Mart and pickups. 
 >  People are extremely friendly all over though, so I wouldn't call them 
 > "rednecks."

Wow, that sounds cool.  An island of culture.  I remember when I drove
across the country (and I drove several times), people would always start
up conversations at the gas stations.  I was always blown away at that --
that Americans can actually be friendly.  I guess you just have to venture
from the coasts every so often...

 > -- Simon