[Newspoetry] Hat Returns after Nader Champaign

[Joe Futrelle]

For my part, my dreams of being a liquor-store-robbing crack addict
were dashed when I became interested in newspoetry.  So count your
blessings.  As for your blankie, I wouldn't be surprised if Nader had
it, too.  Wasn't he the author of the toddler-advocate classic
"Non-Absorbent on any Butt?"

On Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 07:57:37PM -0500, Mike Lehman wrote:
> This has been fun, but please don't tell us it was all scripted, like a
> Disney moment. I'll never be the same if my illusions are crushed.
> 
> This happened once when I was six years old and I haven't looked at
> anything fictional with the same interest twice. Don't ruin it for me
> and newspoetry. It'll dash all my dreams and cause me to start smoking
> crack and robbing liquor stores.
> 
> -sniff-
> 
> 'Cause I'll need my blankie to comfort me (and it was lost nearly four
> decades ago, somewhere between Terre Haute and Phoenix.)
> Mike
> 
> Bill Wendling wrote:
> > 
> > Bill's Hat Returns after Nader Speech
> > 
> > Urbana - NP - Bill's hat returned today on its own volition after being
> > present at <a href="http://www.wordwork.org/rnwbh.jpg">Nader's
> > speech</a>.
> > 
> > When asked of its whereabouts, the hat's reply was cryptic, ranging from
> > describing how it would disappear for Nader to how Red Hat operatives
> > came and used it in a photo shoot.
> > 
> > The truth of the hat's whereabouts are still trying to be ascertained.
> > However, the reunion of that had with Bill was said to be very emotional
> > and worthy of an Oprah moment.
> > 
> > "Words fail me," Bill said through tear-soaked words.
> > 
> > Look for the hat in further adventures from the folks at Newspoetry (Urbana).
> 
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