[at-l] Scuttlebutt

[Felix J]

rcli4 at comcast.net wrote:
> Whatever happened with this marriage proposal and how did ya get more 
> arrows?
> Clyde

Why, Clide?   Why would you want to open a wound and pour salt into it?  
Just when I start feeling like I've climbed
back onto my feet...wiped away a tear or two...rose above the flame like 
the Fenix that I am...when I feel like I've
recovered from the total dismissal I was shown by the Worm of the 
Earth...you bring it back up.  Why?  (Oh, to answer
the question, we decided it might be best if we didn't wed until one of 
us retired.  )

>  
> It is with a bent knee that I kneel before you, Linda "Earthworm" Patton,
> to ask for your hand in marriage. With the AT-L, and AT-L Digesters, as
> my witness, I promise to make you one of the happiest 10 women in
> America, with re-evaluation done every quarter, on the first of the month
> nearest the actual date of our vows. Your average happiness should fall
> no lower than that of the average of woman number 8 and woman number 3.
> If, in fact, your level of happiness decreases to a point that it falls
> below the above mentioned happiness, measures will be taken to insure
> your happiness level is sufficient, or all other vows become non-binding.
> (This excludes any 'happiness' figures brought forth by Madonna). It is
> with great anticipation that I wait for your response. If I do not hear
> an affirmative from you by 8 a.m. EDT on 5/4/99, then I will assume, with
> a heavy heart, that the answer is 'no'. I am certain that, in that case,
> we can still remain friends. (Mike Henderson, will you be my second-best
> man?)
>
> Waiting with a quiver and no arrows...