From: Michael Oltmans (moltmans@ai.mit.edu)
To: all-ai
Subject: GSB: Today, 5:30pm, 7th floor playroom
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:17:19 -0400 (EDT)
What happens when you start out on "Good Friday" in search of "good
food" and a bit 'o' adventure? Well, I'll tell you the full story
first but you can skip to the end if you get bored. I won't hold it
against you. Actually I might. I worked very hard on this you
know...
Anyway, starting at "Good Friday" in search of "good food" you need to
stop at the store and get some "fish food" to fatten up the fish for
your "fish taco". At this point you have an option hard or "softshell
taco". Of course not being part of the Dot Com bust you still have a
job so you screw the tacos altogether and choose a tasty "softshell
crab" and "king crab" legs instead. Of course "King George" never ate
as well as you are, chowing on those big buttery legs, but I'm sure
that "President George" has them whilst wandering the Alaskan
wilderness looking for oil to drill (that's "president Bush", the
current one, not the other "George Bush", and certainly not the
"burning bush"--though it's a tempting idea).
Anyway back to your story. If the dipping butter was "burning hot"
(I'm talking temperature here, not the "red hot" sauce at the trucks)
you may need to grab a beer. No I'm kidding of course, the beer was a
"red herring." Anyway, what you really need now is some "pickled
herring" (preferably creamed) to sooth the burning. Sadly all you
can find is a "pickled egg". Now if it was an "easter egg" you'd be
somewhere, but "Easter Day" isn't til Sunday so you'll just have to
make do.
Of course Easter will be little consolation because right on its heels
will be "tax day"--where's my "tax cut" Georgey Porgey? Oh well, at
least I haven't gotten a "pay cut" and "pay day" still comes around
once a month (hopefully not on "Patriots Day"). Speaking of which, I
wonder if "Patriots fans" think that Patriots Day is for them? If
they do they need to get some "electric fans" turn out all the
"electric lights" (wouldn't want to blow a fuse...) and chill out.
But instead they are probably crouching around their BBQ's in the glow
of their "tail lights" and sitting on their "tail bones" dreaming of
the days of "ham bone" soup. Some guy at the other end of the lot is
gnawing on a three day old "ham sandwich" and "peanut butter sandwich"
and washing it down with some "peanut butter cookies" he got from the
"Girl Scout cookie" vendor.
Anyway back to your story, (remember that bit about the hot butter?)
well you should really take a few minutes and come compare roasted
taste buds with other tax procrastinators at this weeks very special
convergence of Jesus, taxes, and Patriots "Girl Scout Benefit".
Or if you prefer the short version:
good Friday
good food
fish food
fish taco
softshell taco
softshell crabs
king crabs
king George
president George
president Bush
George Bush
burning bush
burning hot
red hot
red herring
pickled herring
pickled eggs
easter eggs
easter day
tax day
tax cut
pay cut
pay day
Patriot's day
Patriot's fans
electric fans
electric light
tail light
tail bone
ham bone
ham sandwich
peanut butter sandwich
peanut butter cookies
Girl Scout cookies...
<...and a deep breath for the big finish...>
****************** "GIRL SCOUT BENEFIT" ******************
******************* 5:30pm 7AI Playroom *******************
p.s. one "benefit" will be awarded for the best dramatic reading. :)