My mom didnt' want to lie to the guy so she just said we came from Africa
and needed a wheelchair allowing the guard to make a mental leap if he
wanted to.  Who can explain the workings of a mother's mind?
>>From curiousity why does just coming from Africa make sense when asking for
>a wheelchair?  I'm not sure that i follow the logic of the story.
>
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>Subject: Re: Unforgettable exhibit
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>> The Mask of King Tutanhkamun during the 1974 tour in the US of King Tut's
>> treasures.  My parents and I were back in the States for only a few weeks
>> (living in Africa at the time). The line around the National Gallery
>> wrapped the building 5 times.  My mom stood in line for tickets and missed
>> them by two people.  So she asked the guard at the door if she could get a
>> wheelchair for her daughter as we had just come from Africa.  She came and
>> got me out of ring 4 and said "Look pale, we're going in."  (I was so
>> scared the guards were going to know I wasn't really sick that it was easy
>> for me to look pale the whole time!) I got to see the whole exhibit from
>> the comfort of a wheelchair but had to stand when we saw the Mask--I'd
>seen
>> a hundred pictures of it before, but nothing prepared me for the beauty
>and
>> wonder of seeing it in person.
>> Incidentally, my mom made me push her around the rest of the National
>> Gallery that day.
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