>I know this is not a museum topic, but I thought this might be a nice
>pick-me-up for monday. It was passed on to me by a friend at the University
>of Arizona, who got it from a friend at Duke who SWEARS it really happened:
>
 
Thanks!  I was just about to begin searching for an appropriate "personal
anecdote" to share with my introductory folklore class to illustrate how
the form characterizes individuals.  I'm tired of using my old examples
which relate to Harry Truman and Winston Churchill.  This story fits the
bill perfectly.
 
Chris Geist
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