[Powderworks] Weird vision of the future
sweetapj@bellsouth.net
sweetapj@bellsouth.net
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 19:54:01 -0500
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Oh Lordy, save me a rocking chair! That was hilarious. I needed that.
Jill in Atlanta
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> From: "Beth Curran" <bcurran@columbus.rr.com>
> Date: 2003/02/10 Mon PM 06:09:16 EST
> To: <powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
> Subject: [Powderworks] Weird vision of the future
>
> I was getting ready to go visit my Mom and had this bizarre vision 30
> years into the future of an Australian Charitable Home for Aged
> Powderworkers.a bunch of wrinklies sitting around in black T-shirts,
> walls loaded with posters, CD towers filled with bootlegs stretching
> down the halls. The conversation will be devoted to ferreting out any
> political conservatives in our midst, arguing about who can produce
> proof of having attended the most Oils concerts, and bashing Breathe.
> We'll be too deaf to hear anything but "Blot," which will play almost
> continuously, making our grandchildren curiously reluctant to visit.
> The elderly yobs will devise clever schemes for hiding their smuggled
> fatties, and after a few tokes will become so confused that when the
> 20KRSL DVD is played on the big screen TV, they'll think it's a real
> concert and will lob beer bottles and hearing aids at the screen.
>
> The Lads will, of course, give it a wide berth.
>
> - Beth
>
>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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vision 30 years into the future of an Australian Charitable Home for Aged <span
class=SpellE>Powderworkers</span>…a bunch of <span class=SpellE>wrinklies</span>
sitting around in black T-shirts, walls loaded with posters, CD towers filled
with bootlegs stretching down the halls. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The conversation will be devoted to ferreting
out any political conservatives in our midst, arguing about who can produce
proof of having attended the most Oils concerts, and bashing Breathe.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We’ll be too deaf to hear anything but “Blot,”
which will play almost continuously, making our grandchildren curiously
reluctant to visit.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The elderly <span
class=SpellE>yobs</span> will devise clever schemes for hiding their smuggled
fatties, and after a few tokes will become so confused that when the 20KRSL DVD
is played on the big screen TV, they’ll think it’s a real concert
and will lob beer bottles and hearing aids at the screen.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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