February 27, 1997 - A Mature Point of View

by Tom DesRochers

Hello once again gang. Feeling okay? Me, terrific...any better and I'd cancel my OHIP. I do feel obliged to clear something up though; I didn't have my phone number omitted from the Munchkin on purpose. (I'm not a snob!) Actually, I'm in the Barrie phone book anyway, so if you really want to shoot the breeze or yell at me or whatever, feel free to give me a buzz. Just remember that it's your dime and that it really is the 705 area code (not a misprint) -- same as Santa Claus, eh.

Thanks to Yens for the curling play-by-play...everybody should know it was the team who carried me; they were the class of the field, without a doubt. (They shot like demons!) Yens wasn't kidding about the ice conditions though; I've played on better barn floors than that rink. Next year the fur will fly, mark my word. Special thanks should also be extended to Carolyn Calwell for organizing things...a great job as always.

I've been waiting for Roberta to come back at me with her much-awaited "counter-slam" for all those jabs I've been taking at her and her home town, but it never seems to get into print. She's just no fun. I couldn't think of another mature student to pick on, until I noticed Barry Wadsworth's CLASP election posters. Did anyone else wonder how did he got hold of his motorcycle gang surveillance photos?? Must have a couple of drinking buddies on the police department. Barry's another guy who doesn't look as old as me either (which he is), but this can be attributed to having lived in Winnipeg, where the cold weather acts as a natural preservative. (Congratulations on your election Barry...you geezer!)

TRIVIA TIME. You people depress me, you know that? Can't even get a cartoon. The answer is: Beanie and Cecil (you telling me you don't remember Dishonest John??..."D.J. you dirty guy") Jeepers.

In response to requests for a sports question, I've come up with one so easy, anyone who doesn't get it has to buy ME a drink. Here it is...During the dying moments of the 1971 Grey Cup, a famous Toronto Argonaut running back slipped and fumbled on the Calgary 7-yard line on the way to an easy touchdown, allowing the Stampeders to claim victory. Who was the running back ?? HINT- His nickname was X-Ray, and he made news last year by dying in Florida at the ripe old age of about 49 (Yikes!). Freddie P. on CFNY was talking about it a couple of months back, choking back the tears. Toronto sports fans do that a lot, don't you think? Talk to you soon, and remember...Habs rule, Leafs drool.