Originally posted by RingoCollins on the Dark Shadows: General Discussion Forum on January 31, 2002 at 08:51:51:
In Reply to: Re: Sign O The Times posted by Birdie on January 31, 2002 at 05:18:20:
She would listen in on the phone extention too.
Oh Birdie - that reminded me of an 'incident' that i caused that i had not thought of in 40 years! i knew my mom was listening in [or at least SOMEONE was - you guys remember what they called 'party lines' when you could pick up the phone and hope to hear a dial tone, but it would be a neighbor on the same trunk line, then have to wait till they were done to use the phone?] I always had a lot of 'divergent thinking' and i guess i was old enough to know about 'affairs' in the neighborhood, so anyway, i noticed the sound of the phone change, as if someone was evesdropping, and began telling my pal about seeing one of my mom's friends and a very likely suspect 'involved', with just enough details -places and bits of conversation, then I begged my friend Wes not to tell anyone,[that was the clincher] [he fell right into it, too] Later when we were together in person i told him about the scam, again we kept the secret, and within a very short period of time, it was blown way out of porportion and much added to my 'outline' - i eventually got confronted about it, and 'fessed up. then i heard '...all the trouble you caused...' and had to counter with something like 'my little ruse would have done nothing had it not been OVERHEARD AND REPEATED!' the next time i sensed the 'eaves dropping' i went into a routine about spacemen, mice infested homes and 'alternate lifestlyes' and heard a sharp CLICK! [then i sat the phone down and went to the room my mom was in - i grinned, gave her the 'gotcha' look, and she gave me 'THE' look!!] moral: the truth is in the ear of the eavesdropper.
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Whoa Jeeeezzzz - i just realized how much like Davy Collins that whole thing sounds!! I must go shower again!
Guilty Cheers,
Ringo [who will be watching his first superbowl this weekend, at least the pregame show!]