I wouldn't call them "ordinary", but they certainly are real paddles. They are a nice addition to the décor (and weaponry) in my office, especially in the very nice custom box that John Eells hand-crafted for us. If anyone wants photos of the paddles, please let me know & I can send one to you. I think they are as tall as I am. Kristine H. Neely IMS R&D NEON Enterprise Software, Inc.
> They are just "ordinary canoe paddles". > To understand what they represent, you need to be familiar with the > (American?) expression, "Up the creek without a paddle," along with some > history that > I'll leave to the "real" old timers here to provide. > -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
