In those two glorious years when the Flyers won the Stanley Cup (get out the history books!), the kids took trash can lids to bang on and announce the news to the neighborhood.
Marianne Das [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "William H. Magill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [UC] The odd behavior of my neighbors > On 05 Oct, 2004, at 09:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/8/2004 2:30:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > But, has anyone ever solved the mystery of the stolen lids?... > > WHAT does one do with collections of stolen garbage can lids, > > > > In suburbia rock fights. The lids make excellent shields. Not an event > > in > > which smart girls participate. > > > > In Philadelphia trashmen used to throw them in the back of the truck > > with > > the trash, so they did not have to waste time trying to put them back > > on the > > cans. > > > > If the choices do not match your UPenn concept of how the world should > > work, > > you can believe the wind blew them away. > > You're showing your age Craig ... :) > > Who has metal trash-can lids today? > > The plastic ones simply do not have either the hand-holds or robustness > of > the old metal ones. A single sword blow can shatter them, especially in > the > winter. (Although they do withstand paint-balls equally well, they just > don't have the same satisfying "tink" to inform your opponent that they > missed.) > > Which is also why the plastic lids don't make good sleds either. > However, > that doesn't stop folks from trying. > > However, the plastic lids do "float on the breeze" and make much more > aerodynamic > and quieter Frisbees than the metal ones. > > Which gets back to the fact that, since the trashmen were "corrected" > from > throwing the lids in the truck, they simply drop them on the ground, > where > they tend to land handle down (just like buttered toast) allowing them > to > soar on their own, frequently on the "breeze" generated by the "always > within the speed limit" vehicles bopping up and down the streets. > > T.T.F.N. > William H. Magill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
