Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mhuxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!whuxlb!pyuxll!eisx!npoiv!npois!hogpc!houxm!mhuxa!mhuxi!mhuxt!norm From: norm@mhuxt.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Things politicians say Message-ID: <261@mhuxt.UUCP> Date: Wed, 13-Jul-83 15:03:23 EDT Article-I.D.: mhuxt.261 Posted: Wed Jul 13 15:03:23 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Jul-83 21:45:11 EDT Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 13 During the 1950's, the then mayor of Hartford, Ct. (DeLucca, I think it was) was addressing the populace of the city at the annual lighting of the Christmas tree at Constitution Plaza. As he neared the end of his speech he proudly held up the control box for the tree and announced "... and with this switch, I will eliminate the city. Obviously, eliminate and illuminate were synonomous terms in his vocabulary. Don't tell Reagan or we'll be in big trouble!!!!!!!