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From: keithl@vice.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: A name story
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Date: Sun, 4-Mar-84 22:33:44 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar  4 22:33:44 1984
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In high school, far too many years ago, the first roll was called in a
gym class.  It was a big class; as the teacher neared the end of the
alphabet he called out "THORPE".  There was no "Thorpe", there was a
fellow in the class named Rick Thorn.  Rick called back "Thorn. Here."

The teacher, nearly deaf from years of screaming and blowing whistles,
said "Thorpe.  Okay, TIMMONS!"

At which point, poor Rick shouted back "No. THORN. THORN as in PRICK".

I'm sure he meant the verb, but adolescents can be cruel. I wonder what
ever happened to "Thorn as in Prick?"

-- 
Keith Lofstrom
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