Fun_People Archive
31 May
Re: Another long-standing myth blown to smithereens!

Date: Tue, 31 May 94 15:51:44 PDT
To: Fun_People
Subject: Re: Another long-standing myth blown to smithereens!

[In case there are any doubting Thomases out there (any relation to Uncle
Thomas?), here's a Fun_Person testimonial on a related subject:  -psl]

From: Jef Poskanzer <jef@ee.lbl.gov>

I personally saw a woman climb Ayer's Rock in heels and a fur coat.
That's about a 1500 foot climb, with some sections requiring rope
aid.  At the bottom are six plaques commemerating those who have died
there, from falls or just heat prostration.

On the way down we counted the places someone had barfed - there were
31 visible.

[But how many of the 31 had coat fur in them?  -psl]

© 1994 Peter Langston