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Re: 2 8299 CD-ROM's Available!
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Thu, 11 Feb 1999 13:42:04 GMT
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JOHNNEAL@ihatespamUSWEST.NET
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Actually, only a few folk in the front row got to "shake" his hand. Touch his hand is rather
more like it. It's one of the more curious things I've done in my life- I guess I came down
with sudden "pope fever" (I am not Catholic), because I maneuvered by way through the throng to
the front to see if I could touch him. It was a rather weird moment. As dozens of arms were
reaching out to him amongst mine, he was about to pass me by. We then established eye contact
ever so briefly. I don't know what he read in mine--probably something like "oh please, please,
please"; I read in his (something like) "tsk, I'd rather shake with all these nuns, but okay".
I remember thinking afterward what a bizarre experience it had been. The best part was yet to
come. At the time, behind the pope, there were a bazillion photographers taking pix of him
shaking hands with everyone. The next day in our hotel lobby were photos of our group as the
pope past by. One was of me just as I was about to touch him! Of course I bought it:)
>
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> > > So.. who do you know at teh Vatican that got you there?
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> > Our group was granted a "private" audience (3000 nun & us), prolly the same thing Jesse did.
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> The man must be _so_ busy shaking hands, it's a wonder he has time to
LOL
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> forbid birth-control.
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> > ALL of Israel
> > Athens (Acropolis)
> > Delphi
> > Corinth
> > Venice
> > Florence
> > Rome
> > Pompeii
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> Ah, I'll have to add the wonders of greece to my list, not to mention
> Pompeii.
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> > It was a great time. Went back with my newlywed bride for a 3 month honeymoon 3 years
> > later:)
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> Well, Congratulations, even if they're 15 years late :)
Thank you!
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> > Lived in Stuttgart as a kid, learned to ski in Austria, wife's relatives are in Norway, have
> > visited Spain and France; never been to England. Not bad for an "inbred" mid-westerner,
> > IMIO
Sorry. I was referring to a flame from someone else in rtl who still had me riled up:( That
was an attempt at "In my inbred opinion"
-John
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> "inbred"? I didn't call you that, did I? In My I.... Opinion? Never
> seen that one before, I think.
>
> Jasper
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| (...) Pope Fever.... I like the phrase :) (...) LOL! (...) That's what they do it for... How much was it, $50? :) (...) Ah... Of course. haven't caught up with RTL yet, and I have a tendency to a) pass flames quickly by, and b) pretty trigger-happy (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| John Neal wrote in message <36C2DE28.EB2AF576@u...st.net>... (...) his hand is rather (...) guess I came down (...) through the throng to (...) That's interesting, because one of the guys I was with was the same way. Totally not Catholic, but when (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Sounds nice. Especially for a non-European :) (...) The man must be _so_ busy shaking hands, it's a wonder he has time to forbid birth-control. (...) Ah, I'll have to add the wonders of greece to my list, not to mention Pompeii. (...) Well, (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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