RE: OOPS. Wrong time of the year for this accident

When I was in high school a friend had bought one of those huge
hearse/ambulance deals that they all used back in the 70's. Big "humped"
roof; long son of a gun. This one was white and he had put lime green shag
carpeting in it, quad stereo - the ultimate 70's party wagon; this thing was
HUGE inside. Well it was right after he bought it and did the overhaul, he
takes us home from school - and you should have SEEN the look on my Mom's
face when the thing pulled into the driveway and we all came piling out :-)
- and I notice a ring he is wearing. It was very unique; an eyeball. I said
"Where the heck did you get THAT thing ?" and he says "Oh, I found it when I
was cleaning the thing out" ! :-)

Chuck

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Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 12:19 PM
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Subject: Re: OOPS. Wrong time of the year for this accident

Wasn't there a comic relief bit in "The World According to 
Garp," where one of Garp's sons, after losing an eye (in 
an accident that would be funny if it weren't so horrible) 
is looking through a catalog that included "novelty" glass 
eyes, like a heart for Valentine's day, and a turkey for 
Thanksgiving?

I also remember a local stand-up comic doing a bit about 
an older relative (father? grandfather? uncle?) taking out 
his glass eye, and leaving it on a table, watching the 
kids.

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JHHL