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Old 05-31-2012, 07:28 PM   #6
David Orange
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Re: "True" Story

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I didn't get it at first, but now I understand. It's called "spin". You take a boring and uneventful story and spin it into some provocative and exciting tale. Russians, Brits, chemical testing, electric shock, evil doctors... Sounds juicy!
Yeah, it started when I was already up there, driving around, and I passed this tiny little place called Moscow. I couldn't believe it. I thought, "I'll tell everyone I just got back from Moscow. I spent the winter in Moscow!" And then, of course, I start saying it with the Tom Clancy kind of secret-agent voice..."I spent the winter in Moscow, looking for neurotoxins at a local chemical plant..."

The "big frozen river," of course, was the Mississippi.

Nice thing, the actual experience was a lot better than the spy version. The Mississippi looked to be completely frozen, though I think there were navigable channels open. I assume. Big eagles flew about over the ice. First time I ever saw so many eagles flying free. It was beautiful.

"That which has no substance can enter where there is no room."
Lao Tzu

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