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- From: tps@jptcs.COM (Tim Sailer)
- Newsgroups: soc.singles
- Subject: Re: How to explain?
- Message-ID: <5749@jptcs.COM>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 16:46:51 GMT
- References: <1992Nov17.050113.5875@sfu.ca>
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- Organization: JPT Computer Solutions, Port Jeff Station, NY
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- Scott Probst (probst@selkirk.sfu.ca) wrote:
- : that was getting out of canada. getting out of the u.s. was even more
- : seriously weird. it was midnight [same crossing: Winnipeg/Grand Forks, n.d. -
- : looks like an outhouse 15 miles from the back door], and after the guard
- : carefully explained that he was there to "interdict drugs and guns", we
- : thought it only fair to explain that we "hadn't been able to find any".
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- You got away with that? Hmmm.. everytime I use a witty answer, I get
- burnt. I was trying to fill out papers for my security clearance for
- DOD/DOE, and after aswering all the questions about my background for
- the past 15 years, when the form said 'Current State of Residence',
- I answered 'Confused'. Somehow They didn't think htat was funny, and
- denied my clearance! :) Had to go through it all over again 2 months later'
-
- : which was true. he sort of glared at us, and muttered "well, good". we left.
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- Tim Sailer
- JPT Computer Solutions - SCO Sales/Consulting/Administration and Mangling
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