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Page 12 SMALL TALK January 30,1991 ‘iTte Last Word A Traveler's Log by Kathy Grasso 12-17-90 Tomorrow's the day! I'll go on my trip to Germany to see my folks again. Well, I should be all set. I've got all my things packed, and I even bought a new jacket to withstand the grizzly temperatures over there. 12-18-90 Silting in the plane and enjoying the view. This trip is gonna be great! Only that I can't get rid of the feeling that I forgot something... 12-18-90, five minutes later. I figured out what I forgot. My jacket! And the temperatures in Germany are around the freezing point. Well, what the heck; at least in here it's warm. 12-21-90 I've finally adjusted to the time change. But I'm still working on the cul ture change. I think Mom is convinced now that I am completely americanized. I only told her, at 8:30 pm, that I was go ing to run over to the store real quick to pick up a tooth brush. I forgot mine at home (another thing I forgot). All she said was: "Sure honey, you do that; may be you can get a glimpse of your new tooth brush through the window." Now I remember that in Germany, the stores don't stay open 24 hrs. 12-23-90 We went on a tour through Niimberg today. They have a beautiful Christmas market downtown. I now also remember that the people here are really something else. It's because they're Bavarians. That's why they're so, uhm... well, hearty (nice way of saying that they're grumpy). We stopped at one of those little pretzel stands they have all over town, and this gentleman was in front of us to buy a pretzel. So when the lady is about to put the pretzel in a bag, he says, real nice- like, "Oh no, that's not necessary. I'll eat it right away. That way you can save a bag." You shoulda seen her. "What," she yells, "you're telling me about sav ing? I was already saving when you wer en't even bom yet. I don't need you to tell me how to save." The man almost dropf)cd his pretzel and scurried off. So now my Mom buys two pretzels, and she says to the lady: "You know, some peo ple mean to be nice but they don't know how to say it." And the lady replies: "Yeah, I'm tellin' ya. I've seen 'em all." And guess what my Mom says: "So true, but you know, I don't need a bag either." The lady almost jumps over her stand. Ouch Mom, wrong answer. I just kinda try to look like I don't belong to the group. We did end up with a bag for our pret zels. 12-24-90 It's Christmas Eve, and we're having dinner with all the people in Mom's apartment house. Everybody has brought a dish. Now that we've figured out who gets the white meat from the goose, we're all set And it wasn't an easy thing to do either because we're eight people and there's only one little goose. I do think that I shouldn't have put all that much glitter on the table for decoration; everybody's got it stickin' to their knives and forks now. 12-26-90 I just met another of those hearty peo ple today. I was on my way to a pharma cy to get some cold medicine (why did I have to forget that jacket?) and I got lost. Only three pharmacies are open in the whole city today because it's Second Chrisunas Day. Major holiday! Every thing's closed. Anyway, there's this po liceman, standing by a light post. I fig ure that he should know his way around, being a policeman and all. When I ask him if he can show me where the Obere Gasse is, he says that no he can't because ^ he was told to stay put right there and wait for some food from Russia. (???) Strange, to say the least. 12-28-90 We almost got in trouble today. Mom and I went shopping downtown. In Numberg, there is a pretty good system of subways and cable cars, so you don't have to take your car and worry about parking space. Only, the cable car driv ers drive like bats out of hell. You have to be quite fast to get in and out Well, when we tried to get off at our destina tion, my Mom accidentally pushes a lady off the steps, which causes her to land on her behind. Of course. Mom is very apologetic. But the lady really doesn't care. "You Riendvieh (which means dumb cow)," she yells, "I won't forget your face for the rest of my life." Not a very serious threat, considering that she's never seen my Mom before. Or ever will again, for that matter. 12-29-90 I went to feed the pigeons downtown. Actually, that's forbidden in Niimberg because there are so many of them, and they're mining all the historic buildings. But I wanted to pick up Mom from work and had to pass some time. So I'm just standing there, throwing bread to the pi geons, when this elderly man comes up to me. "Listen you," he says in German, "you dam well know you're not supposed to do that." I decide to act like I don't un derstand. "Oh yes," I say in English, "It's beautiful. Thank you very much." The old man changes his attitude. He says, again in German: "You not must litde pi geons feed. Bad birdies. Make kaputt all churches." I nod, smile, and throw the rest of my bread on the ground. "Bye bye," I say, and get out of there as fast as I can. 1-1-91 Today's New Year's Day. Another holi day. Last night was great We went to see the fireworks everybody was shoot ing off by the casde of Numberg. Then, right after midnight, we all sat down and told ghost stories. We also made the New Year's resolution not to make any resolutions. That way we don't have to feel bad when we don't keep them. 1-7-91 On my way to the airport. My flight to the States leaves in two hours. I had so much fun, and it was great seeing my family again. Now, before I retum to America, I have to do one more thing: buy a bag of these special gummy bears. They're gummy bears with a sort of marshmallow coating on one side, and they come in all shapes. Like little cars and alligators. I have not been able to get them in the States anywhere. Mom promised to send me a regular supply. Well... good bye everybody. Hopefully, we H see each other again soon. Join The Small Talk Staff Contact Caroline Kearns 630-1133 KNOW THAT ONE? Three Methodist College students are measuring a pole. Two of the students are holding up the pole, and the third has climbed to the lop of it with a tape meas ure. Along comes Dr. Hendricks. "What are you doing, guys?" he asks. "Well, we're trying to fmd out how tall the pole is," they reply. "So why don't you just lay the pole down? That would simplify matters enormously!" "Oh thanks. Sir, but no," the MC students laugh, "you see, we don't wanna know how long the pole is, we wanna know how tall the pole is!" BY THE WAY ... Dr. Campbell, Department of Psychol ogy, in response to a student's question about her score on the last test: "Let's see ... you really didn't do all that well on the test... In fact, you failed it!!" A student, after finding out that Good Friday is a holiday and will be a day off: "Oh really? Well, what day of the week is that?" Top Ten Excuses For Failing The Writing Proficiency Exam By Colleen Witt 1. All the English classes I got A's in was a dream 2. My mind got blank. 3. I ate a big meal before the exam and all the blood from my brain went into my stomick. 4. I didn't understood all the topic. 5. The lady sitting next to me wouldn't slop crying. 6. I had to go to the bathroom during the hole exam. 7. I was working on my thesis statement when I suddenly realized an hour and a half was past. 8. I guess the Bud I drank to help me re lax during the exam worked to well. 9. 1 couldn't take Johnny off my mind. 10. I couldn't come up with the cash. Through The Grapevine 1. The New York Times food critic rates Methodist's cafeteria as one of the 10 best gourmet eating places in the world. 2. After a successful season, Metho dist College football team has moved up to Division One football. 3. The Monarch women's soccer team won both games at Final Four. 4. Weekend campus life at Methodist attracts students from NC State and Caro lina. 5. Academic standards at Methodist are far higher than those at Duke Univer sity. 6. Amold Palmer will design our new 18 hole golf course. 7. Fayetteville recently was chosen one of the best places to live in the en tire United States. 8. Recruiting is heavy for the new Swim-and-Dive team. 9. MIT recmits from Methodist for its graduate programs. 10. Methodist's tuition will be low ered next year.
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