GALS Club Newsletter for Mar. 9, 1996

We've seen our name in various form along the internet. You can imagine where. Listed on Home Pages as funny or strange or just 'coz they like us. But we never, EVER, expected to turn up on a page that contains *Information*! The "Aeiveos Home Page". Are you ready for this?...The Aeiveos Corporation is a biotechnology research and education company dedicated to understanding the causes of aging.

There we are, under the section "Information Sources which refer to Jeanne Calment", the GALS Club Newsletter for Oct. 21, 1995. Yep...yep...yep. Listed among such greats as The Boston Globe, TIME, and the Detroit News, to mention a few. Not to worry though, I will continue to keep my literature as fatuous as I can. However, nobody's perfect.

Mike is going to get a life soon. At 40 years old, he's getting married. "I didn't think it would ever happen" he said. He's also moving to the next state and will only be earning half of what he does now. (Two questions...Are "Congratulations" in order? and...Does *mid-life crisis* ring any bells?)

Philly got sidetracked and forgot to buy some coffee. She *has* to have a cup immediately upon arisal, that's why she owns a Bunn, because it brews a pot in less than 3 minutes. Anyway, the other morning when there was none, she panicked. Then she spotted the little packages of gourmet blends that were in a Christmas goody basket. "It was good, but I'm not gonna pay three prices to have it every day!" (Well, only 9 1/2 more months 'til X-mas.)

...And speaking of coffee...

OzarkLad tells us he leaves a cupfull in the pot every day. This way he can nuke it the next morning as soon as he gets up, and *enjoy* that first cup while he's waiting on the fresh stuff to brew. (I really can't talk, I re-use the grounds.)

Nikki wants to know why she keeps getting a catalog selling catalogs every three or four months? The books have been coming for years. She has never ordered any, yet *every*single*one* has had a big red octagon on the cover saying "STOP...LAST CHANCE! This will be the last issue you'll receive, unless...".

REPLIES-----

• Brenda...Horse Tail and Mane Shampoo.
• Jim...I hate it for you.
• MKSmith...Awww right. I'll wait till after Easter.

OH THOSE LEECHES-----

• Leeches were first used in North Africa and the Mideast as long ago as 2,000 BC.
• In France during the 17th and 18th centuries, physicians applied 100 million a year.
• Adolf Hitler's doctor applied leeches when he complained of ringing in his ears.
• Leeches can go without a meal of blood for as long as a year.
• There are 650 species of leeches throughout the world.
• Leeches are hermaphrodites.
• The largest leech is 18 inches and is found in the Amazon River, South America.

No, the largest leech is Sheila at the bar. She's always trying to get someone to buy her a drink.

Your President,

Kaye Coffey