[Sca-cooks] And this just in...

[Elaine Koogler]

Can we propose the horse for sainthood????

Kiri

Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> Hullo, the list!
>
> For those of you who need a warm message of personal encouragement, a
> reinforcement of the triumph of the human spirit, on this dark and
> chilly Monday morning, I submit the following True Fack...
>
> My cousin Rosemary retired from her job as a stockbroker some years ago
> at approximately age 35, and began to pursue her hobby of breeding and
> training horses.
>
> This past weekend, she entered some sort of horse in some sort of horse
> show (details are sketchy on this, as this is not the main point of the
> story) in Southhampton.
>
> The show had several competent judges, and in addition, a celebrity judge.
>
> Best In Show was taken by my cousin Rosemary's horse. The judges, even
> the celebrity judge, were unanimous in their agreement. The time arrived
> for the  obligatory photo opp with the horse, the owner, the trainer,
> the rider, and the celebrity judge. The world, so to speak, waited
> breathless.
>
> The celebrity judge decided that she would like the photo to include her
> patting the horse's muzzle affectionately as the shutter clicked. The
> celebrity judge held out her hand, palm upward. Palm upward, I say, to a
> horse, lemme git a witness.
>
> The horse, thinking it was being offered a treat after a vigorous
> workout, Bit the Hand that Did Not Feed It.
>
> No skin was broken, nobody seriously hurt, the celebrity judge was
> apparently highly offended and spoke at great length about ill-mannered
> horses, and the polite suggestion was made that perhaps the celebrity
> judge should learn a thing or two about equine behavior before
> attempting to be a Celebrity Judge at any future horse shows.
>
> Now, surely by now this incident is clouding over in your minds as yet
> another difficult-to-follow story courtesy of That Guy From New York.
> But in my family, this will live forever as The Day Rosemary's Horse Bit
> Martha Stewart...
>
> Adamantius (well, I expect the Reader's Digest wouldn't print it, and I
> had to tell _somebody_)
> --
> Phil & Susan Troy
>
> troy at asan.com
>
> "It was so blatant that Roger threw at him.  Clemens gets away with
> things that get other people thrown out of games.  As long as they
> let him get away with it, it's going  to continue." -- Joe Torre, 9/98
>
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