A good story

[Georgie]

I just have to share this one. At a faculty meeting the other day, our assistant principal told this tale. She is currently taking doctorate courses in NY. A classmate of hers flies in weekly from Detroit to attend one of the classes. At the Detroit airport, there was a delay so the woman bought a package of shortbread cookies at the airport gift shop to snack on. She sat in a waiting area, and after a while, opened the cookies and began to eat one. The man seated next to her, without saying a word, picked up the package of cookies and ate one. She just looked at him and decided not to say anything. She was a woman traveling alone, in a big city, a little nervous about mentioning it. She ate another cookie, the man ate another cookie. Neither person said a word to each other. This went on until finally the man took the last cookie in the package. She thought the guy had a heck of a nerve, but still didn't say anything. He broke the last cookie in half and gave her one half. He walked away. Later on the plane, the woman reached into her carry-on to get out a book and pulled out--- HER package of cookies. Just goes to show ya that things aren't always what they seem!

[This message has been edited by Georgie (edited 10-11-2003).]

[winoweenie]

The Gentleman musta' been a wine drinker!.ww

[Georgie]

and quite the gentleman he was!

[Tyrrell]

I hate to cast doubt upon your fellow student's story but Douglas Adams wrote about a more or less identical incident that happened to him. Mr. Adams’s version took place in an English train station and the last cookie was not split but otherwise it was the same story. The story was published in a posthumous compilation of his writings called "The Salmon of Doubt" and he wrote a fictionalized version of the story in "So Long and Thanks for all the Fish".

[Georgie]

Really....hmmm....pretty sad when you can't trust school administrators to tell the truth....but that's not the first time I've encountered that situation! Thanks for enlightening me. Think I'll copy your post and hand it to her.

[ShortWiner]

Ooo, let us know how that interaction goes!