Page 14, October 25, 1978 - North Shore News. _

1 was looking: ‘for. ae cigar 4
cutter 1 my: ‘desk. This‘is:—
about. the same: as. trying to.
find an aircraft that has gone.‘
down inside the ‘Bermuda |
- Triangle. -In© both -places, ma
man-made. - objects" of a.

-relatively, small size seem to
slide out of existence, myst-.

eriously and Probably fore- -

ae

A cigar ‘citer is'a thing

seldom’ ‘seen these. days— :

‘this one looked’ like an
oblong, flat black. computer

end of it. I reasoned that. it
was probably still in there
_ somewhere, caught in. the

heaps’ of .stratafied. paper’

_ which flow: about my: desk
. from’ year to year. - * nek

age.

Tr ‘have. . kept a desk Kk for ‘So
- many years now. that. I have. oe
no idea. what is. on it: The ©

desk has.
. ful;

object: oat
: AMEMORY |

I stuck in my finger, and
instead out popped a. most

amazing object—an object of |
such small’ size ‘and such |

great antiquity ‘that it was a
wonder it existed at all.

By DAVE JENNESON oa

: swimming

thing. had:b

_ through |

| J stared down at the’ faded a
likeness,” ‘at the ‘gleaming, .
- round-faced little imp leering
_ back at me: through Sixteen
“years. And sud denly I was
/ remembering’ things it had
| ‘taken. many years | to, forget. .
chip with a guillotine in one_ |
| “The ‘smile ‘of. a: demonic .
7 jester. (not: me) totally « comm-
itted. to ‘raising “hell, a-
- purebred. gag” artist, “who, :
from. the’: ‘photograph, : sapp-.
ears. to: be on the verge of:
-- uttering some: absurdity .
They seem to. ‘obey. ‘the
same natural laws as glacitrs,
-and.a little thing like a. cigar:
cutter could drift for. years in|
- the depths ¢ of this’ "Paper: ee:

guaranteed to annoy every- -
-one. within earshot. The same
green. ‘sweater. he wore. when :° known. as the class detention.
he walked into class the first.

; oy. ‘of: _Grade~ Seven and
* LENCE 7 “turning. point in his" career, -
and -now’ the: sideshow.
. -became a downright liability.

- For. now every time the fool
acted”: “Up, : everybody paid,
and no one. laughs watching
the sun -g0 down through |
; dusty classroom. windows. :

thank’ you, having

recenily ‘been: ‘paddled « “for
roller = Skating: all, ‘over. his -
~ parent’ Ss new. carpet. oe
“followed me .. ae
through life. like’ ‘some faith-: _
-highly - disorganized —
creature, and indeed, it'has a.
life of its: own. Sometimes,
however, if gently coaxed, it |
will : yield - up. ‘the Gesired:

In doing. so" he- -set | al
hair-brained _ “precedent for.

-many such acts: which were _
to. follow, .
made much more sense, ‘and
“many of ‘which. earned him.
.. similar rewards.. He had a
- God given ‘talent for throwing .

none of: ‘which

students and teachers. alike

into a blue funk, and pursued. -

it with a missionary zeal.

‘THE GONG SHOW

At first it was. ‘mildly -
| amusing,

like having a

tt was a. tiny, photograph, nt
ofj junior high vintage, and it
was sixteen -years old. ‘The
alive, quietly
the.
depths ‘of. paper, magazines.
‘and. manuscripts, - -and now. it.

began.

usually: took him:a good ten

~ minutes ‘of slapstick to get
_ himself thrown out of the
room,”
: concentration, and thereby ©
had risen ‘to the. surface like.
some prehistoric fish: It had’.
- the. longevity. of a cockroach.

blew the teacher’s .

lightened the pressure of the

rest of us to do any. learning
that period. .

technical end. of his more

exotic. pranks. Together they

created: a. cigar box which
ringing - _ halfway |
through a Social Studies.
class.. The frazzled teacher

a... finally. found .the ~ device
‘ffidden in a closet,
- unplugged it, which caused it
to. start buzzing: Then smoke
; ‘poured from it. It-was at this.
point she introduced a device
of her own,’ a teaching. tool

and

“This ‘proved ‘to: be. ‘the

’ The: ‘sentiment was. ‘passed

| goofball v version of, the Gong _ |
. Show right there:in class. It

He then refined his camp-
aign of craziness by: teaming ms
up with the class genius, a _
person. who could handle the

a series of passing elbows .
firmly pushed him. toward |

the back wall. There he was
pinned as someone | walked
straight into him. _

A split second later a large
“girl: ‘brushed by, spinning ~
~ him around as his books fell.

‘to the floor, followed. by a
shoulder | that sent. him

reeling. over, pulling maps
_ off the wall as he went down.

oa | can still-hear the teacher
hollering at him. as he ‘n

- Blectrical ‘problems “can: :
_ fixtures’ is another warning ;
‘sign. on

burst ‘into. electrical fires
fairly easily. . But electricity
usually. ‘sends out warning

‘signs that all is: not. well

before the flames start.

Early recognition of these

signals. can save a lot of

trouble later. oe -

Warm. wall outlets | or
switches mean overheating
—and. danger. A. burning
odor near the outlet, switch
_ plate or r appliance § means the

. same.

on. to. him: .in™ the | most AL

. startling. display of. co-ordin-

ated student. Police action
ever witnessed.

"DAY OF RECKONING | =|

The bell rang, and the. |
7 class. rose and. began moving |
down toward .the door.’ §
Halfway down ‘the aisle he |
was bumped off balance, and “

“time ‘to -think,.: because che S|
joined the school: band soon.
‘after, taking up the trumpet. =.
And blasting on: ‘a trumpet... ..

“of ‘his. crazed. energy:
‘permit ‘the: | ‘school system ,

. ago: Lcan look at the picture. .

. promptly.

don’t work or unexplained -
- yadio- static or television =

_ number one problem area.

‘thrashed about on the floor,” the role -hé ‘in

giving him a week’s deten
tion. This must’ve given him:

lous. |

‘. “am well be t
: son’ te hat

seemed to siphon’ off. enough.
carry on. ce in

| | on flowin x paper ‘glaciers of my
- But: that was sixteen years. fitde ‘eouble, and not dicture

» the memories of an othe
now and 's ‘see him clearly in Aignified adolescence. rwise

; “Avoid twisting and turning ©
: ‘cords ~ “asthe wires and
: insulation get damaged.

Sparking or ‘arcing. ‘at “

‘Cracked plugs and worn -_

“Do not nail or sta le cords ~
cords should be replaced | P s

; and never place them under
_ -atug. where. they will get
Switches out outlets that a walked on.

“Keep heat and oil away

snow should also be investi- hes also
gated. a

Check that your cords are
not worn out where they:
connect with the plug, the

Don’t overload extension.
: cords by having a lightweight

cord. feed into a ‘heavy-.
- equipment: cord.

“DO om ir YOURSELA

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