[Groop] From the Loyal Son:

[Larry Steller]

LOL, thanks SOD (Peter), we know that when your dad does ANYTHING, it is on an epic scale. Let's just hope the ants haven't watched Indy 4, don't want them viewing that as a Braveheart-type inspirational scene.

(Has he bought any tiny toothpick catering plastic sword thingies yet? You know, these things: http://shop.newyorkbarstore.co.uk/Items/PTY-06-SWORD?&caSKU=PTY-06-SWORD&caTitle=Sword%20Picks%20(1%2C000) ???)

-Larry "Mr. Grooism" Steller, Master Mendicant

"<i>I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.</i>" Edgar Allan Poe

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--- On Sat, 6/21/08, Gary Grossmann <grossfamm at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Gary Grossmann <grossfamm at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Groop] From the Loyal Son:
> To: "The Groop" <Groop at groo.com>
> Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 5:52 PM
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Peter Grossmann 
> To: Gary Grossmann 
> Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 10:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Groop Message
> 
> 
> To The Groop From the Son of Dessessbo:
> 
> Groop members should also understand, if it hasn't been
> discussed already, that this is a showdown 20+ years in the
> making, merely another grand chapter in a long and glorious
> rivalry between Dad and the ants.  With the playing field
> long since tipped in the ants favor with the banning of a
> vaunted secret weapon (Diazanon--nasty ant poison, but
> deemed too toxic sometime in the early '90s, I think),
> and a tradition of taunting in the form of slugs and
> firecrackers (Dad) and kitchen raids (ants), this is a
> backyard version of Lakers-Celtics--an ancient rivalry once
> again vaulted to center stage.  I'm not sure a short
> YouTube clip could really do it justice--text permits the
> reader to absorb the history, the tradition, the,
> um...majesty?
> 
> Peter G.
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Gary Grossmann 
>   To: Peter Grossmann 
>   Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 10:11 PM
>   Subject: Groop Message
> 
> 
>   Hey PB!
> 
>   Thank you for your fabulous you-are-indeed-a-son-of-mine
> response to the ant message.
> 
>   Unfortunately, it did not go to the Groop and I just
> remembered why.  You have to be a groop member.  Doh!
> 
>   And now the message is at work!  Send it here and
> I'll forward it to the Groop.  
>   Gotta go take a nap
> 
>   Love, The
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