--part1_15b.18e8937.28e2332d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_15b.18e8937.28e2332d_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <MBrooks@Entranco.com> Received: from rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (rly-zd05.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.229]) by air-zd05.mail.aol.com (v80.29) with ESMTP id MAILINZD54-0925105733; Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:57:33 -0400 Received: from mailgate1.entranco.com ([207.168.80.99]) by rly-zd05.mx.aol.com (v80.21) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINZD58-0925105656; Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:56:56 -0400 Received: by BELSRV3 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <TFPKVTTA>; Tue, 25 Sep 2001 07:51:42 -0700 Message-ID: <E8CF9B3103DFD311A7A200A0C9E006C2DAF1B4@BELSRV2> From: Meg Brooks <MBrooks@Entranco.com> To: "'BECalnon@aol.com'" <BECalnon@aol.com> Subject: FW: The Grinch Version of Tuesday Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 07:56:04 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" -----Original Message----- From: Eric Weis Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 7:38 AM To: All Entranco Subject: The Grinch Version of Tuesday I received this yesterday and I thought I would share. Some of you may have already received it. Subject: Fwd: The Grinch version of Tuesday > > > >Every U down in Uville liked U.S. a lot, > >But the Binch, who lived Far East of Uville, did not. > >The Binch hated U.S! the whole U.S. way! > >Now don't ask me why, for nobody can say, > >It could be his turban was screwed on too tight. > >Or the sun from the desert had beaten too bright > >But I think that the most likely reason of all > >May have been that his heart was two sizes too small. > > > > > >But, Whatever the reason, his heart or his turban, > >He stood facing Uville, the part that was urban. > >"They're doing their business," he snarled from his perch. "They're > >raising their families! They're going to church! They're leading the > >world, and their empire is thriving, I MUST keep the S's and U's from > >surviving!" > > > > > >Tomorrow, he knew, all the U's and the S's, > >Would put on their pants and their shirts and their dresses, > >They'd go to their offices, playgrounds and schools, > >And abide by their U and S values and rules, > >And then they'd do something he liked least of all, > >Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small, > >Would stand all united, each U and each S, > >And they'd sing Uville's anthem, "God bless us! God bless!" > >All around their Twin Towers of Uville, they'd stand, > >and their voices would drown every sound in the land. > > > > > >"I must stop that singing," Binch said with a smirk, > >And he had an idea-an idea that might work! > >The Binch stole some U airplanes in U morning hours, > >And crashed them right into the Uville Twin Towers. > >"They'll wake to disaster!" he snickered, so sour, > >"And how can they sing when they can't find a tower?" > > > > > >The Binch cocked his ear as they woke from their sleeping, > >All set to enjoy their U-wailing and weeping, > >Instead he heard something that started quite low, > >And it built up quite slow, but it started to grow- > >And the Binch heard the most unpredictable thing... > >And he couldn't believe it-they started to sing! > > > > > >He stared down at U-ville, not trusting his eyes, > >What he saw was a shocking, disgusting surprise! > >Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small, > >Was singing! Without any towers at all! > >He HADN'T stopped U-Ville from singing! It sung! > >For down deep in the hearts of the old and the young, > >Those Twin Towers were standing, called Hope and called Pride, > >And you can't smash the towers we hold deep inside. > > > > > >So we circle the sites where our heroes did fall, > >With a hand in each hand of the tall and the small, > >And we mourn for our losses while knowing we'll cope, > >For we still have inside that U-Pride and U-Hope. > > > > > >For America means a bit more than tall towers, > >It means more than wealth or political powers, > >It's more than our enemies ever could guess, > >So may God bless America! Bless us! God bless! > >Heidi Jo Kolli --part1_15b.18e8937.28e2332d_boundary--