[Aarcyn]

I used to play a social game when I gave a large pot luck party back when I was healthy. It was fun. I would ask each person coming to the party to tell me something interesting, something that was unique to them.

Examples: sunk a ship in the South China seas; participated in the Rodney King riots; held up at gun point three times.

These are things that my guests gave me. I would put the items (without names) on a sheet of paper. If my guest was standing next to someone he/she did not know, it was a good conversation starter. There was no prize for filling out who's fact was who's.

So, I thought I would start the game in here. Even though we will all know your name and fact, we may find out something bizarre! And better yet, this bizarre factoid may be shared by another member...

I will start...

[Aarcyn]

My fact:

I went to the school bus stop naked.



ok. I was only about 2 years old. It was wet and I took it off. I then decided to go to meet my 9 year old brother getting off the bus. He was embarrassed BIG TIME. He brought me home and said, "Mother, how can you let her walk around like this?"

[MelodyL]

I attended Judy Garland's funeral when I was 18 years old. It was in New York City. My mother and I waited on line all day long. people were playing their record players (we used to call them Victrolas).

Dr. Joyce Brothers was interviewing a person two places behind me on line.

I remember hearing the song "Over the Rainbow" being played over and over. I remember going into the funeral parlor and walking past her as she lay there. I remember it like it happened yesterday.

[Chemar]

I have been charged by a bull elephant, chased by a rhino, and had a lioness in pursuit of a zebra leap over my car I kid you not!

I also had close encounters with a different kind of wildlife while working as a goafer for a movie production company in Hollywood during the 70s

[MelodyL]

Well Chemar:

You absolutely and unequivocally beat anybody who posts ANYTHING on this thread.

Anyone who has been charged by a Bull elephant, and chased by a Rhino, WELL, WHO ON EARTH CAN BEAT THAT.

I thought I was doing okay, attending Judy Garland's funeral (I bet lots of people don't even know who she is).

But being charged by a Bull Elephant, and you're still alive???

Mind telling me how you pulled that one off?? lol

[Chemar]

African safari queen me

we were driving along the edge of the river in the Kruger National Park and Mr Elephant was hidden from view as we rounded the bend. tires of car shot some of the stones from the gravelly dirt road at him and he suddenly appeared outa nowhere and charged straight at us. thank goodness my dad had fast reflexes and sent the car in a major wheelie along that dusty road!

the rhino was in a game park in Zululand. we had rented a bungalow and I walked out of the door to get something from our car. suddenly heard a snorty sound and saw the rhino coming. I proved I could win the marathon that day


lioness was also in the Kruger Park

[Aarcyn]

Now, I am tempted to make things up!

Like...yeah!!! my mom can beat up your mom!

The closest I ever got the star "encounters" was with Bruce Jenner (who was once a Olympic Medal star in track and is now somehow connected to the Kardashian family and freakish with too many face lifts). I met him at the Grammy's in 1989.

I was 7 months pregnant, HUGE - looked like twins - and wandering around the pre-party. He and his blond date stopped in front of me. He asked her if she thought I was pregnant or just fat...

I was too star struck to react.

[KathyM]

Aarcyn
That's hilarious about the bus stop! My friend's granddaughter went through a phase of not wanting to wear clothes at that age too. She was horrified when she looked out the front window and saw her granddaughter stark naked and playing happily. I guess you're one of those "free spirits" at heart too.

Melody
My husband was with two of his friends and he asked the question "Besides your wife (yeah, right), who do you think is the most beautiful woman in the world?" My husband said Sophia Loren, one friend said Catherine Deneuve, his other friend said "I dunno - Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz?" LMAO!

Cheri - Geesh! I thought having to face a racoon was scary!

I almost married the guy who invented pre-packaged salads (Fresh Express), and I helped him with his research. He was a food scientist, and we tried out different variations of salads. We'd put them in a zip-loc bag and suck out the air with his vacuum cleaner - or use our lungs and a straw. We made a lot of them, so everyone in the building got free salad. You'll never see a Fresh Express salad with mushrooms or tomatoes.

I couldn't do it, even though he offered me the world on a silver platter. I loved him, but not as a husband. I met my husband shortly after Jerry moved to California. I may be poor, but I married the right man.

[AfterMyNap]

This is fun, Cyn!

My life has been pretty dull compared to our African Queen over there.

For three summers (April-Sept) during college, I lived in my two-man tent to save money.

My fifteen minutes of fame was when I was known kind of well in my city as The Crazy Intern at the popular radio station.

Before it got so hard, I used to attend major local trials daily, right through to the verdict.

I once had to transport $35,000 in cash for work. I did not work for an armored car company!

[greta]

My first post-college job was as an observer for the fisheries service in Alaska (aka fish cop). If you've seen "Deadliest Catch", that's where I worked - on a 177 ft boat in the Bering Sea. I puked for the first 2 months (most effective, but least pleasant diet I've ever been on...). I was the only woman on board (heck only one of two on the whole island whenever we pulled in) but everyone was always a gentleman. Kinda wondered what I'd gotten myself into when they showed me to my stateroom...which I shared with two men!

I loved that job. Hard work, but it was fantastic at that point in my life. The pictures are amazing!