From:	TECRUS::WEISENBACH "an adherent of a particular nonreligion  13-Jun-1991 2014" 13-JUN-1991 20:31:46.22
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Subj:	Pig Roast© RSVP reminder! Are you coming??


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    A quick reminder: If you haven't done it yet, be sure to RSVP soon!
    We need a headcount soon, as Chuck will be setting into motion the
    very inner workings of the universe (see below) Friday afternoon!
    So RSVP now!

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    Somewhere out there, a young pig is being celebrated by her fellow hogs.
 Following the advice of her elders, she has grown healthy and strong - feeding
 on the liberally supplied grain of the trough.  She is magnificent to behold,
 with powerful legs and thick back, wrapped in the traditional 1½ inch layer
 of subcutaneous fat all of her breed carry as a proud symbol.  She is destined
 for greatness, and her mother rejoices.  She will not breed, attaining the
 coveted Grade A rating in only one lifetime.  The lives of such perfect
 examples of the porcine breed are short and sweet - they give their all in the
 glorious campaign of the American Pork Council.  They are truly America's
 Other White Meat.

    Such wonderfully tasty animals are not instantly available.  You must order
 them well in advance.  This gives time for the appropriate ceremonies, the
 first of which is the Choosing, a lottery of sorts between the eligible swine.
 The Choosing is a important rite of passage in a maturing pig's life, one that
 focuses the lives of the losers and blesses the winner with the rewards of the
 hoped for after-life.  Next is the cleansing ritual called The Dying, during
 which the soul of the pig is released to the first level of enlightenment by
 a small caliber bullet.  Following The Dying is the preparatory Bleeding and
 Dressing ceremony, in which the impurities of this mortal world are removed.
 Finally, the Roasting can take place, in which the spirit of the pig is lofted
 ever upward on the smoke of the fires as the last anchors to its shucked
 physical self sublimate in the heat of the coals.  The last ritual is usually
 accompanied by a huge, life-affirming celebration and feast during which the
 flesh of the virtuous swine is eaten by all hoping for happiness.

    And that's where you come in!  You will help set the eligibility of the
 Choosing, culminating in the Roasting, to which you are invited.  All you have
 to do is to RSVP, a sacred pact in and of itself.  Following your bliss is
 that easy.  Play that on them crystals!



 Possibly Important Stuff:

 (1)  Directions for the Pig Roast will be sent out soon (as in soon-as-we-
      select-a-site)!!  Have no fear, there will be beer!

 (2)  Remember your sun screen!  Pig grease will NOT work.

 (3)  Thanks to all who donated wood; and thanks to Chris who may or may not
      remember volunteering to haul all of it to the Pig Roast site (which is
      where again??).  Next week we'll coordinate.

 (4)  Who besides me thinks Blaine and Linda Beach hang out too much together?

 (5)  Dugo - I'm not Chuck!  Chuck is the big slow guy.

 (6)  The cooking staff is coming right along.  If you're expecting me to
      schedule times, though...  Just show up when you're ready, and you'll be
      set to the task.

 (7)  If you have sent in your RSVP, you need not send it again.  If you have
      not, then you should.  Remember to mention the number definitely coming,
      and the number actually intending to consume pork.

 (8)  And please, bring your Slip-n-Slide (fun for ALL ages)!

 (9)  Hmm... lack of sleep, roasted pork, and a cold draft beer is all anyone
      really needs.  It's been too long!