shaprkg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Bob Shapiro) (09/06/84)
In article <houxz.942> halle1@houxz.UUCP (J.HALLE) writes: >A LOL had just purchased her entry but could not find her section. >She asked one of the directors selling entries where she should go. >The director, too busy to answer questions just then, took a quick >glance at her entry and replied, "Go to L." >At which point she raised L. You reminded me of a situation regarding my old friend Harry Goldwater, the retired National Tournament Director from New York. In the old days the changeover was given on the mike at the beginning of the second session of a play-through rather than written on the recap sheet as it is today. Harry gave his announcement of "All North-Souths turn around and play East-West - East-West in A will play North-South in B, East-West in B will then play North-South in A, East-West in C will play North-South in D, East-West in D will then play North-South in C, East-West in E will play North-South in F, East-West in F will then play North-South in E." He then repeated everything and started to walk away from the mike. A little old lady walked up to him and said "Pardon me Mr Goldwater, I was playing at table 3 East-West in section D where do I go?" Without batting an eye Harry replied " I'm sorry lady I wasn't listening." By the way Harry is also responsible for the announcement intended to speed up the game of "We have the habitual slow players and we have the son-of-habitual slow players." Bob Shapiro