Posted on 09/05/2005 12:57:55 AM PDT by v. crow
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In the absence of information and outside assistance, groups of rich and poor banded together in the French Quarter, forming "tribes" and dividing up the labor.
As some went down to the river to do the wash, others remained behind to protect property. In a bar, a bartender put near-perfect stitches into the torn ear of a robbery victim.
...
"Some people became animals," Vasilioas Tryphonas said Sunday morning as he sipped a hot beer in Johnny White's Sports Bar on Bourbon Street. "We became more civilized."
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.myway.com ...
If I had a long-lost brother, I would be certain you were he. :o)
I love the "not being a team player" thing. That's management's way of saying, "You made us look bad!" Hehehehe.
Whether by dumb luck or Divine Intervention, I am blessed with a boss who hired me long ago because I am an undiplomatic pit bull. And this past week, she gave me a most wonderful gift: a large coffee mug with a snarling dog on it with the caption that reads, "DO I LOOK LIKE A FRICKIN' PEOPLE PERSON TO YOU?"
:o)
"Welcome to FR. :)"
Thank you.
LOL! hehehe...hold the decaf. :D
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.