Needless to say, Bangert is a pot head (which is probably the real reason he likes living in Vietnam so much):
Well Teo, I do not feel safe with my dong in your hands. So go back to Cambodia- and this time find the real Hanoi Gold, straight from Uncle Ho's Victory Garden, accept no substitutions. Then on to Ca Mau. mau len, xich lo man.
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You mean to tell me it was against the law to smoke con xa in Viet Nam! Well there were no signs to that effect in Da Nang/Quang Nam Airport when I arrived. I liked the Hanoi Gold- it grew well in Quang Tri- what's wrong with Marijuana, huh? It brings me to Buddha (for Christ's sake) ! Then I imagine I am Ming Mang, chasing Francophonies out of Hue in 1800's. Who is carrying my palaquin- why Teo and Ba Bach Mai and Hytran and Hackman the Xich Lo man. Try it you'll like it. Most Viet Kieu youth may well want to attend the great Smoke-In in New York on May Day. Sponsored by the FLAME FOUNDATION please visit this site and skip the Memorial Day cry babies in Washington. Bring matches too. Go to "http://www.millionmarijuanamarch.com/mmm1_1.htm" Thanks for the PSA spot- Democracy in Action!
Victoria Goldsmith (bai@capecod.net) is mom to three children, the oldest a college junior. She is the executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod and enjoys playing the flute in the local town band.