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1990, Tel Aviv Airport, being questioned by Israeli security on leaving the country. On noticing a Syrian visa in my passport, the security man not unexpectedly began to question me on my reasons for entering Syria. I truthfully explained that I was researching the life of a Syrian bishop and that my reason for entering Syria was therefore in connection with my work. Unfortunately, I failed to make it sufficiently clear that the said bishop had been dead for over 1500 years. The security man questioned me at length over my Syrian contact until I realised that he thought that the said bishop was a contemporary and not a somewhat departed figure. At least when the truth was divulged, he was quick to let me through. Ian T. At 21:28 18/11/99 +0000, you wrote: > >> >>> "George FERZOCO" <[log in to unmask]> 11/17/99 01:58PM >>> >> By all means, let's stay witty, but within the context of medeevil >> skawlership. >> >> Surely, George, you mean "mid-evil" ? >> > >Once, when seeking to enter the U.S. from Canada, I encountered a >border crossing at a place called, as I remember, "One Horse Junction". > I was the only person on the bus who was not a U.S. or Canadian >citizen; and I think the only such person the immigration officials >had ever encountered. They asked me what I did, to which I replied >that I was a student of Medieval Studies. The official carefully wrote >'Medi Evil Studies' on my visa. With the solemnity which the occasion >required, I asked that he correct the word, in case anyone should think >I was the student of something evil, and therefore not a fit person to >be allowed into the U.S. I think it was the first time he had >encountered the word. > >Still Supple after all the years. > > > > > >____________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk >or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie > > Ian G Tompkins, MA, BD, DPhil Administrative Assistant Academic Registrar's Office ~~~~~~~~ Warden Neuadd Penbryn - Penbryn Hall ~~~~~~~~ Prifysgol Cymru - The University of Wales Aberystwyth ~~~~~~~~ Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: (01970-62)2047(day); 2900(eve) Web: http://www.aber.ac.uk/~igt %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%