dear laughing at the border

bernie that is simply too funny
and speaks clearly to what an emotional experience crossing the border can
be
searching for words ... words that should come naturally ... as if one has
to think to speak ...
one last word from me on crossing ...
if you approach with your sunglasses over your eyes ...
remove them and fold them up .. look the officer in the eye as you speak to
them ...
yours

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Bernie <berniej@gmail.com> wrote:

> I was crossing into the US in my vanagon for a camping trip and I
> approached
> USCustoms.
> The conversation went like this
>
> Custom Officer: "Citizenship"
> Me: "Canadian"
> Custom Officer: "Where do you live"
> Me: "Vancouver"
> Customs Officer: "How long will you be in USA"
> Me: 3 weeks
> Customs Officier "Where are you going"
> Me: Death Valley, California
> Customs officer: What do you have in the van that you are bringing with
> you?
> I was looking for the word "effects" as in personnel effects but instead
> for
> some strange reason it came out as this
> Me: "personnel artifacts"
> Custom Officer: Casting a long slow glance over me and a long silence
> ensues.
>                         "Artifacts"
>                         "What kind of artifacts"
> Me: "I didn't really mean artifacts. I just have my stuff, clothes and
> personnel
>       stuff.
> Customs Officer:  After a very long silence. "I can't believe you said
> artifacts"
> Me:  Laughing. "Either can I".
> Customs Office: Shaking his head. "Go ahead".
>
> Bernie
> Vancouver
>

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