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Unknown Film/TV Program/Literary Work.
I faintly recall a passage in what may have been a black and
white film or program which I saw on late-night TV a decade ago that may have some literary basis. Basically, a man and a woman, both perhaps late twenties to early thirties, had engaged in a long-distance epistolary exchange which had turned hopefully romantic over time. Finally, a meeting was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign . After some gifted body language circling around the concept of ambiguous faltering and understandable nervousness, he approached and engaged her in kind and gracious conversation. Suddenly, after having spent some time contemplating the process, a decided beauty emerged and interrupted the chat, warmly identifying herself as his real correspondent. The only further element in my recollection is that the actual lady in waiting had her (not blonde) hair arranged in an entiwined coiffure atop her head and ,perhaps, was wearing a particolored, maybe floral, dress which may have been native to the period from the later thirties to the early fifties. I apologize for the obvious haziness of my account and would kindly welcome any suggestions or references to other unaddressed, viable Usenet groups which might prove helpful in this identification. Any thoughts on possible literary works that may be connected would also be appreciated. Regards, Edward Hennessey |
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Unknown Film/TV Program/Literary Work.
Edward Hennessey wrote:
was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign Kishor, S.I. "Appointment With Love."? More details at: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/rose.htm Andrew Jr |
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Unknown Film/TV Program/Literary Work.
On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:01:53 +0000, Edward Hennessey wrote:
I faintly recall a passage in what may have been a black and white film or program which I saw on late-night TV a decade ago that may have some literary basis. Basically, a man and a woman, both perhaps late twenties to early thirties, had engaged in a long-distance epistolary exchange which had turned hopefully romantic over time. Finally, a meeting was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign . After some gifted body language circling around the concept of ambiguous faltering and understandable nervousness, he approached and engaged her in kind and gracious conversation. Suddenly, after having spent some time contemplating the process, a decided beauty emerged and interrupted the chat, warmly identifying herself as his real correspondent. The only further element in my recollection is that the actual lady in waiting had her (not blonde) hair arranged in an entiwined coiffure atop her head and ,perhaps, was wearing a particolored, maybe floral, dress which may have been native to the period from the later thirties to the early fifties. I apologize for the obvious haziness of my account and would kindly welcome any suggestions or references to other unaddressed, viable Usenet groups which might prove helpful in this identification. Any thoughts on possible literary works that may be connected would also be appreciated. Regards, Edward Hennessey I've no idea what the work is, but this may be the most beatifully written request for assistance I've seen on usenet in a long, long time. Regards, freemont -- "Because all you of Earth are idiots!" ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·- freemont© -·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯ |
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"freemont" wrote in message news On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:01:53 +0000, Edward Hennessey wrote: I faintly recall a passage in what may have been a black and white film or program which I saw on late-night TV a decade ago that may have some literary basis. Basically, a man and a woman, both perhaps late twenties to early thirties, had engaged in a long-distance epistolary exchange which had turned hopefully romantic over time. Finally, a meeting was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign . After some gifted body language circling around the concept of ambiguous faltering and understandable nervousness, he approached and engaged her in kind and gracious conversation. Suddenly, after having spent some time contemplating the process, a decided beauty emerged and interrupted the chat, warmly identifying herself as his real correspondent. The only further element in my recollection is that the actual lady in waiting had her (not blonde) hair arranged in an entiwined coiffure atop her head and ,perhaps, was wearing a particolored, maybe floral, dress which may have been native to the period from the later thirties to the early fifties. I apologize for the obvious haziness of my account and would kindly welcome any suggestions or references to other unaddressed, viable Usenet groups which might prove helpful in this identification. Any thoughts on possible literary works that may be connected would also be appreciated. Regards, Edward Hennessey I've no idea what the work is, but this may be the most beatifully written request for assistance I've seen on usenet in a long, long time. Regards, freemont It really is....and I saw this, long ago. IIRC, the "plain woman" was a friend of the beauty, and it was a test to see if he would only want her for her looks. Kris |
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"Kris Baker" wrote in message m... "freemont" wrote in message news On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:01:53 +0000, Edward Hennessey wrote: I faintly recall a passage in what may have been a black and white film or program which I saw on late-night TV a decade ago that may have some literary basis. Basically, a man and a woman, both perhaps late twenties to early thirties, had engaged in a long-distance epistolary exchange which had turned hopefully romantic over time. Finally, a meeting was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign . After some gifted body language circling around the concept of ambiguous faltering and understandable nervousness, he approached and engaged her in kind and gracious conversation. Suddenly, after having spent some time contemplating the process, a decided beauty emerged and interrupted the chat, warmly identifying herself as his real correspondent. The only further element in my recollection is that the actual lady in waiting had her (not blonde) hair arranged in an entiwined coiffure atop her head and ,perhaps, was wearing a particolored, maybe floral, dress which may have been native to the period from the later thirties to the early fifties. I apologize for the obvious haziness of my account and would kindly welcome any suggestions or references to other unaddressed, viable Usenet groups which might prove helpful in this identification. Any thoughts on possible literary works that may be connected would also be appreciated. Regards, Edward Hennessey I've no idea what the work is, but this may be the most beatifully written request for assistance I've seen on usenet in a long, long time. Regards, freemont It really is....and I saw this, long ago. IIRC, the "plain woman" was a friend of the beauty, and it was a test to see if he would only want her for her looks. Thanks for the heads up Tesla. The rest of us thought it was a test to see if she'd go down on him on the platform. Kris |
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Unknown Film/TV Program/Literary Work.
nobody wrote in message ... Edward Hennessey wrote: was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign Kishor, S.I. "Appointment With Love."? More details at: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/rose.htm Andrew Jr.: I have a few words for you: dead, solid, perfect and thank you very much. You made part of my day. This is certainly the rootstock of the program I recall, eventhough I remain confident the lass dramatically supplanted her rose-bearing decoy in the dramatic scene which gripped my memory. If you ever have translation puzzlements, please bring them to sci.lang.translation so I may have the reciprocal opportunity to insure they receive the attention you merit. Because our cadre there is quite adept at resolving our own issues, we are currently famished for perplexing questions and yours would be welcomed. Kind regards, Edward Hennessey |
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freemont wrote in message news On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:01:53 +0000, Edward Hennessey wrote: I faintly recall a passage in what may have been a black and white film or program which I saw on late-night TV a decade ago that may have some literary basis. Basically, a man and a woman, both perhaps late twenties to early thirties, had engaged in a long-distance epistolary exchange which had turned hopefully romantic over time. Finally, a meeting was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign . After some gifted body language circling around the concept of ambiguous faltering and understandable nervousness, he approached and engaged her in kind and gracious conversation. Suddenly, after having spent some time contemplating the process, a decided beauty emerged and interrupted the chat, warmly identifying herself as his real correspondent. The only further element in my recollection is that the actual lady in waiting had her (not blonde) hair arranged in an entiwined coiffure atop her head and ,perhaps, was wearing a particolored, maybe floral, dress which may have been native to the period from the later thirties to the early fifties. I apologize for the obvious haziness of my account and would kindly welcome any suggestions or references to other unaddressed, viable Usenet groups which might prove helpful in this identification. Any thoughts on possible literary works that may be connected would also be appreciated. Regards, Edward Hennessey I've no idea what the work is, but this may be the most beatifully written request for assistance I've seen on usenet in a long, long time. Regards, freemont: Thank you so much for the gentility of your reply. Sometimes there are happy accidents. Regards, Edward Hennessey |
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Kris Baker wrote in message m... "freemont" wrote in message news On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:01:53 +0000, Edward Hennessey wrote: I faintly recall a passage in what may have been a black and white film or program which I saw on late-night TV a decade ago that may have some literary basis. Basically, a man and a woman, both perhaps late twenties to early thirties, had engaged in a long-distance epistolary exchange which had turned hopefully romantic over time. Finally, a meeting was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign . After some gifted body language circling around the concept of ambiguous faltering and understandable nervousness, he approached and engaged her in kind and gracious conversation. Suddenly, after having spent some time contemplating the process, a decided beauty emerged and interrupted the chat, warmly identifying herself as his real correspondent. The only further element in my recollection is that the actual lady in waiting had her (not blonde) hair arranged in an entiwined coiffure atop her head and ,perhaps, was wearing a particolored, maybe floral, dress which may have been native to the period from the later thirties to the early fifties. I apologize for the obvious haziness of my account and would kindly welcome any suggestions or references to other unaddressed, viable Usenet groups which might prove helpful in this identification. Any thoughts on possible literary works that may be connected would also be appreciated. Regards, Edward Hennessey I've no idea what the work is, but this may be the most beatifully written request for assistance I've seen on usenet in a long, long time. Regards, freemont It really is....and I saw this, long ago. IIRC, the "plain woman" was a friend of the beauty, and it was a test to see if he would only want her for her looks. Kris: Thank you. Even as this tableaux warms the sentiments, appended down on the page Andrew Jr. ferreted out is a nice analysis worth reading. Once he saw the drab decoy, that the man's distracted and bitter disenchantment gives leave to ready abandonment of his purportedly profound feelings for the effigy of a special friendship seems to say more about superficial fixation and smooth segues than it does about love. You may find the hyperlinked word "rewrite" below the story also worth a click. Regards, Edward Hennessey |
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Unknown Film/TV Program/Literary Work.
On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:01:53 -0400, Edward Hennessey
wrote: I faintly recall a passage in what may have been a black and white film or program which I saw on late-night TV a decade ago that may have some literary basis. is this even remotely possible? -- ``It's a miracle!''--slinger Basically, a man and a woman, both perhaps late twenties to early thirties, had engaged in a long-distance epistolary exchange which had turned hopefully romantic over time. Finally, a meeting was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign . After some gifted body language circling around the concept of ambiguous faltering and understandable nervousness, he approached and engaged her in kind and gracious conversation. Suddenly, after having spent some time contemplating the process, a decided beauty emerged and interrupted the chat, warmly identifying herself as his real correspondent. The only further element in my recollection is that the actual lady in waiting had her (not blonde) hair arranged in an entiwined coiffure atop her head and ,perhaps, was wearing a particolored, maybe floral, dress which may have been native to the period from the later thirties to the early fifties. I apologize for the obvious haziness of my account and would kindly welcome any suggestions or references to other unaddressed, viable Usenet groups which might prove helpful in this identification. Any thoughts on possible literary works that may be connected would also be appreciated. Regards, Edward Hennessey |
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Unknown Film/TV Program/Literary Work.
On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:08:59 -0400, nobody wrote:
Edward Hennessey wrote: was arranged. Since pictures had never been sent, the woman instructed the man that he would recognize her by a large flower or other conspicous item. When the man disembarked at the (air or train) terminal, he noticed a very, very plain lady prominently positioned outside the gate wearing the telltale sign Kishor, S.I. "Appointment With Love."? More details at: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/rose.htm Andrew Jr will always treasure all the things I have learned from that story -- legal and nonlegal. Honesty, courage of convictions, ethics and belief in oneself. |
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