I went to Blue Ridge Arsenal in Northern VA to buy a gun safe about an hour ago. As I entered the store, I was approach by two different media organizations (national) who were doing a story on "last minute gun purchases for Y2K"!!! They asked if I would be interviewed. I am a fairly normal looking female. Sort of applepie-ish.

I said no because I told them the media has been making fun of Y2K believers and I didn't want to be made fun of on the air. Also, I said that people that responsible people had already prepared and bought their guns (along with training) a long time ago. They were nice so I did tease them a bit and told them I WAS THE EPITOMY OF WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR...female who has stocked up for six months, bought a gun for Y2K. They laughed but the reporter kept saying things to try to tempt me. I said "but my friends and everyone I know will see me" to which she replied, "Oh, don't worry, no one will see you, CBS has the lowest ratings!!"

-- tt (cuddluppy@nowhere.com), December 27, 1999

Answers

tt: Do you like to mudwrestle?

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.cum), December 27, 1999.

"Oh, don't worry, no one will see you, CBS has the lowest ratings!!"

rofl

tt, good choice :-) I'd keep a low profile for CNN and MSNBC & CNBC too! The comments you did get to make perhaps will at the least mold how these people cover the issue.

Mike

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-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), December 27, 1999.

KOS -- I THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER ASK!!!! i am honored.

i have my very intense spiritual side and my mischievous (sp.) side. they are very different from one another. one gets me in trouble-- one gets me out of trouble. which would you like to mudwrestle??????

-- tt (cuddluppy@nowhere.com), December 27, 1999.

Aarrrggg! everyone has been invited to mudwrestle but me. I thinketh my timeth has yet to come....;o)

-- LZach (lisa@texasnetworks.com), December 27, 1999.

The best thing to tell reporters is, "Just make stuff up, the way you folks usually do."

They love to hear that.

-- unfortunately (it's@the.truth), December 27, 1999.

Next time make up some EXXTTTRREEEMMEE stuff, like; I am seeing if they give a discount on repairing large numbers of AK 47's. This store has a special on anti-terrorist spray. I am arming myself because I was robbed after taking 25,000 dollars cash out of the bank. I wanted to see if pepper spray works against silly reporter questions.

-- Squid (ItsDark@down.here), December 27, 1999.

You could have also told them you are a moron who believes she is being sprayed with chemicals. That would have given those reporters a real hoot.

-- (Watcher@gold.com), December 27, 1999.

Yea, you should have told them how you were still bummed out about missing Hale-Bop. And then tell them that their TV set is watching them. That should get a reaction. Oh yea, and tell them that all the missing children on the side of milk boxes are in Area 51 being experimented on by the government. Hey, just don't tell them I told you.

-- Amy Leone (leoneamy@aol.com), December 27, 1999.

I would of had a ball with them. I would have taken out my teeth and gave them a big grin. I would have told them that I had my teeth pulled just for Y2K because no dentist would be around. I would have told them that I'm hunkered and bunkered down up in the hills with my dogs Spike and Jake. I'd give them a list of high powered weapons in my cache and what I would do if anyone came around. I would describe all the booby traps I have about my property and how each one is designed to take out the enemy. After I have wasted all their time and energy, I would start laughing my ass off at them and tell them to GET A LIFE, the jokes on you none of this is true.

-- way to get even (waytogeteven@waytogetevenn.xcom), December 27, 1999.

next time i will send the reporters to watcher and amy about two weeks after the rollover as they stand in line waiting for water.

-- tt (cuddluppy@nowhere.com), December 27, 1999.