they don't make words like they used to

Mullins, Bill AMRDEC Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL
Mon Sep 18 18:22:56 UTC 2006


>
> At 9/18/2006 11:46 AM, Bill Mullins wrote:
> >I watched most of "Rooster Cogburn" over the weekend.  In it, John
> >Wayne's character is being forcibly retired for reasons of age and
> >decrepitude.  He maintains that he is good for another "lustrum",
> >however.
>
> Did you happen to catch which university Rooster attended?


I would have thought is was obvious -- Duke University <G>

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