The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 48, November 25, 2007, Article 26

STAMP COLLECTORS RUN AMOK IN ARKANSAS (NOT REALLY)

The Spoof satire site reports this story from Luxie,
Arkansas (excerpted).  -Editor]

"This town of 3,000 inhabitants in southeast Arkansas
presents an idyllic face to a first-time visitor, with
boys playing marbles on street corners and girls performing
elaborate 'Double Dutch' jump-rope routines in bare-dirt
backyards.

"That small-town tranquility was shattered recently,
however, when a rumor began to spread that a national
philatelist group would hold its annual convention at
the Motel 6 on the edge of town.

"Philately (pronounced 'phi-LAT-a-lee'), the collection
and study of postage stamps, is often confused with
pederasty, a word with Greek roots that refers to erotic
love between men and boys, with sometimes tragic results.

"'We were run out of Sheboygan, Wisconsin,' says Earl
Buntrock, a life-long stamp collector who tried to explain
the distinction between the two activities to the manager
of the Holiday Inn his group, the American Philatelists
Association, had booked for a stamp show. 'Then they turned
over our $250 deposit to the police.'

"In Luxie, a committee of concerned citizens was formed to
halt the spread of philately, with volunteers giving speeches
to church groups and civic organizations. 'We don't want our
little town turned into New York City, or Hot Springs,' said
Lowell Hammer, president of the Chamber of Commerce.

"'You guys are lucky,' said Opal Lamine, Saline County
Recorder, to the philatelists as they moved through the
buffet line at a 'My Bad!' friendship breakfast designed to
smooth over hard feelings. 'We lynched a numismatist last
week.'"

To read the complete article, see:
Full Story

[QUICK QUIZ:  Yes, there is a numismatic bibliophile connection
to the topic of pederasty.  What numismatic author wrote a
book on the subject?  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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