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Conversations, v1

William Hartz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:40:58 +0000

Below is an except from a conversation between myself and an actual student of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Names have been erased to protect the innocent… or the indictable… depending on your point of view — in any case, to protect the student from any implications that those in power may seek to use against them . I hear they have a strict codebook.

Enjoy.

Me: Do you have to pledge allegiance to Jerry Falwell in addition to the Christian flag while at chapel?

Liberty Student: “We do not pledge to the Christian flag.”
Liberty Student: “…just to Doctor Falwell.”

Wonderful.

These are the kinds of conversations I have

William Hartz — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:31:42 +0000

Conversations – Episode 00 from William Hartz on Vimeo.

A few weeks ago we setup a conference call between myself, @gabehernandez, and @ashpin to see what the possibilities were for us to do for that evening, for we were bored. Upon the dialing of the call, @gabehernandez answered but @ashpin did not. Wondering why she would ignore a call, even while she had just sent us a text message, we were left to speculate as to the reasons for her phone-silence as well as to form a plan of action for the night.

I began the recording shortly into the conversation.

A funny story

William Hartz — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:03 +0000

I recently went to Family Dollar to make a purchase. I walked into the store and acquired the items I required: a Diet Coke and a poncho. Upon cashout, the cashier lady attempted to place the Diet Coke and the poncho into separate bag receptacles. And here is where we pick up the conversation.

Says me: “You can put it in the same bag as the soda.”
Says her: “It will get wet.”
Says me: “It is a poncho.”

She looked at me with an odd expression, I believe her thinking something along the lines of, “Silly boy.” But then, as she pondered my reasoning, she could not deny it’s validity and good sense. And so she placed the poncho into the same bag receptacle as the Diet Coke. And I was on my way. For you see, a poncho is an item constructed with the sole intent of becoming wet. It is its purpose and design.

And that is my story for you today.