THE SAW

* In the Agri - Lab at MIT { the Ag - Shop at Medina } there was a hugh table saw. The saw had a short in the system & would shock the mess out of you when you touched it.

We discovered that if we held hands the shock would pass through every body but the guy on the end of the line. A great new game was created.

We made a human chain from the saw to the door of the shop. When some one came through the door you would grab him & turn on the saw. The jolt would set the Dude dancing. You could almost hear Jerry Lee singing "Whole lotta shaking going on ".

One day my man J - Mac was the saw man & in the grab & hold position was the Mystic his bad self. We saw Floyd Bevell coming . We didn't much like Floyd so we figured we would light him up.

The door opened, I grabbed , J- Mac turned on the saw. You can't imagine my horror when I looked & it wasn't Floyd.

It was Wilton Wiles ,the AG teacher. Mr Wiles was bouncing on his right foot with his left arm & leg extended straight out. His hair was standing straight up despite the bottle of Vitalis he used.

I had two choices : Turn loose & take the Shock or Hold On. Being a follower of the teaching of Epicurus, to avoid pain & seek pleasure , I held on.

It seemed like forever before I could get them to turn off the saw. I bet it seemed like a long time to Mr Wiles also.

As soon as Mr Wiles could stand , he told us to line up & bend over. With a crazed look in his eyes & his hair still standing straight up, Mr Wiles proceeded down the line busting Butts with his paddle.

I don't know how many times Mr Wiles went up & down that line but he showed remarkable endurance for a fifty year old man.

I was sure it was a clear case of abuse . Where was Leslie Ballin when we needed him ?

We said we would never play the saw game again & we did not !

For at least two days !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!