Duck and swing, and lep soc meeting comment

[Anne Kilmer]

jest jesting, sir. no offense. never would I suggest seriously that the
military has ever provided customers for ladies of the night. heaven
forfend.  
It is well known that camp followers were there to do the laundry and
... 
I was giggling, you will recall, at the suggestion that a military flag
was the source for the term "Painted Lady". 
It might, for all I know, be a figurehead ... they were gorgeously
bedizened. Gave the lads something to think about when they were far
from home and mother. 
Anne Kilmer
south Florida
"James J. Kruse" wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Anne Kilmer wrote:
> 
> > While a Painted Lady is indeed of military interest, it refers to a lady
> > of easy virtue.
> 
> Take care now. There are all kinds in the audience. I won't take myself
> too seriously and realize that Anne is trying to be funny. I don't go out
> of my way to take pokes at other folks or their occupations and request
> that personal opinions of such be kept under wraps when taking the stage.
> Sound too sensitive? People like to beat on the military dog until they
> need it (though they can't imagine they ever would).
> 
> I would also like to second Hank's 'Bravo Zulu' of the Lep Soc meeting for
> those still reading. It was good to be able to associate names with faces,
> and would recommend next year's meeting in North Carolina to everyone. The
> presentations were of high quality, and as usual, the tales were tall. Evi
> did indeed do a great job, as did the other planners and behind the scenes
> workers.
> 
> Regards,
> Jim Kruse
> University of California at Berkeley
> Dept. of Environ Sci, Policy and Mgmt.
> Div. of Insect Biology
> 201 Wellman Hall
> Berkeley, California, 94720-3112
> Voice: (510) 642-7410    Fax: (510) 642-7428
> http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/sperlinglab/kruse.html