Go, Granny! Go, go, go!

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From: Rod Williams
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1985 01:34

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This story is culled, without authorization, from the pages of the
San Francisco Chronicle, dated March 13, 1985 (slow news day):

    In O'Fallon, Missouri, Lucille Thompson, an 88-year-old 
    great-grandmother, showed off her skills at the 1985 Tae
    Kwon Do championships by breaking a board with her elbow,
    crushing a piece of concrete with her foot and vanquish-
    ing a male opponent.

    Thompson, who saw a demonstration of the Korean martial
    art a year ago, has been taking lessons ever since.
    Called "Killer" by her grandchildren, she said she
    spends an hour a day at a studio working out, and then
    goes home to practice.

    "I was brought up a lady," she said. "I was never al-
    lowed to do anything athletic, and I seethed inside.
    This is my release. I can go out now and blow my stack."

There was a very impressive photograph accompanying this article. Alas,
I haven't quite figured out a way to reproduce it here. Ideas, anyone?
-- 
 
 rod williams
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Subject: Go, Granny! Go, go, go!
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