OFF: immigration trivia quiz

Arin Komins akomins at MIDWAY.UCHICAGO.EDU
Fri Aug 22 16:43:06 EDT 2003


On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, Doug Pearson wrote:

:Subject: OFF: immigration trivia quiz
:
:So ... did anyone journeying to the Hawkfest from abroad get quizzed at
:immigration ... ?  Asked to hum a few bars of "Brainstorm"?  Had to
:identify which Hawkwind singer is deceased?  Asked whether or not 'Yuri
:Gagarin' is a legitimate release?  Forced to recite "Sonic Attack" to be
:allowed into the country for the event?
:
:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/3173439.stm

Yes, as they have been increasingly more suspicious of me getting into the
country :-(

Fortunately (maybe), though, most of the immmigration officers have never
heard of HW, so no foolish singing required.

Arin
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