[at-l] Hover Cover

[TOKTAADN@aol.com]

OK, people, I'm disappointed.  Nobody guessed what hover cover was.  What's 
worse, nobody seems to care!  

So, I guess an education is in order here.  I'm sure you all remember "Get 
Smart,"  one of the shows responsible for arresting my humor at the 
sophomoric level (Thank you, Mel Brooks!)  Well, let me tell you, folks, I 
really loved the exploits of 86 and 99.  How much you ask?  Well, let's just 
say that for me they added up to more than 185.

Anyway, about a decade after the show was canceled, a full length TV movie 
reunion show was done called (creatively enough) "Get Smart Again!"  In it, 
Control found several replacement technologies for the oft malfunctioning 
"cone of silence" necessary to prevent evil KAOS from spying on confidential 
communications.  Of course, hover cover was one of these replacements.  The 
agents would go to the roof of their office tower and hail a group of 
helicopters to hover over them, thus preventing eavesdropping -- or any 
communication at all, for that matter -- yuck, yuck!

NOTE:  Maxwell Smart acquired the cone of silence from Control at auction and 
had it installed over his bed because he talked in his sleep.

I've heard it theorized that the hiker community is out of touch with the 
important stuff that's going on in the world -- and I've tried not to give it 
creedence clearwater revival -- but how you all could miss a TV event of this 
magnitude a scant two decades ago gives me paws --and bears do have paws!  :)

I hate to be judgmental, folks, but let's get with it!

Happy trails,

Solar Bear

"The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself."  Still looking, 
but I'm not finding any blazes.  :)
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