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21. Oh boy. I played one of the wise men. The gym teacher had hooked up this deal where the "star"

Mon Dec 14, 2015, 05:46 PM

Dec 2015

...of Bethlehem would rise behind the manger and everybody would be awed. It was a 200 watt bulb.
Unfortunately one of the helpers tied it to the rope with nylon string. While the Star was rising the small nylon string touched the 200 watt (hot) bulb.(it melted). The bulb and the socket crashed to the floor, sparked a lot and scared the shit out of "Mary" and she ran off-stage. The crowd was laughing their asses off including yours truly. Didn't go very well after that.

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