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Can we thaw Sumner's petcock?

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Subject: Can we thaw Sumner's petcock?
From: "Coday Family" <coday@localaccess.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 18:13:00 +0000
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Well Sumner, since you brought it up: 

On page 242 of the abridged Starr Report, you may note that even the 
President's petcock occasionally freezes up.   There are several 
traditional means of freeing these pesky things up.  At times even 
your rose garden variety, mechanically-ignorant interns can get 
these things flowing again.  

The most standard means in current vogue in our nation's capital is 
the use of blowtorch and hammer, known in DC as the Rodham maneuver 
or Hillary hammer.  It's not subtle and not always effective. 

There are many less abrasive ways of getting a frozen petcock 
operating again, including the use of a silky loin cloth cut in the 
style our Brit cousins are so fond of.  There are also said to be 
ways a petcock may be coaxed back to life manually or by other means, 
but the details are too salacious to recount here.  

In short, I am both stunned and saddened to hear that you motor 
around with a frozen petcock.  Please avail yourself of some options. 
I am not an expert on frozen petcocks, have not yet encountered one 
personally, but I trust that with some sage advice from the more 
seasoned voices on this list, we can have your petcock running again 
in no time and with relatively few parts, labor or legal fees.  

My condolences and best wishes for a full recovery,

Geezer


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