Originally Posted by cgallagh
I will never forget being 19 years old and watching all the little numbers being drawn from the fishbowl. After 100 I opened a beer. After 150 I wiped the sweat off my brow and opened another beer. After 200 I smiled and opened another beer. When my number came up at 270 I figured I was in a very good place. And then Tricky Dick stopped the draft. That was one thing he did right at least.
I was eligible too. I watched the numbers coming over the teletype machine (I was a copy boy). The day before my birthday came up third. The day after came up fifth. OMG! But mine came up in the high 200s and my heart slowly returned to normal.
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