On Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Tom Foote wrote:

> I heard that story as well, however, I have not been able to
> substantiate it. When I heard it the husband was smacking his
> fist into the palm of his other hand, looking aloft, smiling
> and exclaiming "Yes!! Yes!!" as though divine intervention finally
> came his way and relieved him of one of life's burdens...
>
> I've also seen a bunch of urban legends and recognize this motif.
> If you or anyone has documentation of this event I'd be interested
> in seeing it...

I remember reading the story in the Seattle P.I. or Times when it
happened - it was a wire service story. Maybe that doesn't make it
absolutely true, but it certainly gives it more credibility than just an
urban legend.

Jim Lady
Center for Quantitative Science
University of Washington
jlady at u.washington.edu