European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes wednesday february 9,1994 of braggart s War Story awash in hooey crossword 4v dear Ann Landers. A Friend whom in be known for 40 years has always one upped me every time in be i made a statement. Anything i have seen or done he has also seen or done a Only he did it better. The Straw that finally broke the camels Back came when a Small group of us were discussing storms at sea. I was in the process of telling about returning from the Pacific in 1945. Our troop ship was on the fringe of the storm that almost wiped Okinawa off the map. Waves and swells were so High that the Bow of the ship was constantly being washed Down by water. My Ever ready one upper remarked that this was nothing compared with his experience. He said the Waves and swells on the ship he was on were so High Quot they washed the flight deck Down on an aircraft Carrier. Ann  a wave have to be 80 feet or 100 feet High in order to do that if you Tell me that there have been Waves that washed Over the flight deck of any aircraft Carrier anywhere any time ill cat my hat. Meanwhile How can i Deal with this person a fed up with being put Down in Texas dear fed we spoke with it. Conrad Chun a Navy spokesman at the Pentagon. He said the flight deck of an aircraft Carrier is about 60 feet above the water line. Although it is theoretically possible for a wave to be High enough to Wash Over the deck he has never heard of such an incident. As for your Friend who specializes in one up Manship there is no known cure for those clods who have a top Ann Landers per for every talc. Their pattern becomes Well known after a while and nobody pays any attention to them. Dear Ann Landers i am 16 and have been seeing a a bobs for about 10 months. When we first met i thought he was the nicest Guy i had Ever known and we even talked about marriage a some  now i realize 1 was jumping the gun. Unfortunately Bob is totally consumed by thoughts of our getting married and spending the rest of our lives together. Lucky for me my family recently moved to another province so Bob can to hang around night and Day like he used to. In every letter he says he loves me so much that he could never live without me. He is very insecure about our relationship and extremely possessive. Maybe its because bobs Home life was so awful. His father abused him physically and verbally and i helped him Deal with that. But now in a feeling overwhelmed. I do love this person and might marry him one Day but i just can to take the pressure. I want to Date different Guys and explore other possibilities. When i Tell Bob this is the Way i feel he says i done to love him and starts to cry. I done to know what to do Short of breaking up with him and getting my Freedom Back. Please help. Need breathing space in London ont. Dear need space unfortunately people who arc As needy As Bob often scare people away. This is what is happening to Bob. Done to break off completely with the poor Guy. That would be too destructive. But do let him know that you Are going to Date others and you want him to do the same. If he cries give him a handkerchief. Lot tors to Ann Landor should to addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chicago Iii. 60611-0562. A c creators synd Cato racy Homework a Golden Opportunity dear Abby i Challenge your advice to a on the spot a the 60-year-old journalism student whose professor asked him to write an essay on the first time he made love. If he does no to parlay this Opportunity into an a a a he does no to deserve to write for the local newspaper. As a 60-Ycar-old retired College professor and aspiring writer i would advise a on the spot to create an essay that would Shock Daze and leave miss overactive libido in a sweat clamouring for the sequel. I would also show it to my wife so she too could enjoy a laugh. If questioned regarding the truthfulness of the Story he should reply a of course its True. If you done to believe me ask my wife. She was there a when i wrote it that is dear Abby a creative writer in . Dear creative writer meet a floridian with a cute sense of humor dear Abby you had a letter in your column about a teacher who asked her students to write an essay on the first time they made love. A Pupil a a 60-year-old male a told her it was so Long ago he could hardly remember the first time. Well my grandson who is now 15, asked me the same question when he was 9 years old. My reply a Rusty i am so old i can to even remember the fast  Harold t. Jacobs Bonita Springs Fla. 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