I ran across this the other day: <http://people.cornell.edu/pages/dah18/america/page2.html>
Scroll 1/3 down the page. There's even a link to info on the flying ace you mention. t On 1/8/03 9:13 PM, Mike Johnston wrote: >> I'm planning on forming my own cult for the expressed purpose of being >> suppressed by Chinese communists. We're just gonna hang out and smoke dope >> all day. We're calling ourselves the Falun Bong. > > > Mark, > Speaking of Bong, there's a place on the road to Chicago called the "Bong > Recreation Area," named after a WWII flying ace or some such. I was at a gas > station off the interstate over Christmas, when this young kid comes in with > this big smile on his face. He asks the clerk, "what and where is the 'Bong > Recreation Area'? I've _got_ to get a picture of this for my friends!!" > > The clerk gave him directions and off he went... > > <g> > > --Mike >
