Although I haven't heard the song in years, "The Thing" started going through my head like an ear-worm this morning. And I noted that I was a little off in my statement that the tune was "exactly" the same as the tune for "The Lincolnshire Poacher." It is very, very close, but it's not exactly the same.

It could, however be sung to the same tune and most people wouldn't notice. Just wanted to clear that up.

As to the package:   I guess we may never find out what was in it. But it did leave those of us with a predilection for writing fiction a good starting point of a whole variety of stories.

For example, I wonder what Edgar Allan Poe might do with this. . . .

Don Firth