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From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: I didn't belive it but it worked!
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 18:51:29 +0000
Organization: Erol's Internet Services
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Simon Richardson wrote:
> 
> jonathan l michaels (jlm@caamora.caamora.com.au) wrote:
> : kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com wrote in a message to All:
> 
> :  > From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com>
> :  > Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 11:14:33 +0000
> 
> :  > Telor@ifnet.mci.net wrote:
> : >
> : > I'M NOT JOKING THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
> : > BUT, DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT JUST TRY IT.  IT ONLY TAKES
> : > A FEW MINUTES.
> : >
> : >   I saw an article in an internet newsgroup telling me I could make
> : > $50,000 within a month for an investment of only $5.
> 
> :  > Jordan --
> 
> :  >    Is there any way we can lock this garbage out of here?
> 
> : find some one sitting on a t3 link and ask them to send your responce for a an
> : hour or toe or three .. better still find a ds3 capable sight and ask the
> : postmaster to open all the stops for a couple of minutes, er mabybe 15 minutes.
> : i guarentee you will hear the scream from the moon.
> 
> No, let's not make it an Internet problem.  These people have published
> their real names and addresses.  Remember, you don't have to send money:
> there are all sorts of other things you could send.
> 
> Whatever you do send, wrap it well - the postmen don't deserve the trouble.
> 

Thank you, Simon! An excellent notion! Too bad they don't also
distribute "postage will be paid by addressee" cards as well -- in such
cases, a simple brick (5 lbs) is an excellent choice.
-- 
Ken

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