Today's Topics:
Xtian Clowns
Real Ad Copy
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 13:44:14 -0900
Reply-To: FSDEM2%ALASKA.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu
From: A small garage in the suburbs <FSDEM2%ALASKA.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
Subject: RE: Xtian Clowns
Message-ID: <8908281824.aa27054@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
What's the difference between an Xtian Clown and a regular Xtian?
Sexual orientation? I thought all Xtians were clowns... maybe some of
them just havent come out of the closet yet or something.
JXQH
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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 89 23:09:22 EDT
From: Michael Travers <mt@media-lab.media.mit.edu>
Message-Id: <8908290309.AA14122@media-lab>
Subject: Real Ad Copy
[I've attempted to reproduce the tone of this ad by indicating
italicization with _underscores- and boldface with *asterisks*.]
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