Re: Nancy does it again.

From: DrPostman (Look_at_mysig.foremail)
Date: 06/10/04 

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:28:43 GMT

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:08:56 -0500, mlm <mlm@nospam.com> wrote:

>"Paul Lawler" <stargazer@kilolaniDOT.net> wrote in news:5rWxc.315$Wr.309
>@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:
>
>> She's now claiming the transit of Venus didn't happen.
>>
>> http://www.zetatalk.com/index/zeta110.htm
>>
>> *bwahahaha*
>>
>>
>
>It is a joke folks. Just a joke. Have a sense of humour (laugh with her
>not at her). It is just invented fluff to crank up serious people a bit.
>Seems to have been quite effective.
>
>Mark

Except for the people who quit their jobs or spit families up and
moved to "safe" locations. And don't forget her dog.
Unless you look at folks like Jim Jones as just a joke. 

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