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movieoverlord

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Aug 20, 2004, 8:00:27 PM8/20/04
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Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are supposedly
leaving the theaters "terrified" after watching Exorcist The
Beginning.

Apparently others also are finding the Exorcist the Beginning is a
good horror flick too. I don't know why so many people in these
messages groups seem to want to get caught up in previous directorial
discussions but the movie is good!

The exorcist the beginning is scaring people and theaters are selling
out according to some "theater watch" threads in the movie related
message boards.

I know guam has it scheduled for more saturday theater showtimes than
any other picture now After it has already run the full Friday there.
http://www.tangotheatres.com/ (Guam is the first place in the USA a
movie has a full theater day so this is after Friday results becuase
it's saturday morning there now.)

I saw the premiere. if anyone wnats a non biased non director geek
opinion then here's mine about the Exorcist The Beginning.

I'm going to see it again now to see the crowds jump.
Here was my post from my first veiwing.

Saw Exorcist TB Premiere Last night at Mann's Chinese.
True exorcist fans you will NOT disappointed!

A true HORROR movie. It is horrific, gory, scary and it fills in all
the backstory for the original while having you cringe and cheer along
the way. Let's just say a Father Merrin superhero might be viable. You
will recognize the demon by words and deeds.

The girl seated next to me kept her head in her hands the whole time
saying - Oh F@#$ Oh F@#$#. Minimal cheese, cool story. Won't give
stuff away but it's Indiana Jones meets Lucifer.

Isabella is hot in the movie and hotter in a real life (blonde at the
moment) and Stellan kicks demonic butt like Russel Crowe with a cross.

And true to the 1970's movie there is ample juxaposition of flagrant
unholy activity and unspeakable blasphamy. ( Well no crucifix
masturbation so you can take the kids but close and truly gross and
horrific so be prepared with "earmuffs and eyemuffs" every once in a
while.)

Damn good adventure and scare and fans of Father Merrin will see why
taking on Regan in the seventies really was a comparative walk in the
park.

Look in the 70's the idea of possession was new and therefore made an
impact impossible to make today but frankly this movie is BETTER.
Don't believe me? Then watch this then rent the 70's version. You will
be surprised. Take care and say a prayer just in case....
Don't wear your crucifix as it will probably scorch your chest!

bod

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Aug 20, 2004, 8:05:14 PM8/20/04
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"movieoverlord" <geopa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Lots of crowd reports are coming in

lol..fuck off cunt lugs!


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r.

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Aug 20, 2004, 8:01:12 PM8/20/04
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you are truly an ass.

Killer Kane

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Aug 20, 2004, 8:10:49 PM8/20/04
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Joe McC

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Aug 20, 2004, 8:05:55 PM8/20/04
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> "movieoverlord" <geopa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:6eaf5bf4.04082...@posting.google.com...
> > Lots of crowd reports are coming in
>
> lol..fuck off cunt lugs!


ROTC LMAO


Brian Christgau

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Aug 20, 2004, 8:39:24 PM8/20/04
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"movieoverlord" <geopa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are supposedly
> leaving the theaters "terrified" after watching Exorcist The
> Beginning.

Y'know what? I actually liked both of the "Exorcist" sequels, but since
you're being such a Fuckwit Spamer nuisance, I'm going to make a point NOT
to see this one and to tell all my horror-loving friends to avoid this one
like the plague. Have a nice day.

Piece,

B


Robert N. Lee

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Aug 20, 2004, 9:04:46 PM8/20/04
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geopa...@yahoo.com (movieoverlord) wrote in
news:6eaf5bf4.04082...@posting.google.com:

> Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are supposedly
> leaving the theaters "terrified" after watching Exorcist The
> Beginning.
>

Really? Because all the reports and reviews I've read say the thing stinks
on ice.

--Robert

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David

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Aug 20, 2004, 9:14:13 PM8/20/04
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geopa...@yahoo.com (movieoverlord) wrote:

>You will recognize the demon by words and deeds.

. . . and, apparently, posts.

>The girl seated next to me kept her head in her hands the whole time
>saying - Oh F@#$ Oh F@#$#.

Weird. That's what the girl seated next to me did at a campus
screening of Tarkovsky's "Stalker."

>in the 70's the idea of possession was new

You're a misinformed historian, too!

^TooL^

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Aug 20, 2004, 9:40:49 PM8/20/04
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"movieoverlord" <geopa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are supposedly
> leaving the theaters "terrified" after watching Exorcist The
> Beginning.

You sir, are a moron. I hope you spend the money you're 'earning' spamming
these groups on a nice 8-ball, and i look forward to stumbling over your
blue corpse in the streets soon.

^TooL^


CultStitch.Com

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Aug 20, 2004, 9:59:12 PM8/20/04
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>Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are supposedly
>leaving the theaters "terrified" after watching Exorcist The
>Beginning.

Jesus tits! I'll make sure to stay away from it then.
---

Cheers!

M.

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Joe McC

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"CultStitch.Com" <matth...@aol.comblahblah> wrote in message
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> >Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are supposedly
> >leaving the theaters "terrified" after watching Exorcist The
> >Beginning.
>
> Jesus tits! I'll make sure to stay away from it then.


Lol,

'Jesus Tits!' is the best exclamation I've heard in many a weary year.......


Tony Spadaro

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Aug 20, 2004, 10:54:22 PM8/20/04
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Could we exorcise this kind of brain dead crap from teh past films forum
please. We are not interested in the latest summer teenybopper crap and
really don't like it when PR flaks pretend they are jes plain folks and
promo these turkeys. Save the shite for the current-films head cases - they
are probably dumb enough to believe this stuff anyhow.

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Christopher Adams

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Aug 20, 2004, 11:22:32 PM8/20/04
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Tony Spadaro wrote:
>
> Could we exorcise this kind of brain dead crap from teh past films forum
> please. We are not interested in the latest summer teenybopper crap and
> really don't like it when PR flaks pretend they are jes plain folks and
> promo these turkeys. Save the shite for the current-films head cases -
> they are probably dumb enough to believe this stuff anyhow.

It's so cute when USENET posters try to be snobs about other groups.

--
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understand?
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Clem Clambake

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Aug 20, 2004, 11:29:10 PM8/20/04
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Wow, I totally believe that you are a legitimate usenet poster, and not a
studio plant.

You're stupider than most.


Ben Ohmart

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Aug 21, 2004, 12:31:09 AM8/21/04
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I wasn't thrilled with it. Didn't have the intellectual feeling I got
from 1 and 3.


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Andrew

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Aug 21, 2004, 1:16:19 AM8/21/04
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movieoverlord wrote:

<shit snipped>


AAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is almost as bad as those idiots promoting the Dawn of
the Dead remake.

Andrew

BTR1701

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Aug 21, 2004, 1:24:28 AM8/21/04
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In article <6eaf5bf4.04082...@posting.google.com>,
geopa...@yahoo.com (movieoverlord) wrote:

> Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are supposedly
> leaving the theaters "terrified" after watching Exorcist The
> Beginning.
>
> Apparently others also are finding the Exorcist the Beginning is a
> good horror flick too. I don't know why so many people in these
> messages groups seem to want to get caught up in previous directorial
> discussions but the movie is good!
>
> The exorcist the beginning is scaring people and theaters are selling
> out according to some "theater watch" threads in the movie related
> message boards.
>
> I know guam has it scheduled for more saturday theater showtimes than
> any other picture now After it has already run the full Friday there.
> http://www.tangotheatres.com/ (Guam is the first place in the USA a
> movie has a full theater day so this is after Friday results becuase
> it's saturday morning there now.)
>
> I saw the premiere. if anyone wnats a non biased non director geek
> opinion then here's mine about the Exorcist The Beginning.


You just don't give up, do you?

One round of your bullshit wasn't enough?

Derek Janssen

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Aug 21, 2004, 4:48:41 AM8/21/04
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BTR1701 wrote:

>>I know guam has it scheduled for more saturday theater showtimes than
>>any other picture now

>> (Guam is the first place in the USA a
>>movie has a full theater day so this is after Friday results becuase
>>it's saturday morning there now.)
>

> You just don't give up, do you?
>
> One round of your bullshit wasn't enough?

Y'know, THIS quote made me think somebody was deliberately
copy/parodying his "D**n the torpedoes, full martyr speed ahead" posts
by now?

Derek Janssen (as goes Guam, so goes the country)
dja...@rcn.com

Shiflet

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Aug 21, 2004, 2:25:27 AM8/21/04
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"movieoverlord" <geopa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are supposedly
> leaving the theaters "terrified" after watching Exorcist The
> Beginning.

And where are these reports coming from? Sure not any site I go to...

> The exorcist the beginning is scaring people and theaters are selling
> out according to some "theater watch" threads in the movie related
> message boards.

Amazing how you aren't citing any places this actually occured in.

> Look in the 70's the idea of possession was new

LOL! The idea of possession has been around since the middle ages, it didn't
start in the 70's...
!


Dr Walpurgis

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Aug 21, 2004, 5:03:25 AM8/21/04
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Tony Spackaro wrote:

> Could we exorcise this kind of brain dead crap from teh past films forum
> please. We are not interested in the latest summer teenybopper crap and
> really don't like it when PR flaks pretend they are jes plain folks and
> promo these turkeys. Save the shite for the current-films head cases - they
> are probably dumb enough to believe this stuff anyhow.

OOH! GET HER!

--
"Another clever one Dr Walpurgis. Again you have proven that you bring
nothing to the table. I'm guessing you make a living in Academia,
destroying the minds of youth." - Jizzy, alt.horror, 18/05/04

Gene Gregorits

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Aug 21, 2004, 5:52:48 AM8/21/04
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"bod" <itsdirtyb...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:<2onho5F...@uni-berlin.de>...
> "movieoverlord" <geopa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:6eaf5bf4.04082...@posting.google.com...
> > Lots of crowd reports are coming in
>
> lol..fuck off cunt lugs!

Fuckin gushing twat is an imposter to be sure

Gene Gregorits

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Aug 21, 2004, 5:54:34 AM8/21/04
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"^TooL^" <j_ca...@SPAMSPAMSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message news:<BKxVc.1137$D7....@news-server.bigpond.net.au>...

There's no call for such hatred, el TooLio.

T

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Aug 21, 2004, 8:17:10 AM8/21/04
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BTR1701 wrote:


>
> You just don't give up, do you?
>
> One round of your bullshit wasn't enough?

Aint this about the Third of Fourth round of this crap?


Seems it was posted back to back on the same day. (Oops!)


Well, we all are certainly kicking up the general buzz about it aren't
we?

They'll prob have some kind of metric to report back to the suits
saying "It's all over the Internet!

I'm going to see this for anytime soon, and definitely not at full price.


TBerk
ps- Hi Past-Films

jayembee

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Aug 21, 2004, 8:19:03 AM8/21/04
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geopa...@yahoo.com (movieoverlord) wrote:

> Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are
> supposedly leaving the theaters "terrified" after
> watching Exorcist The Beginning.

But are they handing out barf bags at the theaters as they
did 35 years ago for MARK OF THE DEVIL?

> And true to the 1970's movie there is ample juxaposition
> of flagrant unholy activity and unspeakable blasphamy.
> ( Well no crucifix masturbation so you can take the kids

> but close and truly gross and horrific [...]

Of course. It wouldn't do to take the kiddies to see a
young girl diddling herself with a crucifix. But "truly
gross and horrific" scenes are just the things that make
a fine family film.

-- jayembee

Killer Kane

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Aug 21, 2004, 8:25:37 AM8/21/04
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"jayembee" wrote:
>
> But are they handing out barf bags at the theaters as they
> did 35 years ago for MARK OF THE DEVIL?
>

I filled a barf bag when I read the production credits.


DevilPaul

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Aug 21, 2004, 10:30:36 AM8/21/04
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How much does the studio pay you for this gig? I'm interested in making a
few bucks on the side as a fake movie review spammer.

Paul

"movieoverlord" <geopa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Avoid normal situations.

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Aug 21, 2004, 11:15:57 AM8/21/04
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In alt.horror Christopher Adams <mhacde...@yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> Tony Spadaro wrote:
>>
>> Could we exorcise this kind of brain dead crap from teh past films forum
>> please. We are not interested in the latest summer teenybopper crap and
>> really don't like it when PR flaks pretend they are jes plain folks and
>> promo these turkeys. Save the shite for the current-films head cases -
>> they are probably dumb enough to believe this stuff anyhow.

> It's so cute when USENET posters try to be snobs about other groups.

True. Actually, you're *all* lame.

--
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"Narrative context, however, is filled in so sketchily and belatedly that it
plays less like a ghost story than like an audition: a well-stocked bag of
tricks that might come in handy in a ghost story." -- Duncan Shepherd on Ju-On

T

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Aug 21, 2004, 12:25:58 PM8/21/04
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Avoid normal situations. wrote:

> In alt.horror Christopher Adams <mhacde...@yahoo.invalid> wrote:
>
>>Tony Spadaro wrote:
>>
>>> Could we exorcise this kind of brain dead crap from teh past films forum
>>>please. We are not interested in the latest summer teenybopper crap and
>>>really don't like it when PR flaks pretend they are jes plain folks and
>>>promo these turkeys. Save the shite for the current-films head cases -
>>>they are probably dumb enough to believe this stuff anyhow.
>
>
>>It's so cute when USENET posters try to be snobs about other groups.
>
>
> True. Actually, you're *all* lame.
>


Pot! Kettle!

TBerk

Robert N. Lee

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Aug 21, 2004, 12:31:01 PM8/21/04
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"Christopher Adams" <mhacde...@yahoo.invalid> wrote in
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>> Could we exorcise this kind of brain dead crap from teh past films
>> forum
>> please. We are not interested in the latest summer teenybopper crap
>> and really don't like it when PR flaks pretend they are jes plain
>> folks and promo these turkeys. Save the shite for the current-films
>> head cases - they are probably dumb enough to believe this stuff
>> anyhow.
>
> It's so cute when USENET posters try to be snobs about other groups.

...and apparently the thirty-year old Exorcist isn't "past" enough for
the "I only like movies with no sound, because they were so pure" crowd.

Robert N. Lee

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Aug 21, 2004, 12:32:43 PM8/21/04
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"Shiflet" <rshi...@charter.net> wrote in
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>> Look in the 70's the idea of possession was new
>

> LOL! The idea of possession has been around since the middle ages...

Er...knock that date back several millenia. The idea of possession is
almost as old as people, near as we can tell.

Bonestructure

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Aug 21, 2004, 5:49:11 PM8/21/04
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wow, deja vue all over again


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and ultimately suicide.

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loucyphre

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Aug 22, 2004, 12:09:26 AM8/22/04
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> Lots of crowd reports are coming in now and people are supposedly


> leaving the theaters "terrified" after watching Exorcist The
> Beginning.
>


Can't figure out if he's just a sad little troll or the most amusingly
persistant studio plant ever.

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Aug 22, 2004, 4:58:07 AM8/22/04
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In article <2onhq2F...@uni-berlin.de>, "r." <r...@treasurehiding.com>
wrote:

>> Don't wear your crucifix as it will probably scorch your chest!
>
>

> you are truly an ass.
>
He's not the only one. Why did you feel compelled to re-post his entire
worthless hype piece just to append your five-word response? Don't know how
to edit? What a waste of bandwidth...

Mike Girouard

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Aug 22, 2004, 11:09:57 AM8/22/04
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"Killer Kane" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<2oota1F...@uni-berlin.de>...

Credits? Don't you mean debits?

FoggyTown

Grant Hurlock

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Aug 23, 2004, 10:26:50 AM8/23/04
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crows doesn't have a "d" in it


r.

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Aug 23, 2004, 11:56:18 AM8/23/04
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> >> Don't wear your crucifix as it will probably scorch your chest!
> >
> >
> > you are truly an ass.
> >
> He's not the only one. Why did you feel compelled to re-post his entire
> worthless hype piece just to append your five-word response? Don't know
how
> to edit? What a waste of bandwidth...

sure! but this eloquent masterpiece you so masterfully composed is somehow
worthy of everyone's bandwidth? get lost, you knucklehead.

G. M. Watson

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Aug 24, 2004, 6:01:16 AM8/24/04
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In article <2ouigqF...@uni-berlin.de>, "r." <r...@treasurehiding.com>
wrote:

More wasted space...(yawn)

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