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Peter Rijks

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Mar 7, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/7/97
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On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, MCK wrote:

> You have a point. In what seems like just months, newsgroups have
> started to look like just another method for trash advertising,
> instead of a global communications forum.
>
> Speaks for the direction modern life is headed...

does anyone have any idea who originally came up with the money scheme? Do
we all want to kill him/her, or should we view him/her as a genius for
coming up with a plan that took advantage of many morons and probably made
him/her some good money?

hmmmm....
-Pete

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Ross J. Corbett

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Mar 7, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/7/97
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Peter Rijks wrote:
>
> On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, MCK wrote:
>
> > You have a point. In what seems like just months, newsgroups have
> > started to look like just another method for trash advertising,
> > instead of a global communications forum.
> >
> > Speaks for the direction modern life is headed...
>
> does anyone have any idea who originally came up with the money scheme? Do
> we all want to kill him/her, or should we view him/her as a genius for
> coming up with a plan that took advantage of many morons and probably made
> him/her some good money?
>

There are several theories. All are urban folklore. I vote for Bob
Dobbs, the greatest salesman in the world, as the creator.

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Mar 11, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/11/97
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In article <Pine.SOL.3.95q.97030...@darwin.helios.nd.edu>,

Peter Rijks <pri...@darwin.helios.nd.edu> writes:
> On Wed, 5 Mar 1997, MCK wrote:
>
>> You have a point. In what seems like just months, newsgroups have
>> started to look like just another method for trash advertising,
>> instead of a global communications forum.
>>
>> Speaks for the direction modern life is headed...
>
> does anyone have any idea who originally came up with the money scheme? Do
> we all want to kill him/her, or should we view him/her as a genius for
> coming up with a plan that took advantage of many morons and probably made
> him/her some good money?
>
> hmmmm....
> -Pete
>

The percentage of morons to non-morons on the net is much smaller
than in conventional society. Nobody makes very much money with these stupid
schemes on the net.

-Emanuel Transmission


Scranton

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Mar 11, 1997, 3:00:00 AM3/11/97
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Emmanuel Transmission (?) <sp...@sucks.sucks.sucks.sucks> wrote:

> The percentage of morons to non-morons on the net is much smaller
>than in conventional society.


Hahhaahahahahhahahahahhahhahahahahahahahaha. . .

Oh, man. . .

hahahahahahhahah. . . hahahahahahahahaha. . .

hahaha,
r. w. scranton

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