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Pamela T. Pon

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Fact 1: Before she discovered acting, the teenaged GA aspired to become
a MARINE BIOLOGIST.

Fact 2: GA's romance with Clyde Klotz began when she invited him into her
trailer for SUSHI.

Fact 3: GA named her daughter Piper MARU.

Fact 4: GA told _In Style_ magazine that she enjoys DIVING and wishes she
could spend more time doing it.

Fact 5: When she went on her promotional tour in Australia, she requested
and was granted the opportunity to go DIVING at a MARINE park,
to observe the SEA CREATURES there first-hand.

Fact 6: On vacation in TAHITI, GA posed in SWIMWEAR for an Australian
magazine, and had 2 SEA TURTLES tattooed on her ankle.

Fact 7: GA had "several large trays of SUSHI" catered for the XF crew
on the last day of filming "Talitha Cumi" as an end-of-season
"parting gift."

Fact 8: An article in A&E's _Biography_ magazine included a photo of
GA & her mom sitting together in a BOAT at SEA.

Fact 9: GA recently visited San Diego's SEA WORLD, where she communed with
yet more SEA CREATURES, namely several species of PENGUINS.

Fact 10: GA's new home in Los Angeles is BY THE SEA.

Facts 11 - infinity:

Ahab. Starbuck. 2 immediate family members in US Navy.
Burial at sea. "Beyond the Sea." Father proposed to mother on
a dock, seconds after disembarking from a ship which had just
returned from a naval blockade. Imagines afterlife as floating
in a rowboat. Can easily identify murky underwater objects.
Has family friends on naval bases. Caused her partner's "sister"
to fall off a bridge into freezing water. Nearly succeeded in
murder-suicide pact with partner onboard a ship in Norwegian
waters, in an attempt to die at sea together. Sent her dog into
the woods as a successful offering to a part-time SEA MONSTER.
Claimed she could steer a boat, then promptly sank it in an effort
to sacrifice her partner & herself to a full-time SEA MONSTER.
When initial attempt failed & drowning was also sadly averted,
tried to attract the wayward SEA MONSTER to their location with
the siren call of her voice by discussing MOBY DICK. Almost
succeeded in sacrificing partner to the part-time SEA MONSTER.
Mere fictional TV character traits, or evidence of a
deep-cover operative manipulating her show's creative staff into
furthering the Marine Biologist Conspiracy's secret agenda??????
(If, indeed, a show created by an unrepentant SURFER could
be anything *but* a puppet corporation for this insidious
organization?)

The prosecution rests. >;-)


Charter42

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> Mere fictional TV character traits, or evidence of a
> deep-cover operative manipulating her show's creative staff into
> furthering the Marine Biologist Conspiracy's secret agenda??????
> (If, indeed, a show created by an unrepentant SURFER could
> be anything *but* a puppet corporation for this insidious
> organization?)
>
>The prosecution rests. >;-)
>

Those damned Atlanteans again!


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Deborah A Tinsley

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Pamela T. Pon <p...@best.com> wrote in article
<79294l$lvv$1...@shell3.ba.best.com>...

> Fact 1: Before she discovered acting, the teenaged GA aspired to become
> a MARINE BIOLOGIST.
snipped the rest of this voyage to the bottom of the sea.

Very interesting Pamela. Tell me are you too a part of the great Marine
Biologist Conspiracy or merely work to expose it?

Deborah

Sean Carroll

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Pamela T. Pon wrote:
>
<snip>

> Mere fictional TV character traits, or evidence of a
> deep-cover operative manipulating her show's creative staff into
> furthering the Marine Biologist Conspiracy's secret agenda??????

Um ... if she's a member, is there still a possibility that she could
have some tentacles come after her at night? Um ... you can just say
that it was a little practical joke ... ;)

--
--Sean
http://freecenter.digiweb.com/science_fiction/Pendrell_Jr/index.html
"Nothing happens in contradiction to nature. Only in contradiction to
what we know of it." --Dana Scully

Vicky

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Jan 31, 1999, 3:00:00 AM1/31/99
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good for her
currently being a marine boiologist myself
i understand anyone who has a love of the ocean
and imust say i love diving so much that ieven brace the cold british
waters in the middle of winter
hows that for commitment
or insanity
your choice

On 31 Jan 1999 10:58:29 -0800, p...@best.com (Pamela T. Pon) wrote:

>Fact 1: Before she discovered acting, the teenaged GA aspired to become
> a MARINE BIOLOGIST.
>

> Mere fictional TV character traits, or evidence of a
> deep-cover operative manipulating her show's creative staff into
> furthering the Marine Biologist Conspiracy's secret agenda??????

Nancy Black

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Jan 31, 1999, 3:00:00 AM1/31/99
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Vicky wrote:
>
> good for her
> currently being a marine boiologist myself
> i understand anyone who has a love of the ocean
> and imust say i love diving so much that ieven brace the cold british
> waters in the middle of winter
> hows that for commitment
> or insanity
> your choice

Ah, it's Agent 1013 from Her Majesty's MBC Service! How's the sushi
distribution going over there? Remember, you proud MBC agents are our
gateway to infiltrating all of Europe. Soon we will have forces spread
across the globe! Bwahahahaha!

Nancy (yet another atxf Nancy)

Nancy Black

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Deborah A Tinsley wrote:
> Pamela T. Pon <p...@best.com> wrote in article
> <79294l$lvv$1...@shell3.ba.best.com>...
> > Fact 1: Before she discovered acting, the teenaged GA aspired to become
> > a MARINE BIOLOGIST.
> snipped the rest of this voyage to the bottom of the sea.
>
> Very interesting Pamela. Tell me are you too a part of the great Marine
> Biologist Conspiracy or merely work to expose it?

She has no choice now but to become one of us. She *will* join the
MBC. Resistance is futile. Bwahahahaha!

Sean Carroll

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VerlindaH wrote:
>
> OK, Sean--enough's enough--stop squidding around!

<groan>

Nancy Black

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Pamela T. Pon wrote:
>
> Fact 1: Before she discovered acting, the teenaged GA aspired to become
> a MARINE BIOLOGIST.

A fine and honorable occupation.



> Fact 2: GA's romance with Clyde Klotz began when she invited him into her
> trailer for SUSHI.

The perfect food for a first date.



> Fact 3: GA named her daughter Piper MARU.

An interesting choice.



> Fact 4: GA told _In Style_ magazine that she enjoys DIVING and wishes she
> could spend more time doing it.

A fun sport.



> Fact 5: When she went on her promotional tour in Australia, she requested
> and was granted the opportunity to go DIVING at a MARINE park,
> to observe the SEA CREATURES there first-hand.

The Great Barrier Reef is supposed to be quite beautiful. As a coral
reef biologist, I can tell you that they have quite the diversity of
species there.



> Fact 6: On vacation in TAHITI, GA posed in SWIMWEAR for an Australian
> magazine, and had 2 SEA TURTLES tattooed on her ankle.

Well, it's *Tahiti*. Would you expect her to wear a trenchcoat?

> Fact 7: GA had "several large trays of SUSHI" catered for the XF crew
> on the last day of filming "Talitha Cumi" as an end-of-season
> "parting gift."

It is a fine party food. True story -- my lab manager served a tray of
sushi at his Christmas party this year. And this is in South Carolina,
of all places.



> Fact 8: An article in A&E's _Biography_ magazine included a photo of
> GA & her mom sitting together in a BOAT at SEA.

Enjoying a nice sunny day outdoors.



> Fact 9: GA recently visited San Diego's SEA WORLD, where she communed with
> yet more SEA CREATURES, namely several species of PENGUINS.

Penguins are fun birds. And Sea World is a great tourist destination.



> Fact 10: GA's new home in Los Angeles is BY THE SEA.

It is so nice to fall asleep to the sound of gently pounding waves. And
beautiful sunsets just outside your window every night.



> Facts 11 - infinity:
>
> Ahab. Starbuck. 2 immediate family members in US Navy.
> Burial at sea. "Beyond the Sea." Father proposed to mother on
> a dock, seconds after disembarking from a ship which had just
> returned from a naval blockade. Imagines afterlife as floating
> in a rowboat. Can easily identify murky underwater objects.
> Has family friends on naval bases. Caused her partner's "sister"
> to fall off a bridge into freezing water. Nearly succeeded in
> murder-suicide pact with partner onboard a ship in Norwegian
> waters, in an attempt to die at sea together. Sent her dog into
> the woods as a successful offering to a part-time SEA MONSTER.
> Claimed she could steer a boat, then promptly sank it in an effort
> to sacrifice her partner & herself to a full-time SEA MONSTER.
> When initial attempt failed & drowning was also sadly averted,
> tried to attract the wayward SEA MONSTER to their location with
> the siren call of her voice by discussing MOBY DICK. Almost
> succeeded in sacrificing partner to the part-time SEA MONSTER.
> Mere fictional TV character traits, or evidence of a
> deep-cover operative manipulating her show's creative staff into
> furthering the Marine Biologist Conspiracy's secret agenda??????
> (If, indeed, a show created by an unrepentant SURFER could
> be anything *but* a puppet corporation for this insidious
> organization?)
>
> The prosecution rests. >;-)

Alright, that's it. Oh, Pam, you should not have done this. Yes, GA is
a secret agent of the MBC. And, yes, her mission is to infiltrate the
entire entertainment industry, starting with 1013 and Fox. You must
realize now that the only way you can remain safe is to come to the dark
side. If you do not join us, well... let's just say a piece of sushi
may *somehow* find it's way into your mouth while you are sleeping.
Exposing the MBC when you will be roomming with a one in less than a
week was not wise.

Nancy (yet another atxf Nancy)

;-D

Kimba

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Jan 31, 1999, 3:00:00 AM1/31/99
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Sean Carroll wrote:
>
> Pamela T. Pon wrote:
> >
> <snip>
> > Mere fictional TV character traits, or evidence of a
> > deep-cover operative manipulating her show's creative staff into
> > furthering the Marine Biologist Conspiracy's secret agenda??????
>
> Um ... if she's a member, is there still a possibility that she could
> have some tentacles come after her at night? Um ... you can just say
> that it was a little practical joke ... ;)
>
> --

Kimba adjusts her toque rakishly.
She hugs her gleaming, sharpened boathook just a little tighter to her
chest.
She is ready.


I am!
Kimba

VerlindaH

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Feb 1, 1999, 3:00:00 AM2/1/99
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The birthday boy (Sean) posted:

>
>Pamela T. Pon wrote:
>>
><snip>
>> Mere fictional TV character traits, or evidence of a
deep-cover operative manipulating her show's creative
>staff into furthering the Marine Biologist Conspiracy's secret agenda??????
>

>
>Um ... if she's a member, is there still a possibility that she could
>have some tentacles come after her at night? Um ... you can just say
>that it was a little practical joke ... ;)

OK, Sean--enough's enough--stop squidding around!

VerlindaH

Caz

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Hey! I love the SEA (and its OCEANS....... or is it the other way around?).
I will not eat the CREATURES OF THE SEA.

Anyone care to join me in my protest?

Caz:)

Pamela T. Pon <p...@best.com> wrote in article
<79294l$lvv$1...@shell3.ba.best.com>...

> Fact 2: GA's romance with Clyde Klotz began when she invited him into her
> trailer for SUSHI.
>

Alan Hurshman

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Pamela T. Pon wrote in message <79294l$lvv$1...@shell3.ba.best.com>...

>Fact 1: Before she discovered acting, the teenaged GA aspired to become
> a MARINE BIOLOGIST.

Nothing wrong with that.


>Fact 2: GA's romance with Clyde Klotz began when she invited him into her
> trailer for SUSHI.

A BAD sign if their ever was one!

>Fact 7: GA had "several large trays of SUSHI" catered for the XF crew
> on the last day of filming "Talitha Cumi" as an end-of-season
> "parting gift."

EMTs were called as soon as GA left the set. All recovered.


>Fact 4: GA told _In Style_ magazine that she enjoys DIVING and wishes she
> could spend more time doing it.

>Fact 5: When she went on her promotional tour in Australia, she requested
> and was granted the opportunity to go DIVING at a MARINE park,
> to observe the SEA CREATURES there first-hand.

>Fact 6: On vacation in TAHITI, GA posed in SWIMWEAR for an Australian
> magazine, and had 2 SEA TURTLES tattooed on her ankle.

>Fact 8: An article in A&E's _Biography_ magazine included a photo of
> GA & her mom sitting together in a BOAT at SEA.

>Fact 9: GA recently visited San Diego's SEA WORLD, where she communed with
> yet more SEA CREATURES, namely several species of PENGUINS.

>Fact 10: GA's new home in Los Angeles is BY THE SEA.

Nothing wrong here. Sea creatures are lovely things. To watch
in their natural setting or covered in batter and deep fried until
crispy brown.

--
Alan Hurshman
Fellowship of Elitist Bastards

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Alan Hurshman

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Nancy Black wrote in message <36B4F4...@prodigy.net>...

>Ah, it's Agent 1013 from Her Majesty's MBC Service! How's the sushi
>distribution going over there? Remember, you proud MBC agents are our
>gateway to infiltrating all of Europe. Soon we will have forces spread
>across the globe! Bwahahahaha!

Only the effete will succumb. The true Brit knows that
fish must be deep fried and crsipy.

Alan Hurshman

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Caz wrote in message <01be4d8c$bc3c9640$8d0b26cb@default>...

>Hey! I love the SEA (and its OCEANS....... or is it the other way around?).
>I will not eat the CREATURES OF THE SEA.

Well, I couldn't go that far. Why, I even ate tuna for lunch.
But no sushi.

Nancy Black

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Alan Hurshman wrote:
> Nancy Black wrote in message <36B4F4...@prodigy.net>...
> >Ah, it's Agent 1013 from Her Majesty's MBC Service! How's the sushi
> >distribution going over there? Remember, you proud MBC agents are our
> >gateway to infiltrating all of Europe. Soon we will have forces spread
> >across the globe! Bwahahahaha!
>
> Only the effete will succumb.

*Effete*? Excuse me while I look that up.

OK, I'm back. Geez, you couldn't just use "weak"? Mr. Big Vocabulary,
you. :)

> The true Brit knows that
> fish must be deep fried and crsipy.

Still promoting that artery-clogging agenda, eh? Well, surely there are
at least a *few* sushi-serving restaurants in the UK. These are just
small steps that lead to bigger ones. Soon the whole world will be
infect... I mean enjoying sushi. ;-D

M.Smyth

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Nancy Black wrote in message <36B664...@prodigy.net>...

>>Still promoting that artery-clogging agenda, eh? Well, surely there are
>at least a *few* sushi-serving restaurants in the UK.


Well no, not outside London!

Pamela T. Pon

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Nancy Black <NBl...@prodigy.net> wrote:
>Pamela T. Pon wrote:
>>Fact 1: Before she discovered acting, the teenaged GA aspired to become
>> a MARINE BIOLOGIST.
>
>A fine and honorable occupation.

Do I detect a not-so-subtle ploy to recruit the Young People of this
newsgroup to the MBC cause? The Cousteau Youth, perhaps?



>>Fact 2: GA's romance with Clyde Klotz began when she invited him into
>> her trailer for SUSHI.
>

>The perfect food for a first date.

... a first date with the FLUKEMAN.

>>Fact 3: GA named her daughter Piper MARU.
>
>An interesting choice.

... for an MBC code name.

>>Fact 4: GA told _In Style_ magazine that she enjoys DIVING and wishes
>> she could spend more time doing it.
>

>A fun sport.

... essential training for all crack MBC operatives.

>>Fact 5: When she went on her promotional tour in Australia, she
>> requested and was granted the opportunity to go DIVING at a
>> MARINE park, to observe the SEA CREATURES there first-hand.
>

>The Great Barrier Reef is supposed to be quite beautiful. As a coral
>reef biologist, I can tell you that they have quite the diversity of
>species there.

... such as all manner of SEA MONSTERS.

>>Fact 6: On vacation in TAHITI, GA posed in SWIMWEAR for an Australian
>> magazine, and had 2 SEA TURTLES tattooed on her ankle.
>

>Well, it's *Tahiti*. Would you expect her to wear a trenchcoat?

Ah, but why, after finishing her Australian promotional junket, did GA
choose to vacation in an Oceanic island paradise in the first place?
Why not a good, honest landbound location like the conveniently nearby
Australian Outback? And why the SEA TURTLES permanently emblazoned
on her flesh, to be flaunted shamelessly in front of millions of
unsuspecting moviegoers in THE X-FILES feature film???

>>Fact 7: GA had "several large trays of SUSHI" catered for the XF crew
>> on the last day of filming "Talitha Cumi" as an end-of-season
>> "parting gift."
>

>It is a fine party food. True story -- my lab manager served a tray of
>sushi at his Christmas party this year. And this is in South Carolina,
>of all places.

Boosting morale among his loyal followers, I see -- like his terrestrial
counterpart at VinylRight, but in a more festive vein. With one grand
gesture, he could simultaneously provide essential sustenance for those
lab workers who were already hosts to gestating SEA MONSTERS *and* infect
their remaining parasite-free co-workers with larval SEA MONSTER BABIES.
Especially that one deluded soul who kept ranting about his colleagues'
growing TENTACLES that no one else could see.



>>Fact 8: An article in A&E's _Biography_ magazine included a photo of
>> GA & her mom sitting together in a BOAT at SEA.
>

>Enjoying a nice sunny day outdoors.

... en route to a rendezvous with their SEA MONSTER allies.

>>Fact 9: GA recently visited San Diego's SEA WORLD, where she communed
>> with yet more SEA CREATURES, namely several species of PENGUINS.
>

>Penguins are fun birds.

I have seen "Monty Python." I've lurked in aus.tv.x-files.
I know the *truth* about Penguins.

>And Sea World is a great tourist destination.

... luring hundreds of hapless human hosts to their doom every day.



>> Fact 10: GA's new home in Los Angeles is BY THE SEA.
>

>It is so nice to fall asleep to the sound of gently pounding waves.
>And beautiful sunsets just outside your window every night.

And when the SEA MONSTER BABY growing inside of you is ready to be born,
you don't have so far to walk to reach the water.

>Alright, that's it. Oh, Pam, you should not have done this. Yes, GA is
>a secret agent of the MBC. And, yes, her mission is to infiltrate the
>entire entertainment industry, starting with 1013 and Fox. You must
>realize now that the only way you can remain safe is to come to the dark
>side.

Never!!!!

for

I am!
Pam
Vegetarian Peacekeeper Extraordinaire

I do not eat meat of any kind. Therefore, I am immune to the Sushi
Menace. I need not fear infestation by larval SEA MONSTER BABIES.

The only threat I face is infection by the spores which give rise to the
dreaded TREE MONSTER BABIES. Thus far, my resistance has been successful.
However, constant vigilance is required ... even here. For I fear that
the TREE MONSTERS have already begun to encroach upon this very newsgroup.
(I cannot name names, but it is said that a sure sign of TREE MONSTER
parasitism is a vegetarian who actually *likes* ......... "Schizogeny.")

>If you do not join us, well... let's just say a piece of sushi
>may *somehow* find it's way into your mouth while you are sleeping.
>Exposing the MBC when you will be roomming with a one in less than a
>week was not wise.

I would never wish harm upon a phellow Phile. However, I shall have
my trusty scythe handy, should any wayward TENTACLE creep towards me
in the dark of night ... unless it's one of the six belonging to Dean
Haglund. ;-D

>Nancy (yet another atxf Nancy)

>;-D

Pam (got yer email about 3 pm check-in & credit card.
All seems fine -- provided all larval Sushi remain behind. ;-)

Nancy Black

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Pamela T. Pon wrote:
> Nancy Black <NBl...@prodigy.net> wrote:
> >Pamela T. Pon wrote:
> >>Fact 1: Before she discovered acting, the teenaged GA aspired to become
> >> a MARINE BIOLOGIST.
> >
> >A fine and honorable occupation.
>
> Do I detect a not-so-subtle ploy to recruit the Young People of this
> newsgroup to the MBC cause? The Cousteau Youth, perhaps?

And it's working! I noticed that Xeminar listmom Kirsten is a marine
bio major. She is shaping up to be one of the MBC's finest young
recruits.


<snip negative propaganda against the MBC>

> >Alright, that's it. Oh, Pam, you should not have done this. Yes, GA is
> >a secret agent of the MBC. And, yes, her mission is to infiltrate the
> >entire entertainment industry, starting with 1013 and Fox. You must
> >realize now that the only way you can remain safe is to come to the dark
> >side.
>
> Never!!!!
>
> for
>
> I am!
> Pam
> Vegetarian Peacekeeper Extraordinaire

You better watch it. Stealing Kimba's shtick may get you a salmon
shtuck where the sun don't shine. ;-)

> I do not eat meat of any kind. Therefore, I am immune to the Sushi
> Menace. I need not fear infestation by larval SEA MONSTER BABIES.

Have I mentioned the vegetarian sushi with seaweed, rice, avocado, and
cucumber? Marine algae can also spread the larvae.

<snip>


> >If you do not join us, well... let's just say a piece of sushi
> >may *somehow* find it's way into your mouth while you are sleeping.
> >Exposing the MBC when you will be roomming with a one in less than a
> >week was not wise.
>
> I would never wish harm upon a phellow Phile. However, I shall have
> my trusty scythe handy, should any wayward TENTACLE creep towards me
> in the dark of night ... unless it's one of the six belonging to Dean
> Haglund. ;-D

Geez, first Kimba's got her boathook and now you're bringing a scythe?
What's Dawn going to bring? (Or maybe I don't want to know.) I sure
hope they don't have metal detectors in the seminar room or you ladies
will be busted. :-)


> Pam (got yer email about 3 pm check-in & credit card.
> All seems fine -- provided all larval Sushi remain behind. ;-)

No promises about the sushi. I am leaving the tentacles at home,
though. ;-D

Nancy (yet another atxf Nancy)

MBC Agent Extraordinaire

Kimba

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<snippage of pesky and shameless Marine Biologist propaganda>


>
> I am!
> Pam
> Vegetarian Peacekeeper Extraordinaire


> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suddenly a lone figure appears from the mist hanging over the city of
Vancouver!
It is Kimba!
Canadian Peacekeeper Extraordinaire.

<ahem>
I believe we have a problem here. On behalf of Peacekeepers
Extraordinaire everywhere, and especially the Canadian Government, this
is grounds for a lawsuit regarding copyright infringement.
My lawyer wiil be in touch with your lawyer.
(Sic 'em ,Marcelle!!)

Unless ...
we come up with suitable agreement that is. I am open to suggestions....

(Kimba pauses to snack on the deep fried tentacles that she hacked off
of the MBC several threads ago. MMMMM MMMMMMM gooooood!)

(Kimba also polishes the sharpened end of the Mother of all Boathooks,
which is ready for tricky trespassing tentacles...)

I am!
Kimba

There can BE only ONE......

Alan Hurshman

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Nancy Black wrote in message <36B7C8...@prodigy.net>...

>And it's working! I noticed that Xeminar listmom Kirsten is a marine
>bio major. She is shaping up to be one of the MBC's finest young
>recruits.

I knew there was a reason I wasn't going.


>cucumber? Marine algae can also spread the larvae.

Not if you boil it first.

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