Cyber Sabre Giveaway - Enter and Win NOW!

[Earl Christy]

There's an old saying about contests- "if you can't give away really
cool prizes don't even bother." So before starting this Internet
contest a group of Ohioans in pursuit of excellence invented the only
prize that would be totally new, extremely cyber, and absolutely
cutting edge. And now you can win it!

Introducing the Cyber Sabre -- the only cutting edge product ever
designed to be given away in cyberspace. Cyber Sabres are beautiful
limited-edition versions of the world famous Christy sliding-blade
pocket knife. Like all Christy knives, Cyber Sabres are handmade at
the 104 year-old Christy Co. in Fremont, Ohio USA.

Even with hundreds of Cyber Sabres up for grabs there's still no time
to waste. Quickly turn the page and enter now by filling in all the
fields including the number of knives [from one to one million] that
you'd like to see the Christy Company sell during 1994. Then send your
entry to: blade...@ping.com. Good luck and remember, Barnum Lives!

To get a picture of the Cyber Sabre, do an anonymous FTP to
ftp.netcom.com (/pub/contest). You can also find it in alt.binaries.
pictures.misc.

--- Official Cyber Sabre Contest Entry Form ---

name:
address:
city:
state:
zip code:
country:
phone:
e-mail:
# of knives:

This is a contest not a commercial. It is void where prohibited,
taxed, or otherwise restricted. The decision of the judges is final.

[Tom Gillman]

Isn't this the same guy that lost his account over at netcom.com for
posting this exact same article to half the newsgroups on the planet?

l8r!

Tom Gillman, Unix/AIX Systems Weenie
Wells Computer Center-Ga. State Univ.
(404) 651-4503 sys...@gsusgi2.gsu.edu

[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I'm not sure if he is or not. I did
not follow that earlier episode. But you know, your name seems familiar
to me: aren't you the dude who writes all the time to various newsgroups
complaining about 'blatant commercial crap'? I was going to say something
about the contest when I published the earlier message today but then
I figured, hey iof they are going to give away a free knife to the winner(s)
of the contest then that's fine with me. Anyway, haven't you heard?
The Acceptable Use regulations are all but gone. Hardly anyone bothers
with them any longer, even in spirit if not in practice. PAT]