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- From: palmer@sfu.ca (Leigh Palmer)
- Subject: Re: Star buying
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.191840.22834@sfu.ca>
- Sender: news@sfu.ca
- Organization: Simon Fraser University
- References: <schnitzi.721922589@eola.cs.ucf.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:18:40 GMT
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- In article <schnitzi.721922589@eola.cs.ucf.edu> schnitzi@cs.ucf.edu (Mark
- Schnitzius) writes:
- >Okay, I'll probably get flamed for this, but here
- >goes. Has anyone heard about a place you can send
- >away for an official looking "certificate of owner-
- >ship" for a particular star in the sky? I am
- >embarassed to ask this question in a scientific
- >forum such as this, but this would be the perfect
- >gag present for someone I know. I fully realize
- >that one cannot "own" a star like this, but if anyone
- >could mail me the address, I would greatly appreciate
- >it.
-
- Since there is no extant copyright on the *idea* of
- printing stellar deeds, and since good looking
- certificate border paper can be bought at any decent
- stationers', why don't you compose your own? Laser
- printed certificates should be easy to make with a
- small amount of work (I could do it myself, but I
- won't offer to), and you can really customize the
- thing. I've done a similar thing for a bridge
- partner of mine to recognize the time she was dealt
- thirteen spades. You are right; such an item can
- make a big hit. Send me a copy of the text after you
- compose it. The nicest thing about this is that you
- can make a present of any star you wish; you are not
- limited to the unsold ones!
-
- Leigh
-