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- From: "Paul Robinson, Contractor" <FZC@CU.NIH.GOV>
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- The following item appeared on the Operations List on
- Bitnet, and I thought I'd pass it on because it is
- unfortunately very true.
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- Date: Sun Jan 10, 1993 1:09 am EST
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- EMS: INTERNET / MCI ID: 376-5414
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- Subject: Re: Some Good Old Standbys
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- > I came across these in a Usenet post and found them quite relevant
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- And one I saw in a humor column recently:
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- If the automobile industry were like the computer industry
- over the past 30 years, a Rolls-Royce would now cost $5.00,
- would get 300 miles to the gallon, and once a year would
- explode killing all passengers inside!
- - tom
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