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- From: sean@cobra.dra.com
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- Subject: Re: Free circus tickets for babies born this year
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.144854.48@cobra.dra.com>
- Date: 5 Jan 93 14:48:54 CST
- References: <1993Jan5.180838.17723@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Organization: Data Research Associates, Inc.
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- In article <1993Jan5.180838.17723@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, bbb1s@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Bibhuti B. Banerjee) writes:
- > Just read in the Washington Post that in this "Year of the Circus,"
- > Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will offer a free ticket
- > to every baby born in the US this year. Parents should send their
- > name, address, newborn child's name and date of birth to
- >
- > Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- > P.O. Box 5265
- > Clifton, NJ 07015
- >
- > The circus will send a certificate that can be exchanged for one
- > ticket to any performance in any city in any year. Of course, the
- > kids will bring along their parents, who will buy tickets for
- > themselves :-)
-
- I wonder how long before they try to sell the names to Selective Service,
- or one of the Direct Marketing Companies????
-
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