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- From: minor@rtsg.mot.com (Kevin Minor)
- Subject: Re: Free circus tickets for babies born this year
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- References: <1993Jan5.180838.17723@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:38:39 GMT
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- 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 :-)
-
- My wife heard the same thing except for she seemed to think that it
- was a ticket good that was good forever. (Which isn't a bad deal for
- both sides... That person has a free entrance for life and B&B will
- have someone who will return several times - usually with paying customers.)
-
- Can you recheck the article to see if it is one time or life time ?
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