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- From: aaron@space.ualberta.ca (Aaron Humphrey)
- Subject: Re: fraternitis
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- Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 04:28:20 GMT
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- rigler@galileo.ifa.hawaii.edu (Michael A. Rigler) writes:
- : Jonathan describes his gullible brother:
- : >you may think i am cruel, but i have a generous side too. so, in the
- : >spirit sharing, i will take a few requests. what shall it be next?
- : >schistosomiasis? a rare hemoglobinopathy? or perhaps a nice,
- : >inoperable brain tumor?
- :
- : Well, you might warn him about the danger associated with swimming in
- : bodies of fresh water throughout the world. Yes, I'm talking about...
- :
- : ...the dreaded amoeba.
- :
- : If you get even one amoeba up your nose, there is a good chance it will
- : discover the most nutritious supply of protien available: your nasal
- : nerve. And when amoebae eat, they multiply, and then it is too late.
- : The voracious colony will feast its way up the nerve and into your
- : brain. Soon, the entire surface of your tender cerebrum will be coated
- : with an ever-thickening paste of ameobae. Death is inevitable, but
- : only after an extended period of indescribable pain and madness.
- :
- : Actually, this is all true, but it should still be good for a gag.
- : Tell your brother the next time you go camping together. Hope this
- : helps.
-
- This post demonstrates why it's not a good idea to killfile all posts with
- "oe" in them. Thank you, Rigler, for providing such a perfect counterexample.
-
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- ---Alfvaen(a.k.a. Nysinra, rot13 Psycho)
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