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From: "Jim Sharkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:39 PM
Subject: Speedy answers (was Re: Preparations)
> Dan M. wrote:
>
> >Sure. I was going to if no one could provide an off the cuff
> >response...but I expected that someone would have enjoyed doing
> >this. The Mouse that Roared is about the duchy of Grand Fenwick, a
> >country that was in desperate financial straights. Looking at all
> >the money the US pored into Japan and West Germany, they decided to
> >attack the US, lose, and gain tons of aid. They accidently capture
> >the Q-bomb, but the story sorta falls apart there.
>
> In yet another attempt to add a little levity to the list, as once again
my
> answer was beaten to the punch even as I composed it:
>
> Is it just me, or is the Brin-L list almost like being in Jeopardy? You
get
> your answers faster here than at the local library! Even when you have an
> answer to a listee's question, you have to be quick on the draw or someone
> else will beat you to the buzzer.
>
> Curse you, Dan! I wanted Trebek to pick *me* for a change!! :)
>
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