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# Voice of Allah 'appears' in British tomato. (Nando) Hundreds of Muslims
flocked to a small house in northern England to view a tomato that was
believed to contain a divine message from Allah. Shabana Hussain, 27, of
Bradford said she was preparing a meal when she chopped into the tomato
and found the words "There is no God but Allah" written in Arabic in the
veins. "It's very clear. Everyone has been able to make the message out."
http://upway.com/cgi-bin/readnews?day=99_09_10&item=#937008593
: Do your deities communicate to you in vegetables? Are tomatoes veggies or
fruits? Do y'r gods talk in fruit? Are y'r gods fruits? Are y'r fruits gods?
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# SPRAYING THE BIG APPLE - WITH MALATHION. New York City is being sprayed
with malathion to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne encephalitis. I
doubt that New Yorkers, who seem to let nothing bother them, will object -
unlike if this were to happen in California. Again.
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=16557
# All Of NYC To Be Sprayed: http://www.sightings.com/politics4/nyc.htm
@ DID MALATHION SPRAY CAUSE MY BRONCHIAL DIFFICULTIES? We cannot draw any
conclusions. After Malathion spraying, we did not see higher rate of
bronchial problems among hundreds of thousands of Californians; so it's
likely that Malathion spraying does not cause bronchial problems.
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=16547
: What's your favorite non-toxic pesticide? What's your favorite toxin? What
chemicals would you like to spray over a major metropolis?
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# Worm Shows Science Why We Need Sex. LONDON (Reuters) A tiny unremarkable
worm has given scientists a clue about why we need sex, boosting the
medical world's view that it has nothing to do with love. Aw shucks:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990910/09/science-britain-worm
# Want To Feel Frisky Again? Try Blueberries. WASHINGTON (Reuters) Forget
Viagra. Forget red wine. Anyone seeking to really feel young again should
try blueberries, research on rats suggests. Oh boy, more horny rats...
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990910/18/science-health-blueberries
: Would you rather study sex in rats or worms? Would'ya rather have sex with
rats or worms? Are you a rat or worm? Do you have sex with researchers? How?
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# AFRICAN BOYS ARE BEING CIRCUMCISED BY FORCE. IS AIDS PANIC THE CAUSE? Boys
from a certain tribe are being kidnapped and forcibly circumcised because
of fear that uncircumcised men spread AIDS. This fear is based on a report
that is shoddy and full of holes. But people will believe whatever they
want: http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=15656
: Do you like to mutilate people to prevent the spread of disease? Have you
prophylactically mutilated anyone lately? Have you been mutilated? Why not?
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# Philosopher ponders End of The World. Prof. John Leslie lists potential
threats to human existence and discusses the possibility of what he calls
"doom soon" - the extinction of humanity within the next few centuries.
He estimates the possibility of doom soon at 30 per cent or higher. Kiss
your ass goodbye: http://www.uoguelph.ca/atguelph/96-01-10/endofwor.html
: Have you prepared for doom? Are you preparing doom? Do you write about
doom? Do you practice what you preach? Have you gained a following? Who?
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# Will The Rapture Take Place This Week? Sept. 7, 1999 - Sandwiched between
this year's unlikely computer failure date of 9/9/99, and an eclipse on
September 11th, Israel's Rosh Hashanah will occur. Rosh Hashanah is also
known as "The Feast of Trumpets," and is considered by many Bible scholars
as an appropriate, or even likely time for the Rapture to occur.
http://www.bible-prophecy.com/rapture.htm#990907
: Are you Rapture-bound? Do you hope you aren't Raptured, so you can move
into the house of someone who IS Raptured? Will you take their car too??
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@ Party At The End Of The World. Nostradamus predicted it. So did the Bible.
It's obvious we are in the last days. This train we call civilization is
headed full-speed, toward a cliff and there is nothing anyone can do to
stop it! But you don't want to be reminded of this, and neither does
anyone else. That's why, collectively, the human race has thrown a
global party! It's called the 20th century and it is certainly one HELL
of a bash!! http://www.theschwacorporation.com/text/prom/partyend.htm
: Will you party-down during the apocalypse? Do you have any better ideas?
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Y2K-a-Rama:
# U.S.-Russia To Cooperate On Y2K Missile Warning. WASHINGTON (Reuters) The
US & Russia will sign an agreement in Moscow next week for their military
officers to jointly staff a center in Colorado as the new year dawns to
watch for any false warnings of missile attacks sparked by year 2000
computer problems. http://news.excite.com/news/r/990910/12/tech-russia-usa
# 9/9/99 Hits German Markets - Germans fluff their date with destiny:
http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,80980,00.html
# Military gets D for Y2K - report blames hiring by private sector for
slowing U.S. efforts: http://cnnfn.com/1999/09/10/technology/y2k_report/
# Stocking up for Y2K. Major New England supermarkets are beginning to plug
Y2K readiness: http://news.excite.com/news/u/990910/11/news-y2kstocking
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SkeptiLinks:
@ DOOM - The Society For Secular Armageddonism:
http://www.fatcitynews.com/contents/VIII/armageddonism.html
@ Fisterra, End of the World: http://finisterrae.com/council/fisterra.htm
@ THE END OF THE WORLD CODED IN THE QURAN http://www.submission.org/end5.htm
@ The World Gov't Conspiracy - The Architecture of Modern Political Power:
http://www-douzzer.ai.mit.edu:8080/conspiracy.html
@ The views of the Founders (and others) on the subject of god and religion:
http://www-douzzer.ai.mit.edu:8080/atheist_quotes_1.html
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