At 04:01 PM -0700 08/23/2001, Dagny Taggart wrote:
>I am sorry, I missed it, what has this detailed rant
>about big weapons to do with e-gold, again?
>I guess as a list god, you Mr. Ray, can write anything
>you want at any length?
>You must like the monopoly position that you are in?
>
...
Or maybe you're not all that careful of a reader? (I seem
to recall noticing that before.) You may not *like* my post,
(and your describing my position as "monopoly" is inexact
at best!) but my posting (unlike yours) was relevant to not-
one-but-two! e-gold accepting companies (re-read if you
need that part explained). The seldom-read e-gold list
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Rather than re-quoting things the list has already read,
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on my watch, no matter WHO gets angry at Jim Ray.
JMR
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