--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I bet in his quiet moments Tony looks in the mirror, > > > > > > > > sees himself with his crown and robe and says,"What > > > > > > > > the f**k!" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Agreed, he probably doubles over with laughter at times > at > > > the > > > > > > > relative absurdity of it all, though he does seem to be > > > > enjoying > > > > > > > his current ride in the amusement park! > > > > > > > > > > > > I think it's good every so often to remember who > > > > > > *paid* for his E-ticket ride. Where do you think > > > > > > the money came from for his robes and crown, much > > > > > > less his weight in gold? From all the TBs who > > > > > > donated to projects along the way that they'd > > > > > > convinced themselves were really going to happen. > > > > > > > > > > For the record, the money didn't go to him personally > > > > > but to fund his research; essentially, it was the TMO > > > > > giving money to the TMO. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So he did NOT get his weight in gold. > > > > > > > > In other words, the whole scale stunt was just a way to > > reapportion > > > > funds WITHIN the TMO from one department to another... > > > > > > > > If this is what you are saying then the whole publicity stunt > > was, > > > > at worst, dishonest in its portrayal, at best, fraudulent. > > > > > > > > > > > > > It was a publicity stunt and the original PR on it said it was a > > > research grant. > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, 1,000 words into an 11-page, 2,500 word "press release". > > > > Yes, I am guilty as charged of not reading ALL of the endless > > diatribes and propaganda that the TMO publishes. > > > > > > More like you're guilty of obsessing about a what, 10-year-old (or > more) press release that you admit you misread in the first place?
I never even READ the entire press release back in -- what was it? -- 1998. I guess seeing the photo in Age of Enlightenment News freaked me out so much that I was afraid to read any of the details... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
