watching time with the Commies...
Frances Morey
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Wed May 19 12:25:19 2004
Bill,
Interestingly last Christmas I found a battery-free self-winding KGB watch for someone special from Restoration Hardware which scored a quantity of them from the fallen USSR military surplus market.
Frances
--- On Wed 05/19, Bill Irwin < billi@aloha.net > wrote:
From: Bill Irwin [mailto: billi@aloha.net]
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 22:16:15 -1000
Subject: Re: Win this lovely watch
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Frances:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wayne's essay on the historical origins of Mao da
Dong will certainly be a classic. Who knows how many dusty attics Wayne
had to search trough in Western Virginia to find the lost details of the
Chairman's early life. Certainly a great work of scholarship. But it
seems too early in the contest to declare him the winner already. I was
thinking that some of our so numerous political pundits would enlighten us on
the inner meaning of Marxism. Or perhaps Jon could compose a poem on the
subject. Maybe you could write a short piece on Marxism from the feminist
perspective - you would look so attractive wearing this lovely time piece.
Think about it - after all most Marxist gentlemen are in your age
group!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aloha,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ewie</FONT></DIV>
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<A title="frances_morey@yahoo.com" href="mailto:frances_morey@yahoo.com">Frances
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 18, 2004 5:38 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Win this lovely watch</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill,</DIV>
<DIV>I vote for Wayne's Chairman Mao bio. It takes the
cake and certainly deserves a prize. Of course, with a couple of
frequent-flyer-miles tickets he and Honor could come pick it up in
person.</DIV>
<DIV>Frances<BR><BR><B><I>Bill Irwin <<A
href="mailto:billi@aloha.net">billi@aloha.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>Lovely Fashion Accessory from the
Middle Kingdom</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>I picked this item up on my recent
travels and I have decided to give it away to some lucky Austin ghetto
resident. To decide who to give it to I thought a little contest
would be in order to decide the lucky winner. The contest would be
to write the best short essay on the subject of Marxism (since Chairman
Mao was a dedicated Marxist I thought that would be an appropriate
subject). No extra points would be given for long, wordy essays so
keep it short. And, since no workable definition of accuracy or
relevance could be found, accuracy and relevance would not be used in
judging the contest. All decisions of the judges are final and may
not be appealed in any known or imagined court of law. In the event
of no entries or tying entries judgment would be based on previous
misconceptions. You can send in as many entries as you want and
multiple entries may affect the judge if he is confused
enough.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>This lovely time piece features an
image of the late Chairman Mao done in exquisite detail. His arm
waves back and forth in time to the clicking of the seconds. The
second hand has a nice little red star that goes round and round.
This classic of clunky, industrial age design has a study
chrome-plated steel case and a supple imitation leather band. It has
the classic old style movement (it's a wind-up). And like
Marxism, probably won't last too long. In other words - it is the
perfect fashion accessory for the well dressed Marxist.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>So get your essay, poem, or
dissertation on the subject of Marxism in ASAP. Your friends will be
delighted and amazed to see Chairman Mao waving his hand back and
forth. Hopefully the winner will have his new time piece to wear to
the upcoming ghetto reunion. Free shipping will be
provided.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck to all!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aloha,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ewie</FONT></DIV>
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