Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!genbank!agate!ucbvax!ANDREW.CMU.EDU!jb3o+ From: jb3o+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Jon Allen Boone) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Tom Weishaar Message-ID: Date: 25 Nov 89 15:29:34 GMT References: <3089.cortland.info-apple@pro-houston> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 45 Exactly what about it is supposed to be illegal? Do you mean the send $1? WHY in "BOB'S" name would that be illegal? Go on - give me ONE GOOD REASON. Better yet, GIVE ME ONE BAD REASON! JUST GIVE ME ANY REASON? Explain to me why it would be illegal for me to tell people to send me $1? Is the price too low? Let me guess, you're not allowed to e-mail US currency, right? Or are you talking about mailing $1 in the US snail? You can always send it in a nice little card wishing me a happy birthday or something! Or send a check or money order! None of that is illegal. Of course, e-mailing all this MAY WELL be illegal. However, it is not a chain-letter - it's a signature! What if I changed it to send APPLE $1? Would it still be illegal? Would you still think it was illegal? Would you even care? Do you care now? WHY? I mean, I didn't PROMISE them anything, so it isn' FRAUD! Would you prefer "You can obtain slack by sending $1 to: Rev. Worchestishire Sawce 5115 Margaret Morrison Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 " Now, that sounds like a promise - and it also sounds a bit like (e)mail fraud. That's I don't promise you anything. So go ahead, send me $1. See what happens. It won't kill you. In a worse case scenario, you'll be $1 poorer! And I'll be $1 richer. GOD forbid if it should ever be ILLEGAL to MAKE MONEY in America! (Of course, it is illegal to make money the Old-Fashioned Way - PRINTING IT!!!!) ___________________________ ______________________________________________ | | | | iain the flippant | You'll PAY To Know What You REALLY Think | | | Your MIND Left Intentionally Blank | |---------------------------| Act Like A DumbShit, | | | And They'll Treat You As An Equal | | Send $1 to: | If I Can't Whup It, I'll Go DOWN | | Rev. Worstishier Sawce | Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take A Joke | | 5115 Margarter Morrison | Pull The Wool Over Your Own Eyes | | Pittsburgh, PA 15213 |SCIENCE DOES NOT REMOVE THE TERROR OF THE GODS| |___________________________|______________________________________________|