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From: fred@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: mail order book on YOUR surname
Message-ID: <3697@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 9-Nov-83 15:39:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  9 15:39:59 1983
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	From: bdc@drux3.UUCP

	In August (1983) I received a letter saying they had a book
	about my rare surname 'Crumby' and for $27.?? they would
	send me a copy. . . .

About 12 years ago, my mother recieved a similar advertisement. It
made the claim that ``Hundreds of years ago, the Blonder Family
Crest was officially registered.'' (Ok, after twelve years I may
not remember the wording exactly.) and for appropriate payment,
they would produce fully researched documentation. Well, in our
case this is particularly absurd, since the family name has only
existed for about 150 years. It might have been interesting to see
what documentation they could have produced, but we never bothered.

			Fred Blonder (Any more of you out there?)
			harpo!seismo!umcp-cs!fred