[Rhodes22-list] Old Abe and Urban Legends

[brad haslett]

Bill,

Excellent point!  I suggest a new convention.  When
one refers to a "garden variety" urban legend that one
assumes everyone knows, follow it with (tic) for
tongue-in-cheek, just as we do mispelled (sic) words
with (sic).

Brad
--- Bill Effros <bill@effros.com> wrote:
> Brad,
> 
> Most people only take note of Lincoln's punch line. 
> What worries me is the
> first part "You can fool some of the people all of
> the time."  I think
> Lincoln is right, and that's exactly what concerns
> me.
> 
> Internet jokes are getting passed off as facts. 
> Many people can't
> distinguish the difference.  Often these jokes are
> erroneously attributed to
> respected sources to lend authenticity.  This
> damages the reputation of some
> while creating a false impression with others.  I
> think it is the obligation
> of people who can't be fooled all of the time to
> help those who can.  I
> think we will all be better off for it.
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "brad haslett" <flybrad@yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 2:34 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Bill, Reality, Abraham
> Lincoln
> 
> 
> Bill,
> 
> After a week of lightning research any refuge from
> Dr.
> So and So is a relief.  The first place I saw this
> story was was a "hit" on some preachers sermon.  I
> give credit that most folks on the list will either
> do
> their homework or believe what they want to. 
> Remember
> what Mr. Lincoln said!
> 
> Brad
> --- Bill Effros <bill@effros.com> wrote:
> > Brad,
> >
> > Isn't it remarkable how often this has happened?
> > Sometimes it's a ski boat;
> > sometimes it's an aluminum bass boat; sometimes
> he's
> > alone and witnesses are
> > not on the boat; sometimes his 2 or 3 buddies are
> on
> > the aluminum boat with
> > him but they are unscathed; sometimes he says
> "Here
> > I Am" sometimes he says
> > "Let Me Have It" sometimes it's something else.
> >
> > The only constants seem to be that he's always a
> > lawyer, he's always mocking
> > God, and he always gets it.
> >
> > By the way, why do you suppose UPI put a Bethesda,
> > MD dateline on a story
> > that was supposed to have happened in Louisiana?
> >
> > Bill Effros
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "brad haslett" <flybrad@yahoo.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 9:56 AM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] God, Darwin's Theory, and
> > Lightning
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes, people have been killed by lightning strikes
> on
> > sailboats but I'm still looking for articles, not
> > statistics.  In the meantime, here's and example
> of
> > something REALLY STUPID TO DO WHILE BOATING!
> >
> >
> > BETHESDA, MD--Lawyer N. Graves Thomas stood in a
> > boat
> > during a thunderstorm on Monday, raised his hands
> > and
> > proclaimed heavenward, "Here I am." Moments later
> a
> > lightning bolt struck him dead, witnesses said.
> >
> > Authorities said they had no explanation for the
> > maverick lawyer's behavior, but friends and
> > colleagues
> > said his actions before his death were typical of
> > his
> > offbeat nature.
> >   Moments later a lightning bolt struck him dead.
> >
> > The lightning bolt struck Thomas in the head
> aboard
> > his new ski boat on Lake Bistineau. Death
> apparently
> > was instantaneous, as there was no exit point for
> > the
> > lightning, said Bossier Parish sheriff's spokesman
> > Scott Hodges.
> >
> > Witnesses said Thomas, 40, stood in the back of
> the
> > boat, raised his hands toward the sky and said,
> > "Here
> > I am." The lightning bolt struck his head almost
> > momentarily.
> >
> > AFTERWORD:
> >
> > A week later, witnesses to Thomas' mortification
> > claimed that his meaning was misunderstood, and
> that
> > the lawyer was not directing a challenge to God,
> but
> > instead merely calling to his girlfriend.
> >
> > As a former state prosecutor and assistant U.S.
> > attorney, Thomas' peers described him as a
> firebrand
> > and a maverick and a strong advocate for his often
> > notorious clients--including police killers,
> reputed
> > crime figures, accused white collar criminals and
> > drug
> > smugglers. At the time of his death, Thomas was
> > representing a Lake Bistineau man accused of
> > recklessness in a boating accident that month that
> > killed three people on the lake.
> >
> > Copyright © United Press International, May 27,
> 1987
> >
> >
> >  Brad Haslett
> > "CoraShen"
> >
> >
> >
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