[Rhodes22-list] Old Abe and Urban Legends

[Michael Meltzer]

ha.............

I thought misspelling was <sp>

MJM
----- Original Message -----
From: "brad haslett" <flybrad@yahoo.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 4:43 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Old Abe and Urban Legends


> 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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