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Re: death of a lightbulb salesman

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From: neil klopfenstein
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 00:00
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Tommy the Terrorist <mayday@newsguy.com> wrote:
>In article <sl6ljnsue7f83@corp.supernews.com>, k2000
><kleinlagel@budweiser.com> wrote:
>
>> CHICAGO, Illinois -- A lightbulb salesman who had complained he was being
>> harassed by TROLLS on the internet allegedly shot to death three
>> transvestite hookers who had come to have sex with him.
>
>This story is obviously based on the one going around about the sausage
>factory owner who shot three inspectors and chased down a fourth (but
>failed to catch him, hence the news story).  I don't get the point of
>the parody, however --- the original was more interesting, in that you
>wonder how many inspectors (or other annoyances) have already gone into
>the product...

 As far as I can tell, this is the continuance of a flamewar which somehow
got crossposted into chi.forsale a couple of months ago.. the names are the
same.
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From: neilk@cs.uchicago.edu (neil klopfenstein)
Subject: Re: death of a lightbulb salesman
Date: 2000/06/25
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