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Re: A true story

#1528
From: Johann
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 1988 23:14
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In article <120@studsys.mu.edu>, jetzer@studsys.mu.edu (jetzer) writes:
> In article <566@lakesys.UUCP>, tom@lakesys.UUCP (Tom Baas) writes:
> > I printed out a copy of the original mailing and sent it to the Milwaukee
> > I received a very nice reply from the boy's
> > mother in Birmingham England thanking me for the letter.
> 
> I find it hard to believe that a mother who is taking care of her dying son
> is going to have enough time to write 147,944 thank you letters.  (Maybe
> she only sends letters to those people who believe this story :-)
> 



HEY!  That's Unfair!!!  She sent me one too..
		Here, I'll post it...
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Dear Kind sir,,
	Thank you for sending a postcard to my dying son.
					Sincerely,
					David's Mother
******************************************************************************
See!  I TOLD YA SO!!!!!!!!





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Message-ID: <9136@cisunx.UUCP>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bbn!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!cadre!pitt!cisunx!jsast
References: <100@studsys.mu.edu> <566@lakesys.UUCP> <120@studsys.mu.edu>

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bbn!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!cadre!pitt!cisunx!jsast
From: jsast@cisunx.UUCP (Johann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,rec.humor,misc.misc
Subject: Re: A true story
Message-ID: <9136@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 26 Apr 88 23:14:16 GMT
References: <100@studsys.mu.edu> <566@lakesys.UUCP> <120@studsys.mu.edu>
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Organization: Society for the prevention of cruelty to the male race.
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Summary: WAIT A MINUTE!