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Re: Announcing the 2001 Poetry Super Highway Poetry Contest

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From: R.W.
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:23
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On Thu, 28 Jun 2001 21:22:47 GMT, "Anthony j Powell"
<junglewild@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Sounds like bullshuit to me but then again I've been wrong before.Dropping
>names is easy.
>Tell you what Richard why do you just forward half of the entry fee's to me.
>because if this is a legitimate contest and I was to enter I would win
>anyway. so send me the money and we won't waste anyones time.

Exactly. If you have all these "sponsors" why the fee? 
--robert

P.S. Mr. Powell. No need to include the entire enormous post in your
brief reply. I don't think I'm the only one with this net peeve.  
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Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:23:44 GMT
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