Re: Who is Croesus?

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From: Robert Plamondon
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1986 23:03

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In article <2027@hao.UUCP>, woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods) writes:
>   I must be really dumb, because everyone is acting like this is so obvious,
> but no, I don't get the joke.
> 
> --Greg

Croesus was the King of Lydia, and got lots of free press from
Herodotus.  He was famous mostly for his wealth, which is where the
cliche "rich as Croesus" and the joke in HACK come from.
-- 

	Robert Plamondon
	UUCP: {turtlevax, cae780}!weitek!robert
	FidoNet: 143/12 robert plamondon

	"How about a little fire, Scarecrow?"

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From: robert@weitek.UUCP (Robert Plamondon)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: Who is Croesus?
Message-ID: <390@weitek.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Mar-86 18:03:58 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 28 18:03:58 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 30-Mar-86 03:25:38 EST
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Summary: History lesson

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