Re: how to become a millionaire

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From: Ledswinger
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 13:02

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"Ken Johnson" <kenneth.johnson@cableinet.co.uk.=NO=SPAM=> wrote in message
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> On Wednesday night, while I was out at a meeting, an Australian woman
> claiming to be from an American corporation made two junk phone calls to
my
> wife Nadia. English not being her first language, Nadia had no idea what
the
> phone calls were about, and hung up, both times.
>

Lucky it wasn't kidnappers phoning up to negotiate your ransom.  You might
not be so luck next time:

Kidnapper:  "Vee haf yor husband, and deemand one meeelion dollars for hees
safe return"
Nadia: "You fookee offy, me no speeky Eeengleeshski"
Kidnapper: "I vill keel your husband unless you pay me money"
Nadia: "I happy with existing gas supplier!"
Kidnapper: "You listen"
Fx <sound of shouting, flesh being thwacked, and screams with a scottish
accent>
Kidnapper: "Now you vill listen!"
Nadia: "Have all satellite channels already and not want digital radio"
Kidnapper: "I shoot Ken"

Led (Top playwright and popular dramatist in a previous life)

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