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From: Randy Sahr <>
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Wisdom from Vonnegut]
Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 00:12:50 -0500


Carol,
Thanks! No, I live in WI which is 'sort of' east I guess, but I missed
the Nightline story. Will read the URLs you sent. Got the info I posted
re this from another list. And you know how 'reliable' that kind of info
can be <G>.
Randy

Carol Jameson wrote:
> Randy,
> Oh, she knew the source all right. She wrote it! It was a few weeks after
> the column appeared in the Tribune, that people began to contact her about
> Vonnegut stealing her speech OR to chastise her for stealing his speech.
> Anyway, the NightLine segment was about these Urban Legends. If you don't
> live in the East, maybe you can catch the show.
> Carol
>
> At 11:43 PM 8/8/97 -0500, Randy Sahr wrote:
> >Carol,
> >No, not exactly a hoax. The columnist didn't even know the source until
> >after the fact. Just a normal everyday net screwup is all.

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