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Subject: Re: The Pete Galati $20 signup

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 17:42:42 03/22/01

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On March 22, 2001 at 20:30:51, Michael Cummings wrote:

>On March 22, 2001 at 18:33:37, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>On March 22, 2001 at 17:47:50, Paul wrote:
>>
>>>On March 22, 2001 at 17:25:11, James Swafford wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 22, 2001 at 17:16:17, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Since Pete G. has lost $300 through recent misadventure, I propose a $20 signup.
>>>>>
>>>>>Everyone who has the notion, might send $20 to Pete Galati.  I volunteer to be
>>>>>the first schmuck to join in with this happy misadventure and send $20.  We will
>>>>>need only 15 volunteers, and so follow-ons who would like to participate should
>>>>>post their names in follow-ups to this message.  As soon as we have 15
>>>>>volunteers, he'll be back to square.
>>>>>
>>>>>Just a thought --
>>>>>Don't buy stuff from people you don't know over the internet unless you have
>>>>>some powerful verification system (e.g. E-Bay seems to have some sort of
>>>>>tracking mechanism, but even then I personally would not make E-Bay transactions
>>>>>[being a real worry-wort]).
>>>>>
>>>>>We'll need Pete Galati to post his snail mail address, and then we would have to
>>>>>verify that it was the real "pete" for this whole idea to work.
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyway,
>>>>>
>>>>>SIGNUP #1:  Dann Corbit
>>>>>SIGNUP #2:  James Swafford
>>>>>SIGNUP #3:  Paul
>>>>>SIGNUP #4:  Ed Schroder
>>>>>SIGNUP #5:
>>>>>SIGNUP #6:
>>>>>SIGNUP #7:
>>>>>SIGNUP #8:
>>>>>SIGNUP #9:
>>>>>SIGNUP #10:
>>>>>SIGNUP #11:
>>>>>SIGNUP #12:
>>>>>SIGNUP #13:
>>>>>SIGNUP #14:
>>>>>SIGNUP #15:
>
>Is this tax deductable ????

Doubt it.  But it's about what I spend when I go to get a bite to eat and a lot
less than I spend when I go to the bookstore, so I am guessing there may be
enough "impulse" helpers to cover the loss completely.

I don't think there is a recognized non-profit organization to sanction the
validity of the transactions.

So you will be completely out $20 with no hopes of regaining anything except a
cup of good kharma.




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