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Date: | Sun, 31 Jan 1999 15:43:47 EST |
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Brillant slate investigation
Based on your sobriety and steller reputation I have forwaded your slate
documentaton on to professor Follets civillian complaint board where if
reason has it he in black robes has allowed you only 3 witnesses in which to
present your case (one wears a blue dress with poltice stains) or
you can choose fine and censor: (not a law firm)
lets see that could be a collection of pin -head jokes compilled over the
last 6 months enjoyed in a lazy-boy recliner that was off kilter and spring
loaded aimed at your compost pile....
...(after serious enquiry Torrence wrote: " They needed the slaves because
the Indigeons
> (as the local peoples were then called) were already taking to the mountain
> life preferring it to working for the Dutch. Those that stayed became know
> as the Arawaks for their skill at "whacking" the blocks and creating perfect
> slates. Later still, but way before the American Revolution, some slate
> began to make its way by dug-out to what is now Cuba. The locals used this
> slate to write down their stories. As with any good lexicographer, they
> would then pile the slates for future reference. Unfortunately, every time
> it rained the writings would be washed off the slate. Amazingly (maybe
> because of its Roman origins) this slate came to have a Latin name: Tabula
> Rasa or "clean slate". It is not only used for roofs, but also tables and
> has become a very popular material for countertops.
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> I find this the most plausible explanation and not very many people know
this.
....Ladies and Gentlemen ...based on the evidence ...I vote for
impeachment....Sleepless in the swamp M
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