I think the equal signs get injected by SMTP services because they get confused about end-of-line characters and inject the equal sign.

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Martin <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, Mar 14, 2011 11:20:34
Subject: Re: Hoax Defined

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Martin" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 11:53 AM
> Subject: Hoax Defined
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> > Hi,
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> > Perhaps the most classic example of a hoax is "The Great Cabbage Hoax=
> > ." I=20
> > first heard of it in 1955 when I was taking a college level course in=
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> > discussion and debate.  There are many references to it on The Web.  =
> > I warn=20
> > you, the actual hoax was hundreds of words in length.  The definition=
> > of the=20
> > word "hoax" shown below tells of the word's purpose and suggests that=
> > its=20
> > target itself is not true, i.e., manufactured.
> >
> > 73:
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> > Bob Martin
> > KC3FI
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> > to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and =
> > often=20
> > preposterous
> >  =96hoax=A3er noun
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> >
> >
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