watching time with the Commies...
Wayne Johnson
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Wed May 19 14:18:22 2004
First the watch, then the infra-red binoculars, then who knows what next...a
Sukholev 25?
wj
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frances Morey" <frances_morey@excite.com>
To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: watching time with the Commies...
>
> Bill,
> Interestingly last Christmas I found a battery-free self-winding KGB watch
for someone special from Restoration Hardware which scored a quantity of
them from the fallen USSR military surplus market.
> Frances
>
>
> --- On Wed 05/19, Bill Irwin < billi@aloha.net > wrote:
> From: Bill Irwin [mailto: billi@aloha.net]
> To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 22:16:15 -1000
> Subject: Re: Win this lovely watch
>
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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Frances:</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wayne's essay on the historical origins of
Mao da
> Dong will certainly be a classic. Who knows how many dusty attics Wayne
> had to search trough in Western Virginia to find the lost details of the
> Chairman's early life. Certainly a great work of scholarship. But it
> seems too early in the contest to declare him the winner already. I was
> thinking that some of our so numerous political pundits would enlighten us
on
> the inner meaning of Marxism. Or perhaps Jon could compose a poem on the
> subject. Maybe you could write a short piece on Marxism from the feminist
> perspective - you would look so attractive wearing this lovely time piece.
> Think about it - after all most Marxist gentlemen are in your age
> group!</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aloha,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ewie</FONT></DIV>
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> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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> style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color:
black"><B>From:</B>
> <A title="frances_morey@yahoo.com"
href="mailto:frances_morey@yahoo.com">Frances
> Morey</A> </DIV>
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
> title=austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
>
href="mailto:austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net">austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.ne
t</A>
> </DIV>
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 18, 2004 5:38
PM</DIV>
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Win this lovely
watch</DIV>
> <DIV><BR></DIV>
> <DIV>Bill,</DIV>
> <DIV>I vote for Wayne's Chairman Mao bio. It takes the
> cake and certainly deserves a prize. Of course, with a couple of
> frequent-flyer-miles tickets he and Honor could come pick it up in
> person.</DIV>
> <DIV>Frances<BR><BR><B><I>Bill Irwin <<A
> href="mailto:billi@aloha.net">billi@aloha.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>Lovely Fashion Accessory from the
> Middle Kingdom</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>I picked this item up on my
recent
> travels and I have decided to give it away to some lucky Austin
ghetto
> resident. To decide who to give it to I thought a little contest
> would be in order to decide the lucky winner. The contest would be
> to write the best short essay on the subject of Marxism (since
Chairman
> Mao was a dedicated Marxist I thought that would be an appropriate
> subject). No extra points would be given for long, wordy essays so
> keep it short. And, since no workable definition of accuracy or
> relevance could be found, accuracy and relevance would not be used
in
> judging the contest. All decisions of the judges are final and may
> not be appealed in any known or imagined court of law. In the event
> of no entries or tying entries judgment would be based on previous
> misconceptions. You can send in as many entries as you want and
> multiple entries may affect the judge if he is confused
> enough.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>This lovely time piece
features an
> image of the late Chairman Mao done in exquisite detail. His arm
> waves back and forth in time to the clicking of the seconds. The
> second hand has a nice little red star that goes round and round.
> This classic of clunky, industrial age design has a study
> chrome-plated steel case and a supple imitation leather band. It has
> the classic old style movement (it's a wind-up). And like
> Marxism, probably won't last too long. In other words - it is the
> perfect fashion accessory for the well dressed Marxist.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>So get your essay, poem, or
> dissertation on the subject of Marxism in ASAP. Your friends will be
> delighted and amazed to see Chairman Mao waving his hand back and
> forth. Hopefully the winner will have his new time piece to wear to
> the upcoming ghetto reunion. Free shipping will be
> provided.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good luck to
all!!</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Aloha,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ewie</FONT></DIV>
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