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- From: ksand@apple.com (Kent Sandvik )
- Newsgroups: sci.skeptic
- Subject: Re: Uri's Magic
- Message-ID: <ksand-020193213418@wintermute.apple.com>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 05:36:50 GMT
- References: <gdavis.723949216@griffin> <3062@israel.nysernet.org> <bgm21+r@rpi.edu> <1992Dec17.195948.12082@netcom.com>
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- In article <1992Dec17.195948.12082@netcom.com>, sheaffer@netcom.com (Robert
- Sheaffer) wrote:
- > In article <bgm21+r@rpi.edu> gallas2@rpi.edu writes:
- > >In article <3062@israel.nysernet.org>, warren@nysernet.org (Warren Burstein) writes:
- > >I really hope this isn't true. I have never been one to underestimate the
- > >stupidity of a Congresscritter, but this is too much. If one of the senators
- > >on the Senate S&T Committee believes in Uri Geller, I can understand why NASA
- > >has so much trouble...How can you expect to ask for more funding for your
- > >research when the Congresscritter thinks you can just call in a "psychic" to
- > >solve the problem for you. Can anybody flatly deny this article and save my
- > >faith in my country?
-
- > I don't know, but the antenna is still stuck. Bend it, Uri, bend it!
-
- Here's a good example where a real miracle maker would announce that
- 8pm 1/1/93 the antenna is no longer stuck. And behold, it happened. We all
- believe in miracles and the magic of Uri...
-
- Nope, instead we have a case where someone (UG) wants to make money
- on others' misery, with a little bit of luck. Need I say more.
-
- Kent
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