NEWS re: the Harry Potter Warning
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Below is some info about that Harry Potter e-mail thing, and also some GREAT
Olympics trivia and gossip!
Enjoy.
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OLYMPIC SHOWTIME: Despite scattered protests, Sydney Olympics organizers
have refused to back down from their plan to use drag queens in the
Games' closing ceremony. The cross-dressers, perhaps accompanied by
"Muscle Marys", will appear on a float commemorating Australian cinema,
in this case the 1995 movie "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the
Desert", which features a band of transvestites trekking through the
Australian Outback. Local newspapers are supporting the plan, noting
that cross-dressing is "a part of the nation's art culture." Closing
ceremony director Ric Birch dismissed the anti-gay protests, noting
"This element of the show is only a tiny part of a huge celebration.
[As] for the right wing reactionaries, ...they're always going to be
outraged." Other floats in the closing ceremony parade will commemorate
other Australian movies, such as Crocodile Dundee and Mad Max.
(Reuters) ...Which will surely trigger protests by animal rights and
anti-violence advocates.
OLYMPIC MEMORIES: The medal design for Sydney's winning athletes does not
depict a classic Greek stadium, but rather the Coliseum in Rome. While
Olympic officials deny that the stadium shown is the Coliseum, Wojciech
Pietranik, who designed the medals, admits the design is indeed based
on the Coliseum. He said he really wanted to depict "Nike, the Goddess
of Victory, visiting Sydney," as represented by the city's famous Opera
House, but the International Olympic Committee vetoed that idea and
ordered the design reflect the 1928 medal by Italian sculptor Guiseppe
Cassioli, which was also based on the Coliseum. (Reuters) ...Of course
the IOC rejected Nike -- she was depicted as a Swoosh.
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OLYMPIC FEARS: Sydney Olympic officials scoff over worries that triathlon
competitors might be bitten by sharks during their swim in Sydney
harbor. "There's more chance of a triathlete being hit by lightning or
stung by a bee than bitten by a shark," argues competition manager
David Hansen. But to keep athletes from being "concerned" over recent
sightings of sharks in the harbor, divers armed with electric shark
repellant systems have been hired to drive motorized scooters under the
swimmers to shoo away any pesky man-eaters. Experts say the divers will
feel an electrical "tingle", but the athletes above them won't feel a
thing. (Reuters) ...Though if they do, they're likely to record their
best times ever.
OLYMPIC EXPECTATIONS: Every athlete competing in the Sydney Olympics will
get an allotment of 51 condoms in their welcome package. Assuming they
stay all 17 days, that gives each three condoms per day. (Reuters)
..."Hope springs eternal in the human breast / Man never is, but always
to be blest / The soul, uneasy, and confin'd from home / Rests and
expatiates in a life to come." --Alexander Pope (Essay on Man, 1733).
PLATE TECTONICS JUST NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE: "Japan, Russia Still Far
Apart on Islands" -- Reuters headline
LETTERS? OH YES, I GET LETTERS: And not just from raging maniacs, either.
Jimmy in Indiana writes, "Love your publication and I hope that you
never grow tired of producing it. If your other subscribers are like me
they'll never grow tired of it, and as long as there is an ample supply
of fools & madmen you'll never run out of material." I'm indeed not
worried about running out of material. I've never had a shortage of
things to write about, and I'm enjoying doing it as much as ever. Yung
in Texas: "I found your site by accident awhile back and have been
subscribed to your free feed for some time now. I just wanted to say
how much I enjoy reading what you have to say at the end of each
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ALAS, BRYANT IN KANSAS, responding to a couple of recent stories that
touched on religion, says: "I've grown weary of your newsletter, and
your anti-Christian bent. I always wonder why anything 'Christian' gets
blasted and not any other religion? Don't tell me that it's because
Christians are so narrow minded. I won't buy into that one." Bryant,
Christians, as a whole, aren't narrow-minded, so it must just be you.
It does blow me away when I write about one religion's dumb doings
(such as a recent article about Muslim men being counseled to beat
their women "gently") and THAT's "funny" to fundamental Christians, but
when I write another article about Christians doing something stupid,
suddenly you forget about those earlier stories and accuse me of being
"anti-Christian". Of course I'm not "anti-Christian", Bryant, I'm anti-
idiot and anti-hypocrite. If that bothers you, it only makes me wonder
which one of those YOU are. And if others wonder what kind of story set
Bryant off, please spend a few minutes reading my passionate arguments
at http://www.thisistrue.com/rfree.html for TRUE religious freedom --
and tell me if you think that makes me "anti" any religion.
REGARDING THE "STORIES YOU MISSED" in the Premium issue (below), and
speaking of some fundamentalists feeling threatened, I am very well
aware that there is an urban legend running wild online about J.K.
Rowling, author of the "Harry Potter" books, so do NOT send it to me.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa080900a.htm will, I
hope, put your mind at rest if you've been worried about it. (I've
indeed been getting copies of the laughable charges; the ironic part is
their "proof" is a newspaper article -- in The Onion! If you aren't
familiar with The Onion, it's a parody newspaper which runs both online
and in print, so it's a bit ironic that people are taking it seriously.
Of course, the people getting hysterical about it aren't spending any
time *thinking* about the issue, or *reviewing* the source "evidence".
Just like most hoaxes online, eh?)
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Health Information, where he spent countless hours surfing health sites
on the Internet and rating them for accuracy. "The Internet is a useful
tool for consumers to find health information," he told the New York
Academy of Medicine this summer. "However, we must constantly arm
ourselves with discretion in determining whether the information is
trustworthy. You have to know how to navigate around the quackery and
questionable claims of cures." On September 2, he called 911 because of
chest pain, and died later that day after emergency heart surgery. He
was 67.
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Olympics trivia and gossip!
Enjoy.
Subj: THIS is TRUE for 10 September
Date: 00-09-16 01:41:06 EDT
From: this-is-true-admin@... (This is True)
Reply-to: arcie@... (Randy Cassingham)
To: SandraDodd@...
Dispatched this week to 150,000+ readers in 183 countries AND the
Calgary, Alberta, offices of Phazon Controls, Inc., it's...
THIS is TRUE for 10 September 2000 Copyright 2000 www.thisistrue.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
OLYMPIC SHOWTIME: Despite scattered protests, Sydney Olympics organizers
have refused to back down from their plan to use drag queens in the
Games' closing ceremony. The cross-dressers, perhaps accompanied by
"Muscle Marys", will appear on a float commemorating Australian cinema,
in this case the 1995 movie "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the
Desert", which features a band of transvestites trekking through the
Australian Outback. Local newspapers are supporting the plan, noting
that cross-dressing is "a part of the nation's art culture." Closing
ceremony director Ric Birch dismissed the anti-gay protests, noting
"This element of the show is only a tiny part of a huge celebration.
[As] for the right wing reactionaries, ...they're always going to be
outraged." Other floats in the closing ceremony parade will commemorate
other Australian movies, such as Crocodile Dundee and Mad Max.
(Reuters) ...Which will surely trigger protests by animal rights and
anti-violence advocates.
OLYMPIC MEMORIES: The medal design for Sydney's winning athletes does not
depict a classic Greek stadium, but rather the Coliseum in Rome. While
Olympic officials deny that the stadium shown is the Coliseum, Wojciech
Pietranik, who designed the medals, admits the design is indeed based
on the Coliseum. He said he really wanted to depict "Nike, the Goddess
of Victory, visiting Sydney," as represented by the city's famous Opera
House, but the International Olympic Committee vetoed that idea and
ordered the design reflect the 1928 medal by Italian sculptor Guiseppe
Cassioli, which was also based on the Coliseum. (Reuters) ...Of course
the IOC rejected Nike -- she was depicted as a Swoosh.
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OLYMPIC FEARS: Sydney Olympic officials scoff over worries that triathlon
competitors might be bitten by sharks during their swim in Sydney
harbor. "There's more chance of a triathlete being hit by lightning or
stung by a bee than bitten by a shark," argues competition manager
David Hansen. But to keep athletes from being "concerned" over recent
sightings of sharks in the harbor, divers armed with electric shark
repellant systems have been hired to drive motorized scooters under the
swimmers to shoo away any pesky man-eaters. Experts say the divers will
feel an electrical "tingle", but the athletes above them won't feel a
thing. (Reuters) ...Though if they do, they're likely to record their
best times ever.
OLYMPIC EXPECTATIONS: Every athlete competing in the Sydney Olympics will
get an allotment of 51 condoms in their welcome package. Assuming they
stay all 17 days, that gives each three condoms per day. (Reuters)
..."Hope springs eternal in the human breast / Man never is, but always
to be blest / The soul, uneasy, and confin'd from home / Rests and
expatiates in a life to come." --Alexander Pope (Essay on Man, 1733).
PLATE TECTONICS JUST NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE: "Japan, Russia Still Far
Apart on Islands" -- Reuters headline
LETTERS? OH YES, I GET LETTERS: And not just from raging maniacs, either.
Jimmy in Indiana writes, "Love your publication and I hope that you
never grow tired of producing it. If your other subscribers are like me
they'll never grow tired of it, and as long as there is an ample supply
of fools & madmen you'll never run out of material." I'm indeed not
worried about running out of material. I've never had a shortage of
things to write about, and I'm enjoying doing it as much as ever. Yung
in Texas: "I found your site by accident awhile back and have been
subscribed to your free feed for some time now. I just wanted to say
how much I enjoy reading what you have to say at the end of each
article. They're just priceless!! A lot of the time, I just have to
forward them on to my friends because your comments are just too good
to keep to myself." I'm glad you like them, and indeed the way TRUE
grows is when you forward issues to your friends with a note telling
them they can get their own subscriptions, for free of course! See the
copyright notice at the end for details on that. I really appreciate it
when you recommend TRUE to your friends.
ALAS, BRYANT IN KANSAS, responding to a couple of recent stories that
touched on religion, says: "I've grown weary of your newsletter, and
your anti-Christian bent. I always wonder why anything 'Christian' gets
blasted and not any other religion? Don't tell me that it's because
Christians are so narrow minded. I won't buy into that one." Bryant,
Christians, as a whole, aren't narrow-minded, so it must just be you.
It does blow me away when I write about one religion's dumb doings
(such as a recent article about Muslim men being counseled to beat
their women "gently") and THAT's "funny" to fundamental Christians, but
when I write another article about Christians doing something stupid,
suddenly you forget about those earlier stories and accuse me of being
"anti-Christian". Of course I'm not "anti-Christian", Bryant, I'm anti-
idiot and anti-hypocrite. If that bothers you, it only makes me wonder
which one of those YOU are. And if others wonder what kind of story set
Bryant off, please spend a few minutes reading my passionate arguments
at http://www.thisistrue.com/rfree.html for TRUE religious freedom --
and tell me if you think that makes me "anti" any religion.
REGARDING THE "STORIES YOU MISSED" in the Premium issue (below), and
speaking of some fundamentalists feeling threatened, I am very well
aware that there is an urban legend running wild online about J.K.
Rowling, author of the "Harry Potter" books, so do NOT send it to me.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa080900a.htm will, I
hope, put your mind at rest if you've been worried about it. (I've
indeed been getting copies of the laughable charges; the ironic part is
their "proof" is a newspaper article -- in The Onion! If you aren't
familiar with The Onion, it's a parody newspaper which runs both online
and in print, so it's a bit ironic that people are taking it seriously.
Of course, the people getting hysterical about it aren't spending any
time *thinking* about the issue, or *reviewing* the source "evidence".
Just like most hoaxes online, eh?)
----------==========**********O**********==========----------
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Send your friends and family a ZingCard today for a chance
to win a trip to Australia. Every time you send a FREE
ZingCard, a personalized picture greeting, between now
and October 15, 2000 you'll automatically be entered to win.
The more cards you send the better your chances of winning.
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IF YOU HAD A PREMIUM subscription, you would have ALSO read about: Man
fooled into turning himself in to cops by prank caller. New guidelines
for administering CPR are out. "Harry Potter" makes J.K. Rowling rich.
Sushi hits the big time in the U.S., but with some weird changes. Plus,
Premium subscribers get the stories much earlier in the week, all for
$15/year <A HREF=" http://thisistrue.com/upgrade.html ">Details</A> or
send a blank e-mail to Upgrade@...
THIS WEEK'S HONORARY UNSUBSCRIBE goes to John H. Renner. A clinical
professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School, Dr.
Renner was also the president of the National Council for Reliable
Health Information, where he spent countless hours surfing health sites
on the Internet and rating them for accuracy. "The Internet is a useful
tool for consumers to find health information," he told the New York
Academy of Medicine this summer. "However, we must constantly arm
ourselves with discretion in determining whether the information is
trustworthy. You have to know how to navigate around the quackery and
questionable claims of cures." On September 2, he called 911 because of
chest pain, and died later that day after emergency heart surgery. He
was 67.
TO RECEIVE "THIS is TRUE" each week by e-mail, send a blank message to
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published by Freelance Communications, PO Box 17326, Boulder CO 80308
USA, and is available to newspapers as a feature column. "This is True"
is a registered trademark of Freelance Communications.
Copyright 2000 by Randy Cassingham, All Rights Reserved. All stories are
completely rewritten by Randy Cassingham using facts from the noted
source(s). ALL broadcast, publication, retransmission to e-mail lists,
WWW or any other copying or storage, in any medium, online or not, is
STRICTLY PROHIBITED without PRIOR written permission from the author.
However, you MAY manually forward an issue by e-mail to your friends IF
1) the text is forwarded IN ITS ENTIRETY, from the "Dispatched to" line
on top through the end of this paragraph, and 2) NO FEE is charged. We
REQUEST that you forward no more than three copies to any one person --
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