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   William Vetter to Jymesion   
   Re: Anyone know about Medieval cloth?   
   18 Oct 14 03:11:22   
   
   From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, October 18, 2014 3:32:32 AM UTC-4, Jymesion wrote:   
   > On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:23:18 -0700 (PDT), William Vetter   
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   > >On Friday, October 17, 2014 7:31:31 AM UTC-4, Jymesion wrote:   
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   > >> The only remaining question is: why do it?   
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   > >Once upon a time, I knew a graduate student about a year from writing up.    
   He met a guy in a bar who offered him $3000 to teach him to set up a PCP lab.   
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   > >I don't think I'll type the whole story, but let us say, he ended up doing   
   a bit of time.   
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   > >Why did he do it, and why so close to graduation?   
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   > >What he told me was that he really didn't know why.   
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   > "It seemed like a good idea at the time" is a common excuse in real   
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   > life. I'm afraid I don't find it a legitimate plot tool. ;)   
      
   I'll make it simpler...   
      
   Why does the POTUS fool around with the girl who delivered his pizza?   
   Because he can.   
      
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