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   Alistair_Sim to nicolai.vladirmirescu@gmail.com   
   Re: Mexico to Lend a Hand...   
   03 Sep 05 21:41:14   
   
   XPost: soc.culture.croatia, soc.culture.czech, soc.culture.europe   
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   From: nicolai.vladirmirescu@gmail.com   
      
   --   
      
      
   Nicolai   
      
      
   "I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I   
   know many strange tales, many secrets hidden in the hearts of men and   
   women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless   
   terrors of which they dare not speak."   
      
      
      
      
   They seek him here   
   They seek him there.   
   Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.   
   Is he in heaven?   
   Or is he in hell? That damned elusive Pimpernel!   
      
      
   "How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the   
   impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?"   
      
      
      
      
   The little things are infinitely more important."   
      
      
      
      
      
   "I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for   
   trifles."   
      
   "Alistair_Sim"  wrote in message   
   news:...   
   >   
   > Mexico to Lend a Hand...   
   >   
   >   
   > Mexico has been added to the list of nations offering help to the   
   > victims of Hurricane Katrina.   
   >  Mexican officials, cognizant of the need for experienced   
   > construction personnel, have offered to send two million Mexican   
   > nationals to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast to assist in   
   > the   
   > reconstruction effort.   
   >   A spokesman for Mexican President Vicente Fox said that these   
   > workers would be ideal because of their previous wading   
   > experience, and due to the fact that they will stick around after   
   > the rebuilding is completed to do some landscaping.   
   >   
   >   
   > --   
   >   
   >   
   > Nicolai   
   >   
   >   
   > "I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I   
   > know many strange tales, many secrets hidden in the hearts of men   
   > and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the   
   > nameless terrors of which they dare not speak."   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > They seek him here   
   > They seek him there.   
   > Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.   
   > Is he in heaven?   
   > Or is he in hell? That damned elusive Pimpernel!   
   >   
   >   
   > "How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the   
   > impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the   
   > truth?"   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > The little things are infinitely more important."   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > "I am an omnivorous reader with a strangely retentive memory for   
   > trifles."   
   >   
   >   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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