RE: Lesser genes than expected

From: Lawrence DeBivort (debivort@umd5.umd.edu)
Date: Wed Feb 21 2001 - 14:53:43 GMT

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From: "Lawrence DeBivort" <debivort@umd5.umd.edu>
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Subject: RE: Lesser genes than expected
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    Vincent Campbell:
    > Ah but did the Hamster have the sense to drop out like several of our
    > esteemed contributors?

    Last I heard he had tried to open up a chain of fast-food joints called
    Hamster Hamlet. Unfortunately, his choice of food products led to referring
    to him as "Hamster the Hannibal," and, memetically, a sharp reversal of
    early promising sales trends. But because of the Hannibal's unique grip on
    the hamster-meat market, the US Justice Department launched an intensive
    investigation into possible anti-trust behavior. Meanwhile, the social
    situation is spinning out of control, as parents are putting two-and-two
    together--the disappearance of their children's pet hamsters with Hamster
    Hamlet's business activities--and drawing unfortunate and as yet unproved
    conclusions. Hamster the Hannibal himself has withdrawn physically to the
    safety of his 45-room underground mansion, and spiritually to the bosom of
    his new Hamster Foundation, dedicated to curing universal suffering.

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