RE: Pinhole Digest #521 - 11/30/00

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From: SHIRLEY ARONSON (aronsos@sunynassau.edu)
Date: Sat Dec 02 2000 - 07:59:43 PST 

Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 10:59:43 -0500
From: SHIRLEY ARONSON <aronsos@sunynassau.edu>
Subject: RE: Pinhole Digest #521 - 11/30/00
Message-ID: <39DF0D2D@sunynassau.edu>

All this methane discussion sounds characteristic of an urban legend. Urban
Legends don't have to be false. There have been two books out recently about
them, and at least one website primarily for those having to do with
electronic urban legends, ie, the recent one about the government planning a
charge for emails. That one is false.

>===== Original Message From "Pinhole Listserv" <pinhole@exploratorium.edu>
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>From Karen:
>But, Ellen, he could be pulling your leg!!! We need a first-hand
>eyewitness account (believe it or not, TI alums and even staff have been
>known to pull the occasional leg!!!)
>
>Dear Eric and Karen,
>
> I think I see your problem. Here in Hawaii we say "Pull my Finger!", by
>pulling ones leg you my not get the methane gas you were seeking. Cheers
>Gail
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