Patrick Madden
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> From almanac-request@amani.ces.ncsu.edu Fri Feb 23 18:21:05 1996
> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 96 17:06:37 CST
> To: sanet-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu
> From: S3.SKJ@isumvs.iastate.edu
> Subject: Re: Ban water
>
> Dear Joseph,
>
> A piece very similar to yours was reprinted in "Crop Protection
> News" (Weed Science publication - 7/95; pages 14-15) and showed the
> responses sent by the concerned public when an alarm over "dihydrogen
> oxide" was sent out to known environmentalists by an anti-
> environmentalist (a lobbyist in D.C.). It was a "dirty trick."
>
> The piece has been circulated among the "anti-environmentalists"
> here at Iowa State, with such comments in the margins such as "see
> how naive the public can be about environmental issues!"
>
> It is not a popular piece of writing among those seeking
> solutions to environmental problems here in Iowa and is not enjoyed
> here, unless accompanied by some sort of disclaimer or explanation.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sue Jarnagin
> Iowa State University
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 16:06:55 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Joseph St. Lawrence" <ES051447@orion.yorku.ca>
> Subject: Re: Ban water
>
> Holy smokes! I feel like Orson Wells after the War of the Worlds broadcast.
> My sincere apology to those tender souls who were offended, confused, or
> rendered frightened by my posting. I promise to confine my future comments
> to the roads and the weather. (Only *dry* weather, of course). ;)
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