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RE: Earthquake....save the pumpkins

Of course, my pumpkin has already knock down the Seattle space needle
and will 
continue to grow.....then finally squish your little island.

For those of you who would like to see how large my pumpkin was last
year, please
select this link.
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/big.htm
Duncan McAlpine

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>From: 	billv@mail.island.net[SMTP:billv@mail.island.net]
>Sent: 	Tuesday, June 24, 1997 5:38 PM
>To: 	McAlpine, Duncan G
>Cc: 	pumpkins@athenet.net
>Subject: 	Re: Earthquake....save the pumpkins
>
>>We just had an earthquake.  Did you have one Uncle Bill? 12:15pm PST 
>>Seattle.  
>>Duncan McAlpine
>>
>>
>
>Seismologists have determined that the epicentre of today's two 4.5 quakes
>in the Pacific Northwest was right in the middle of my pumpkin patch!.
>
>Apparantly rapid vine and root growth of my already huge plant caused these
>disturbances to the earth's crust.
>
>I'm now advised not to let fruit set - that my plant is capable of producing
>pumpkin so large that its mere weight alone might trigger the next "Big One".
>
>But you can all breathe easier - I'll see that my pumpkin will only be large 
>enough to beat Duncan - and that shouldn't take much.
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>Bill Verchere  
>Ladysmith, B.C., Canada
>                   
>      billv@island.net           http://www.island.net/~billv/
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