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In <3f75t0$5lb@gagme.wwa.com> ylikuka@vat-vai.valmet.com (Kari Yli-Kuha) writes:


>jittlov@erehwon.caltech.edu (Mike Jittlov) writes:
>: As a simple-minded child, I always wondered if the solar wind was the
>: same as magnetic repulsion -- because the comet's tail being blown back
>: from the sun _precisely_ mimicked the way a sewing pin (head +, point -)
>: reacted when circling one end (-) of a magnet.  But now that I am a
>: mature adult and learned in the ways of science, I use that same magnet
>: to hold notes on my refrigerator, and stick the sewing pins into this
>: little cloth doll of my repulsive ex-business partner.

>Mike, you should be ashamed of yourself - that's plain voodoo!  :-)

Yeah, but is it working, that is what I wanna know...
Any news on the health status of your repulsive ex-business partner, Mike?
Are you making more money than he/she? Less?

What I like in the story is the sign of optimism and positive thinking.
Once you discover that your previous beliefs are of no use and
lead only to strange habits, you try turning it to some use!
>--

>/Kari