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From: "Christopher Robbins" <crisica@idt.net>
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Cc: "M. Anne Browne" <momqat@swbell.net>, "Jon May" <jonmay@entelchile.net>,
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Subject: FW: Get your Diploma here*
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:45:17 -0500
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The rather outrageous bit of e-commerce marketing below appeared in my
electro-in-box this AM -- preliminary, no doubt, to the planned IPO for
another great e-biz success story: "diplomas.com".

Given the ample "primary demand" for the product (to use biz-speak), some
hustling entrepreneur saw an opportunity and put together a business plan.

It's just that I'm trying to convince myself that it's a joke. :-)

CRR
PD: Is "prestigious non-accredited universities" oxymoronic? :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: head123@belize.net [mailto:head123@belize.net]
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2000 6:49 AM
To: Nancy@hotmail.com
Subject: Get your Diploma here*

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