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In a message dated 11/4/2001 01:16:30, GMOGRADY48@msn.com writes:

>"a mistake of Promethean proportions" to
>describe Bud Selig's alleged plan to abolish the Minnesota Twins and
>Montreal Expos.
>
>Has anyone else ever heard Prometheus used in this phrase?  Maybe he was
>just a conveniently alliterative Titan.

I don't have the source, but I have heard of Prometheus' actions regarding 
fire to be a mistake worthy of punishment (from Zeus' point of view).

Mark

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