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To: Ilaine who wrote (74075)	2/4/2000 9:32:00 AM
From: Bill	Respond to of 108807

But I sold my Gremlin to a rich guy! According to the study, of the 1,794 Ferrari Testarossas sold in the U.S. between January 1992 and January 2000, 1,794 were purchased by the rich. Conversely, of the 3,589 used 1974 AMC Gremlins sold during that same period, 3,589 were purchased by the poor. Additionally, ownership of traditionally "rich" luxury items--including sterling-silver tea sets, antique Persian rugs, and priceless collectible art--is a whopping 48,000 percent less common among the poor than the wealthy. Most alarming, a full 100 percent of the 1,200 British butlers currently working in the U.S. are under the employ of individuals living above the poverty line.

To: Ilaine who wrote (74075)	2/4/2000 11:00:00 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Gosh- this is startling news. I hope they spend a lot more money studying this. Who knew that the poor were demonstrably poorer than the rich? This article sure opened my eyes. It's for news and information like this- as well as for the keen insights of people whose insights I agree with- that I come to SI.

To: Ilaine who wrote (74075)	2/4/2000 12:51:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Bulletin of Special Interest to SUV Drivers <nudge, nudge> (Note: Slightly edited to conform to SI TOU.) Disgruntled astronomers open divider strip mini-superstores Apparently on account of how, like, they don't know what the <bleep> they're doing or something, a former team of astronomers at the Jet Compulsion Lab in Pasadena, has decided to open a chain of Barnes and Schwabbucks mini-superstores on highway divider strips just outside 60 major US metropolitan areas all across the country. The mini-superstores will be extremely long and really really thin, and will sell coffee, books, and financial services through their windows to people in stalled SUVs during day-in day-out traffic jams on Americas top 60 clogged suburban-urban arteries. "Beats discovering bogus new galaxies and trying to come up with cool new names for theoretical fabrications which will only be proven terribly wrong in about a day or two, as soon as somebody finally makes it through the endless traffic jam to arrive at the lab and run almost any random experiment whatsoever," said Barnes and Schwabbucks CEO, Joe CEO. CEO also claimed his company will completely ignore the worthless piece of <bleep> internet and will advertise exclusively on multi-car freeway pile-ups, using quick visual ads spray-painted on the wreckage by fast, low-flying helicopters, and targeted specifically at the rubber-necker demographic. c3f.com