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To: Lost1 who wrote (7209)	9/17/2001 3:51:08 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10077

and GLoop is sitting up on the bow in his speedo with his favorite Cockerspaniel and a jar of peanut butter.......LOL!!!!! We call them "grape smugglers" around these parts.

To: Lost1 who wrote (7209)	9/17/2001 3:57:42 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10077

and I can't figure out why all of the chicks ditched us at the last port.

To: Lost1 who wrote (7209)	9/20/2001 5:20:36 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10077

While I was in my Speedo, eating peanut butter and being a relative STOOGE, I happen to run across this - Mr. Biological blowhard <g> Maki: Bioterrorism? It's Just A Matter Of Time Expert Says Former Soviet Union Has Tons Of Anthrax Posted: 5:55 p.m. CDT September 19, 2001 Updated: 6:13 p.m. CDT September 19, 2001 MADISON -- Last Tuesday's attack was horrific, but a well-respected local infectious disease doctor told News 3 Wednesday that what could come may be far, far worse. Dr. Dennis Maki, who has studied bioterrorism as a health professional, offered a dire warning Wednesday, saying Anthrax could be on the way. A simple aerosol spray can or some sort of small aircraft could spread the deadly powder-like agent very easily. Experts say that's all it would take to launch a bio-terrorist attack that dwarfs Tuesday's catastrophe. "It looks like flour," Maki said. "If you took a handful, it looks like a handful of flour. That's Anthrax spores, and if I threw it in the air-conditioning system of the Superdome, you'd probably have 40,000 or 50,000 deaths." Those who study infectious and emerging diseases warn it's just a matter of time. "If we cannot stop Osama bin Laden, I have no question in my mind whatsoever we'll see biological weapons used and we'll very likely see nuclear devices used," Maki said. "Everybody's susceptible. Almost anybody exposed to an infecting dose will develop illness. If it's small pox -- one in three are likely to die. If it's Anthrax, the mortality is probably higher." About 400,000 American troops have been vaccinated against Anthrax, but Maki says no vaccine for Anthrax or small pox exists anywhere for anybody else. He said the country should begin stockpiling vaccines immediately. Russia is one big reason why. Maki said for decades it's been turning literally tons of Anthrax spores into weapons that will probably be available on the black market. "The Soviet program is why there's so much potential for biological warfare around the world," he said. "Terrorists don't have to try to develop biological weapons, they're in existence in large quantities all over the world." Maki says 20 years ago, a Soviet factory accidentally released 100 grams of Anthrax spores. Within a week, animals 30 miles downwind were dying and so were people. Thousands died, Maki said. Even the military may be out of Anthrax vaccine. The only lab that makes it is on hold, waiting for a new license. It could be six months before production resumes.