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To: Graystone who wrote (82697)	3/1/2002 12:57:45 AM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116770

Gold is a 300 pound piranha that will eat your tunafish sandwich. It doesn't matter what kind of bread you use. But if you are likely to get your hand chomped by a Piranha then it pays to eat healthy. Did you ever see anyone make any money on a gold mine? Ask any placer miner, they are worse than farmers for complaining about bad luck. They are always broke and trying to sell their mines. Con artists and international pollution crime, that is all gold mining is. Never mind Placer Dome and Barrick trying to buy Bre-X for one billion in cash. They cheated to get that money from crooked politicians in government kickbacks. You can't tell me that lousy little underground mine in Timmins made all that money for Dome. So it ran for 90 years. So what. I want to start an internet company selling Survivor T-shirts. Now that is the future of industry if you ask me. Hollinger, shmollinger, you can keep you gold buddy, I am going to sit here on this parkbench and sell heli-ski tours to Japanese tourists. Now just a minute. Where do you suppose Goldfish get that gold colour? ... Did you know that there is more gold in seawater for the taking, than has ever been mined, by 185,000 times? Fritz Haber thought there was a way of taking it out, and thereby paying Germany's WW1 war debt. He was allowed to try but had precipitation difficulties. His power input exceeded the output in gold. I think I know a way around Haber's problem with some new technology. Atomic tweezers operated by Goldfish. Can't say much more but that is the essence of it, except for a few details. EC<:-}

To: Graystone who wrote (82697)	3/1/2002 1:06:57 AM
From: Gord Bolton	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116770

"Dig deep" to discover everything you've always wanted to know about spuds, but were afraid to ask! Did you know that potatoes come in many different colors: red, blue, purple and yellow? Ever wonder why potatoes are referred to as "tubers?" Why do potatoes sometimes turn green? Bet you didn't realize that the potato was the first vegetable to be grown in space. You've come to the right place for potato facts and statistics. From fun trivia to information about potato varieties and storage information, this is your "potato primer 101." If you have a question that we haven't answered, please let us know! Because everyone loves the taste of nutrient-rich potatoes, it's easy to prepare a healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner that both adults and kids will eat. Potatoes are full of energy-providing carbohydrates, and they don't contain any fat. One serving-a 5.3 ounce, medium potato-provides: 45 percent of the Daily Value for vitamin C 21 percent of the Daily Value for potassium Three grams of fiber Only 100 calories Classified as a vegetable, potatoes help contribute to the minimum goal of eating five servings of fruits and vegetables per day, recommended by the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid. The National Cancer Institute recommends increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, such as cancer. potatohelp.com During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush, (1897-1898) potatoes were practically worth their weight in gold. Potatoes were so valued for their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for potatoes.