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To: Amelia Carhartt who wrote (27497)	8/11/1998 6:30:00 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95453

WSJ headline: World Reacts to Gameboy Proof of Oil Glut Hoax By NUIT ALALONG Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Accolades from OPEC Nations There was sharp and swift reaction around the world today in response to the oil glut hoax uncovered by a crack industry analyst operating under the codename "Gameboy". Today's weekly API report showed a decline of 30 million barrels of crude based on the corrected inventory figures. In Washington, the White House denied involvement in the scheme and pointed fingers at major oil importing companies. The government also warned that the nation's fuel supply was dangerously low in light of the expected cold winter. The news started a run on heating oil, and delivery truck drivers around the country reported that homeowners were flagging trucks down in the street to request deliveries. In Russia, whose economy has been devastated by low oil prices, the news was the toast of the Kremlin. Afterwards, a slightly tipsy Boris Yeltsin fired his energy minister and offered the post to Gameboy. In Venezuela, oil workers scheduled a twelve-hour strike for Monday to demand that the government cancel its planned production cuts. They called it off a few hours later after the government agreed. Jubilant workers gathered in front of their union hall, chanting: "Yo quiero Gameboy!" In Camp Verde, Texas, top oil services analyst Big Dog was heard to say: "The green on my screen today is purtyr'n a bucket of fresh hawg livers!" In Rome, an obviously saddened Pope told pilgrims in Saint Peter's Square: "It was a miracle while it lasted." Not!