TopBand: Fw: [Fwd: Apartment for Rent]

[Scott Millick]

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>From: "Mark Garrett" <mgarrett@pdnt.com>
>To: "Al Wolfe" <wolfea@soltec.net>, "TJ Lund" <tjlund@worldnet.att.net>,
>        "Ted Osborn" <thosborn@prairienet.org>,
>        "Scott Millick" <smillick@cillnet.com>,
>        "Ron Berkman" <reberkma@prairienet.org>,
>        "Mark Spaulding" <MSpald8291@aol.com>,
>        "Darren (KG9JO) Taylor" <kg9jo@pdnt.com>,
>        "Pat Curtin" <dmcurti@staff.uiuc.edu>, "Devin" <deving@uiuc.edu>,
>        "Charlie Heflin" <charlieh@servercom.com>
>Subject: Fw: [Fwd: Apartment for Rent]
>Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 23:08:08 -0500
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>Mark Garrett KA9SZX
>KA9SZX@N9LNQ.#ECIL.IL
>mgarrett@pdnt.com
>
>> > >A proper man met a beautiful girl and she agreed to spend the night
>with
>> > >him for $500.  So they did.  Before he left, he told her that he did
>not
>> > >have any cash with him, but that he would have his secretary write a
>check
>> > >and mail it to her, calling the payment "RENT FOR APARTMENT."
>> > >
>> > >On the way to the office he regretted what he had done, realizing
>> > >that  the whole event was not worth the price.  So he had his
>secretary
>> > >send a  check for $250 and enclosed the following note:
>> > >
>> > >Dear Madam,
>> > >
>> > >Enclosed find check in the amount of $250 for rent of your apartment.
>> > >I  am not sending the amount agreed upon, because when I rented the
>> > >apartment, I was under the impression that:
>> > > 1)   it had never been occupied;
>> > > 2)   that there was plenty of heat;
>> > > 3)   that is was small enough to make me cozy and at home.
>> > >Last night, however, I found out that it had been previously
>> > >occupied, that there wasn't any heat, and that it was entirely too
>large.
>> > >
>> > >Upon receipt of the note, the girl immediately returned the check for
>> > >$250.00 with the following note:
>> > >
>> > >Dear sir:
>> > >
>> > > First of all, I cannot understand how you expect a beautiful 
>apartment
>> > >to remain unoccupied indefinitely.  As for the heat, there is plenty
>> > >of it, if you know how to turn it on.  Regarding the space, the
>> > >apartment  is indeed of regular size, but if you don't have enough
>furniture
>> > >to fill it, please do not blame the landlady.
>
Scott Millick K9SM
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