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<DIV>In a message dated 10/21/2004 7:13:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
mrgrooism@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
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size=2>Okayokayokayokay, the Yankees were outplayed in the clutch,
bottom<BR>line. Mutter mumble grumble gripe. What? Oh, I SAID, By
Definition,<BR>the best team won. Happy? <BR><BR>While The Curse has been
substantially degraded by the kharmic and<BR>cathartic win over their nemesis,
it IS NOT dispelled until the Red Sox<BR>ACTUALLY win the World Series. If
they win it all, Curse Lifted. If<BR>they fail, then hey, they failed, and The
Curse regenerates back to<BR>full strength! *<BR><BR>*Source: Arba and
Dakarba's Big Book of Curses, Hexes and<BR>Vilifications. (I can ALWAYS bring
ANYTHING back on topic if I try hard<BR>enough...)</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Curse?? What curse? There is no curse.</DIV>
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<DIV>I would say that Arba & Dakarba would agree with me that a curse is not
an idea created by a Boston sports-writer in the late 1980s in order to form the
thesis for a book.</DIV>
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<DIV>I mean, c'mon, until I see Dan Shaughnessy (the aforementioned
sportswriter) hunched over a witch's brew with Arba & Dakarba I shall doubt
his ability to define a curse.</DIV>
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<DIV>Go Sox!</DIV>
<DIV>-seth</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000>Up from third base to Huntington
<BR>They'd sing another victory song!!!
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