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From: Miles Maxted 
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 04 17:52:04 +0100
Subject: A history of Pyramiding
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Recent evidence has come to light that suggests that pyramid style
chain letters may have pre-dated Dave Rhodes by a considerable margin.
Paleontologists recently deciphered the following, painted on a cave
wall on the slopes of Kilimanjaro.

MAKE SPIKY CLUBS FAST!!!

Hello, not-tribe-member.  Urk name Urk.  Many moons ago, Urk in bad
way.  Urk kicked out of cave by Thag.  Thag bigger than Urk, Thag take
Urk spiky club, Urka (Urk wo-man).  Urk not able kill deer, must eat
leaves, berries.  Urk flee from wolves.

Today, Urk big chief.  Urk have best cave, many wives, many spiky
clubs.  Urk tell how.

WHAT DO:  make one spiky club and take to cave places below.  Add own
cave place to bottom of list, take cave place off top.  Put new message
on walls many caves.  Wait.  Many clubs soon come!  This not crime!  Urk
ask shaman, gods say okay.
HERE LIST:

1) Urk
First cave
Olduvai Gorge

few) Thag (not that Thag, other Thag)
old dead tree
by laked shaped like mammoth

few) Og
big rock with overhang
near pig game trail

Many) Zog
river caves
where river meet big water


Urk hope not-tribe-member do what Urk say do.  That only way it work.

(c) Dave Hemming 1998.  Circulate how you please, but keep my name on
it.

 
:-))