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Sorry, I got the facts wrong. My sister is now saying her friend informed her of the incident, rather than that her friend was the one who actually experienced it. So it's looking rather more dubious than before. Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Rangwala" <gr10009@hermes.cam.ac.uk> To: "tim buckley" <tim.buckley@tesco.net> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:10 PM Subject: Re: rumours of war > Try > http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/warning.htm > > Was this a deliberate joke? > G. > > On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, tim buckley wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > at the risk of appearing ludicrous...... > > > > my sister's friend was waiting in a queue to pay for her shopping. In front of her was a man of Middle Eastern appearance. He was just short of the amount required to pay his bill, and my sister's friend did him a favour by making up the difference. He followed her out of the shop, thanked her and then said: > > "Stay out of London on Saturday." Then he was off. > > The police have been advised. It probably means nothing anyway. > > > > Best, Tim > > > > > > > > Glen Rangwala > > Faculty of Social and Political Sciences > Free School Lane > Cambridge > CB2 3RQ > UK > Tel: 44 (0)1223 334535 > Fax: 44 (0)7092 330826 > > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk CASI's website - www.casi.org.uk - includes an archive of all postings.