From: mccauley@vaxr.llnl.gov
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: The horse's butt -- err -- mouth
Date: 20 Jan 93 22:19:30 GMT
Organization: LLNL_LIS

In article <28468@dog.ee.lbl.gov>, twcaps@tennyson.lbl.gov (Terry Chan) writes:
> 
>   [RE  The BUTT thread]
> 
>   +Interesting.  Bob Eubanks says it didn't happen.  Later in this thread,
>   +Bill McCauley says, "In the butt, Bob!  Pay up!"
>   +
>   +Now, I don't believe it happened. But:
>   +
>   +1.  Whether it happened or not, Bob would deny it on the air.
> 
> Why so, Phil?  (unless there is some sort of settlement business
> as Bill suggested).
>   
>   +3.  I don't know about Bill's finances, but I suspect that $10,000
>   +    would put a pleasant transient in his lifestyle.
> 
> Ah, those Livermore guys, they're loaded. 

True enough.  But not with money.

>   +So, Bill, go for it!

Bill is going for it, believe me.  As Phil said, $10,000 would be a nice 
transient in my finances.  If/when I collect, I promise to use at least a 
small portion of the money to host an AFU picnic for anyone who wishes to 
attend.  Naturally "The Tape" will be available for the viewing pleasure of 
attendees.

> Absolutely.  Some ideas?  Call KITS and get in touch with the
> station manager (or, if you're a gamblin' man, try for Alex
> Bennett).  Tell him you got something there and you can stick
> it up Bob's butt for $10K.  I betcha that they'd be hot for
> the publicity and would get in touch with Bobberino's agent/
> barber and set it all up for you.

Hadn't thought of calling KITS.  Will do so shortly, and see what they have 
to say.  

First, I want to make 100% sure my tape is still playable.  Like KQED's 
cameras, the tape is a broadcast antique.  There are probably bats living 
in the box with the tape.  The tape is in a format which isn't widely used 
any longer.  You certainly can't play it on your home VCR.  Broadcast 
people call it high band quad.

>   +Meanwhile, Bill, if you do collect the $10,000, send me two-fifty
>   +and I'll urge Terry to put you on the FAQ list!
> 
> Shit, if you collect the $10K and send me two-fifty, I'll put you
> in front of Phil in the FAQ list.

Gosh, all these deals involving money, and I'm not even famous yet.  All I 
need to know is where we put the decimal point in the two-fifty.  Is that 
$2.50, $250 or some permutation not as yet considered.

In case the subject comes up, where is the $10,000. offer for proof of the 
existance of the Newlywed incident documented?  Or is the $10,000 an urban 
legend?

Wowzers!  I may get to talk to Bob Eubanks *AND* make the AFU FAQ list, all 
in the same day.  Be still my beating heart.

By the way, to those of you who E-mailed me about the typo in my previous 
post, I did mean "The Newlywed Game" instead of what I typed.  Guess I'm 
slipping now that old age is setting in.

This is starting to be fun.  I'll keep you all posted on any future 
developments as they arise.

Bill

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