Stan H... <Dying laughing> I couldn't top THAT if I tried! I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard! Just wanna know one thing tho, Stan... Did Dionne Warwick invite you to be a quest speaker on the "Psychic Friends Network?" <grin> Smooches.... Barb Mallut "Lil_Honey" on the PD Chat [log in to unmask] ---------- From: PARKINSN: Parkinson's Disease - Information Exchange Network on behalf of Stan R. Houston Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 1997 9:38 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Barb's Fecks and David's Rules Barb, John, Dick, Margie, Dale and David Boots: <SCANNING THE SATELLITE CHANNELS> Yes, Fran, you wouldn't believe it to look at me now, but at one time I was a real loser. Dead-end job, no friends, no girls, no money, and of course no sex. I drove a Nash Rambler and ate at Big Boy. (And that was in 1995). My only credit card was from Woolworth. That was before I discovered a revolutionary product that literally saved my life. Mallut's Fabulous Fecks! After only one week of using Mallut's Fabulous Fecks, I was offered a job at quadruple my old salary.Tony Robbins and Dionne Warwick called and invited me to dinner. I met Christie Brinkley, fell in love, got married and am now expecting twins. I won the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. A Jaguar dealer offered me a free car to endorse his dealership, and I now eat at only the finest restaurants, using my American Express Gold/Silver/Platinum/Copper EGO Card if they have the gall to charge me. I've been so blessed Fran, that I want to share my incredible good fortune with others so they, too, can live the life we all are meant to live. That's right, Fran. The good people behind Mallut's Fabulous Fecks have agreed to go public with this fantastic product and allow me to spead the good word. Now here's the great news! For only $999.00 plus a documented Proof of Addition To Will leaving me half of your estate, we'll send you a 30-day supply of Fabulous Fecks. If you haven't experienced a life change of monumental propertions in 30 days, we'll gladly refund your money. (We'll think about the will.) Now, I know you're asking, "Gee, Stan, what the heck are Fecks?" Well, during the next 30 minutes, I'm going to tell you . . . . . By the way, I forget to mention. I also have Parkinson's Disease. (TIME TO HIT THE REMOTE) David: Does the last sentence make this piece satisfy your criteria? Your suggestions encouraging List members to give full names, ages, diagnosis dates, etc, and to eliminate repeating previous messages are excellent. I don't agree, however, that we should start bombarding members with private email notes telling them to stop posting messages just because we don't want to read them. How about everyone else? Do you have time to police the List/Digest every day? We'll end up with "1,600 Reasons Why You Can't Post This On the Parkinson List." (That's our membership, I think.) I also STRONGLY DISAGREE that we should eliminate discussion of any topic except Parkinson's. For all of us (including you, I imagine) Parkinson's has become our life, like it or not. Sure, the list is a wonderful place to share information, rip our guts open and expose ourselves when we need help, and extend our hands and hearts to others when they're sinking and about to go under. We're literally a life line for some of our members. That should ALWAYS be the primary function of the List. But, David, there's more to life than Parkinson's. And the list should reflect our lives, I believe. Small example: the nonsense back and forth between me, Barb and others the past few days has been tons of fun. And I've discovered if I can't participate in fun like this with my friends every few days, I might as well toss in the towel. It may not be about Parkinson's on the surface, but it is about Parkinson's. Believe me, it is. I plan to keep posting anything --- Parkinson's related or otherwise --- that I believe will interest, educate, help, amuse or entertain most of the List members. I sincerely hope you and the rest of the List will continue to do this, too. By the way, does anyone know: What is the speed of dark? Stan Houston (53/5) Cat Spring, Texas 78933 [log in to unmask] 409/992-3402