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Stang owes nobody!

From: ttman@tiac.net
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 17:02:30 GMT

Yes, yes, I know what he promised, but Stang cannot be compelled to give any of us triple our money back.

Remember what happend to Bob Larson (the televangilist from Texas) and the law suit against him? He promised his followers that if they sent him money, he would pray for them, and that this promises had the power of fulfillment (he claimed to speak directly with God). Well, one woman believed him and sent hom her enitre life savings, begging him to pray her husband who was terminally ill with cancer. Her husband died anyway, so she sued him, claiming that he had failed to live up to a contractual agreement.

She lost.

Believe it or not, the courts consider this a matter of Church vs. State, and do not wany anything to do with it. Both the Texas Supreme Court and the Federal Courts determined that the they do not have the right to interfere with religious "actions." Further, regardless of whether or not Larson's prayer's were fulfilled or not, the court cannot determine if Larson has the power or not. As far as the courts were concerned, he fulfilled his contractual obligation which was to pray for the woman's husband.. The courts will not take it upon themselves to determine if someone has "power" or not.

So, in my opinion, Stang, Dobbs, and the rest of the COSG are safe. After all, they never said they were going to MAKE the saucers come; they only PREDICTED they would come. Besides that, they have readily admitted from the start that they were joking.

Rev. "Bus Stop Pest," Esquire

From: jcmandhrm@aol.com (JCMandHRM)

Maybe they can't determine Stang's power, but that is not the issue. He PROMISED that everyone who sent their $30 would be transferred onto the escape vessels of the Sex Goddesses on X-Day. Since X-Day has past us by and you're still here to argue the point, I can determine that this has not happened and Stang is as such guilty of fraud.

"Stone Cold" John McFarland Arch-Prefect General of the North American Cayahnate Proclaimed Walking South Park Dictionary by keropi16@aol.com

From: ttman@tiac.net

I think it is the issue.

Any time you enter into a contractual agreement with someone, you have the right to ask for some sort of guarantee on your investment. Or, at the very least, you have the right for some sort of proof that the other party has it within their means to meet their contractual obligation. In this case, no one has ever challenged the CoSG, in their commitment, nor did they ever ask for some sort of proof that the sex-goddesses would come.

The issue then comes down to whether or not Stang could actually prove that the X-ists were coming; and this is where the courts back off. They do not feel as though it is their place to determine if someone has "power" to prophesy or not, since the terms are defined so differently by so many different people.

So, again, WHAT he promised is not important. What is important is whether or not he had the ability to enter into the agreement or not; and whether or not he could provide proof of what he believed.

As to my still being here, well... that doesn't really prove anything. Dateline for Dominance says that the X-ists will ARRIVE in July, 1998. It does not say what will happen*.

* This is true - I just checked to make sure!

From: fwhite*NOSPAM*@colfax.com (Frank White)

In article <1998070621485400.RAA27512@ladder03.news.aol.com>, jcmandhrm@aol.com says...

In article <35a10140.27921268@news.tiac.net>, ttman@tiac.net says...
Yes, yes, I know what he promised, but Stang cannot be compelled to give any of us triple our money back.

<snip>

So, in my opinion, Stang, Dobbs, and the rest of the COSG are safe. After all, they never said they were going to MAKE the saucers come; they only PREDICTED they would come. Besides that, they have readily admitted from the start that they were joking.
Rev. "Bus Stop Pest," Esquire
Maybe they can't determine Stang's power, but that is not the issue. He PROMISED that everyone who sent their $30 would be transferred onto the escape vessels of the Sex Goddesses on X-Day. Since X-Day has past us by and you're still here to argue the point, I can determine that this has not happened and Stang is as such guilty of fraud.
"Stone Cold" John McFarland Arch-Prefect General of the North American Cayahnate Proclaimed Walking South Park Dictionary by keropi16@aol.com

PROVE he is still here to argue the point.

PROVE the Rev. Esquire posting this message is the SAME Rev who went to Brushwood, and not some anatomically perfect doppleganger sent in his place by the Xists for purposes of their own while the REAL Rev. E. is lolling around on a bed of Sex Goddesses (and maybe Sex Gods and Sex Others, if his tastes so incline) in the saucers along with all the other true SubGenii, all of them cunningly replaced here on earth by duplicates! PROVE this Rev. is that Rev.!

Can you?

DARE you?

March into court with a lawsuit like this, and possible defenses like this, and you'll have a circus that would give Perry Mason fantods.

FW

From: "Rev. Monkey" <tbeck@truserve.com>

> PROMISED that everyone who sent their $30 would be transferred onto the
escape
> vessels of the Sex Goddesses on X-Day. Since X-Day has past us by and
you're

actually it was "eternal salvation or triple your money back" You may well have eternal salvation....besides didn;t you read the Illuminati SubG set? It specifically says "expires july 4th 1998"

From: jheikkil@highlander.cbnet.ns.ca (abel stuart)

On 6 Jul 1998 21:48:54 GMT, jcmandhrm@aol.com (JCMandHRM) wrote:

Maybe they can't determine Stang's power, but that is not the issue. He PROMISED that everyone who sent their $30 would be transferred onto the escape vessels of the Sex Goddesses on X-Day. Since X-Day has past us by and you're still here to argue the point, I can determine that this has not happened and Stang is as such guilty of fraud.

blow it out yer ass.

actually, i think its time to play "act like a dumbshit xtian and quote meaningless things to prove my point" time. now, for one, stnag did not say or promise that if you sent in yer $30 that youd get that ride on the pleasure saucers. in fact, <xtian pompous mode> on page 107, in the bob apocryphon, it does read "when the last poseur Pink abandons ship, the saucers will appear to liberate the loyal!" </xtian pompous mode> so you see, we're just waiting for the dipshits like you to get the fuck on with getting the fuck OUT so we can start to have us the FUN and mindless hedonistic UBERBLISS that we have been rightfully promised as the chosen lost tribe of IS-REAL. what i reckon is that mebbe - JUST MEBBE - the whole Xday date was PLANNED by dobbs...he KNEW there werent gonna be no saucers. so why did he SAY it?? easy as pie, punkin...to WEED OUT THE UNDESERVING. jump ship, hurry up, the rest of us have some extra long overdue SLACK to WALLOW in and gobs dammnit, you pink fucking MEREHUMES have been leaching all that extry slack the foundation pumps out into the stratosphere for FAR TOO LONG. just as soon as you UNBELIEVERS and scoffers of the scoffers start acting true to your pink heritage, those of us with the proper genetically manipulated hyperthalamuses <or is that hyperthalamii??> can get on with the serious busyness of SLACKING OFF.

saint bubba

From: btm@billtmiller.com (B T M)

YOU owe STANG (and "BOB"!) IF you paid yer MEMBERSHIP DUES....Don't kid yerself, YOU ARE GETTING ETERNAL SALVATION!

Sure, he promised ETERNAL SALVATION and IF you want it it is there for YOU. IF you are NOT getting it, it is yer fault.

Dues COULD be THIRTY BUX per YEAR! Brushwood was only $25 BUX for the SubG Wristband, that gave you the opportunity to reap slack, from THURSDAY-SUNDAY! (camping was only $10 bux per nite)

SOME Slackfux are GIVING TONS OF SLACK to their fellow SubGs, while OTHERS are just DRAINING SLACK. In order for SLACK to WORK correctly, there must be A CIRCLE OF SLACK!

Right now, it is more like a SEWER OF SLACK, some of the slack is flowing freeeely and some of the slack is stopped up.

Most of the Doktors, were working together sharing extension cords and golf clubs and amps and slack.

I sell my ORGY OF SLACK CDs ON SALE for a MERE $8. Many of the BRUSHWOOD SLACKFUX gave the CASH, joyfully willingly wanting to support my GIFTS of Slacksounds. OTHERS when pressed, claimed "I DON'T HAVE...or I am SAVING....MY MONEY!" LATER, I would see those same poor fux, driving off in $15,000 dollar cars, going back to their homes and conspriracy jobs and bank accounts. IF they would have said, "I got plenty of CASH, but I don't wanna hear that stooopid fucking SubG anti-muzick shit!" I would have respected them a lot more. NOT that they really care or need my respect. THANX again to all those who BOUGHT the ORGY OF SLACK CD.

Anyway, YOU OWE "BOB" BIGTIME if you were at the X-DAY 98 Blowout! IF you were NOT there, YOU OWE "BOB" REALLY, REALLY, REALLY BIGTIME. OPEN UP YER WALLETS and GIVE!

BTM ORGY <http://billtmiller.com/> E-Mail <btm@billtmiller.com>

From: "kevbob" <kevbob.AlLsPaM@ecsis.net>

B T M <btm@billtmiller.com> wrote in article <btm-0707982213430001@192.0.2.1>...

In article <35a58db6.10297735@news.tiac.net>, ttman@tiac.net wrote: YOU owe STANG (and "BOB"!) IF you paid yer MEMBERSHIP DUES....Don't kid yerself, YOU ARE GETTING ETERNAL SALVATION!

damn straight.

let me hearken to the masses for a sec, lemmee testify.

i never sent in my thirty dollars, i was given my membership for my
birthday.

now, i know, that sounds lame, but i'm not saying "i never gave those bastards my thirty bucks, hahahahaha."

i'm saying, someone tilted the luck plane for me, someone cared to "send the very best", and as soon as i can find a church official who will take my money (and yes, x-day IS a bad time to try and catch one), i'm sending in thirty bucks.

not for me, but for a latent who happened upon the scene.

cuz that's how slack flows.

Right now, it is more like a SEWER OF SLACK, some of the slack is flowing freeeely and some of the slack is stopped up.

amen.

and what we need is more sub-g plungers.

> THANX again to all those who BOUGHT the ORGY OF SLACK CD.
>

no, bill, thank YOU!

btm is one HELLUVA subg folks. dude took time away from making things work onstage, to talk to me about some bulldada sheme-age. AND gave me a cd.

why?

because that's how slack flows.

now, am i gonna be some big ol' turd clogging up the Sewer O' Slack?

HELL NO!!!

i'm gonna be a Plunger O' Slack,

and testify that cd to everyone i can find!!!

now, since i live in tennesee and only know, um, 2 or 3 people, the odds look VERY bad in that anyone may end up buying btm stuff,

BUT DAMMIT i'm a gonna TRY!!

i'm gonna stick my PLUNGER head into the TOILET BOWL of this SLACKLESS
state

AND GET SOME SEWAGE FLOWING!!!!

um,

that's metaphorical, btw.

Anyway, YOU OWE "BOB" BIGTIME if you were at the X-DAY 98 Blowout!

i dunno if i owe bob or not,

but i SURE as HELL owe EVERY SINGLE sub-g with a possible exception or
three,

WHO WAS THERE!!!!

everyone who made you SMILE or LAUGH or just HAVE A GOOD TIME, deserve luck
plane Tiltage!!

whether that means you send them money, buy their crap, mail them 'zines, or just be nice to the guy trying to merge into your lane on the freeway to cause a buttefly wings causing a hurrican slack breakout in some unknown slack-fux' villa,

well,

whichever.

IF you were NOT there, YOU OWE "BOB" REALLY, REALLY, REALLY BIGTIME. OPEN UP YER WALLETS and GIVE!

i also don't know about that,

but you sure as hell missed one helluva good time.

sure, you'll gloat, with that smug holier-than-thou attitude, but, all's i
got to say to THAT is,

i'm sure as hell glad i didn't have to be around you.

man,

even that crackhead who lit off the fireworks 20 feet behind me as i stood on the other side of the pavillion in terror of the fireworks going off over the lake is a MILLION times BETTER than any of you holier-than-thou crack-heads who think yer 2 KEWL for x-day.

whatever.

--
"the middle just got a whole hellavu lot harder."

From: geoffrey.v.bronner@dartmouth.edu (Geoffrey V. Bronner)

In article <01bdaa1e$3c7ce200$070c9ace@ecsis>, "kevbob"
<kevbob.AlLsPaM@ecsis.net> wrote:
>
>i never sent in my thirty dollars, i was given my membership for my
>birthday.
>

Neat present, kinda like a lottery ticket. "Hey, this might mean nothing or it could be eternal salvation!"

Who spent the $30, and if I know them, why didn't I get the same present?

-Geoff
--
<http://www.dartmouth.edu/~geoffb/>

From: Pee Kitty <Pkitty@viking.cris.com>

JCMandHRM <jcmandhrm@aol.com> spewed forth:

Maybe they can't determine Stang's power, but that is not the issue. He PROMISED that everyone who sent their $30 would be transferred onto the escape vessels of the Sex Goddesses on X-Day.

"Bob" promised as much, not Stang. Such is clearly said in the books.

If you wish to walk into court to tell the judge that a piece of yellow pages clip art promised you something and now you want your money back, I want a copy of the videotape.

Rev. Pee Kitty, of the order Malkavian-Dobbsian
Meow!

::: Official Martyr of X-Day! <http://www.cris.com/pkitty/xday98>

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