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Ich Bin Ein Berliner: the chance all politicians pray for
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 06:01:49 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Ted Nelson <tandm () xanadu net> Date: January 2, 2007 8:54:03 PM EST To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Cc: Ted Nelson <tandm () xanadu net> Subject: Ich Bin Ein Berliner: the chance all politicians pray for Reply-To: tandm () xanadu net Dave,So few politicians have a chance to be an authentic local hero, let alone
combine it with the good life-- "Berlin mayor New Year fire alert saves neighbours Tue Jan 2, 2007 2:50 PM GMTBERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit was the hero of his apartment building on New Year's Eve when he warned neighbours the roof was on fire -- and consoled them with champagne in a local restaurant."
..."We were sitting there eating our chocolate fondue when he rang the bell and shouted 'The building is on fire!'" neighbour Gerd Luetjen told Bild newspaper. "I tried to warn other neighbours but Wowereit had already been everywhere."
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx? type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2007-01-02T145021Z_01_L02933516_RTRIDST_0_O UKOE-UK-GERMANY-MAYOR-FIRE.XML&src=rss
Best, Ted -- Theodor Holm Nelson Visiting Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute Visiting Professor, University of Southampton Founder, Project Xanadu ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: Archives: http://archives.listbox.com/247/
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