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From: pgf@srl03.cacs.usl.edu (Phil G. Fraering)
Subject: Re: Lindbergh and the moon (was:Why not give $1G)
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gnb@baby.bby.com.au (Gregory N. Bond) writes:

>In article <C5v9Lr.KxF@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jbh55289@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Josh Hopkins) writes:

>   [re: voyages of discovery...]
>   Could you give examples of privately funded ones?

>If you believe 1492 (the film), Columbus had substantial private
>funds.  When Columbus asked the merchant why he put the money in, the
>guy said (slightly paraphrased) , "There is Faith, Hope and Charity.
>But greater than these is Banking."
>--

Heck, some of his ships were loaners. One was owned by a Basque...
(you know, one of those groups that probably crossed the Atlantic
_before_ Columbus came along).

>Gregory Bond <gnb@bby.com.au> Burdett Buckeridge & Young Ltd Melbourne Australia
>   Knox's 386 is slick.            Fox in Sox, on Knox's Box
>   Knox's box is very quick.       Plays lots of LSL. He's sick!
>(Apologies to John "Iron Bar" Mackin.)
--
Phil Fraering         |"Seems like every day we find out all sorts of stuff.
pgf@srl02.cacs.usl.edu|Like how the ancient Mayans had televison." Repo Man


