Message-ID: <3062246.1075854663589.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 04:39:00 -0800 (PST) From: lwbthemarine@bigplanet.com To: daphneco64@bigplanet.com, daphneco64@yahoo.com, jason.bass2@compaq.com, eric.bass@enron.com Subject: Fw: Word Merchants at their best... Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "Larry W. Bass" X-To: KATHY BASS , kb , jason , eric preston bass X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Eric_Bass_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Notes inbox X-Origin: Bass-E X-FileName: ebass.nsf ----- Original Message ----- From: "cmarsters" To: "BUD ROBINSON" ; "Danny JR Richardson" ; "Frank H. Marsters, 111" ; "Deniese Day" ; "Richard & Marty Darr" ; "Billy Bass Daniel" ; "Bren & John Carr" ; "John E. Bennett" ; "Larry W. Bass" ; "Dell T Balch" Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 5:08 AM Subject: Fw: Word Merchants at their best... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael D Ferguson" > Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 9:26 AM > Subject: Word Merchants at their best... > > > > > > Tipper Gore, an amateur genealogical researcher, discovered > > that her husband's great-great uncle, Gunther Gore, a fellow > > lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing and train > > robbery in Tennessee in 1889. > > > > The only known photograph of Gunther shows him standing > > on the gallows. On the back of the picture is this inscription: > > "Gunther Gore; horse thief, sent to Tennessee Prison 1885, > > escaped 1887, robbed the Tennessee Flyer six times. Caught > > by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889." > > > > After letting Al Gore and his staff of professional image > > consultants peruse the findings, they decided to crop Gunther's > > picture, scan it in as an enlarged image, and edited it with > > image processing software so that all that's seen is a head shot. > > > > The accompanying biographical sketch was sent to the > > Associated Press as follows: > > > > "Gunther Gore was a famous > > rancher in early Tennessee history. His business empire > > grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets > > and intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad. > > Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to > > service at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume > > his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in > > a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective > > Agency. In 1889, Gunther passed away during an important > > civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which > > he was standing, collapsed." > > > > > > > > >