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17 December 1997:
ZED VS. THE LIBRARIAN-7
In their seventh round of "Stump the Librarian" (strip version), Zed and The Librarian talk money. Wouldn't you know it would come to this. LIBRARIAN TRIVIA: That looks like her bottle of red nail polish peeking out from behind her "Xenu is grumpy!" mug. Can anybody identify the brand? Send your answers to a.r.s.
From: nobody@zeta.org.au (The Galactic Overlord Remailer) Subject: ZED VS. THE LIBRARIAN-7 Date: 1997/12/17 Message-ID: <6780ss$o7l$1@godzilla.zeta.org.au>#1/1 Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology In trying to STUMP THE LIBRARIAN regarding the Public Research Foundation's Press Release, "HIDDEN TIES BETWEEN IRS AND SCIENTOLOGY REVEALED," Zed asked (MUCH too loudly--Sh-h-h-h-h!): >The value given for Hubbard's intellectual property in the 1992 >ruling of the US claims court is $25 million. Where does the >"close to $100 million" figure come from? GOOD QUESTION, ZED, BUT...YOU DIDN'T STUMP THE LIBRARIAN! One place I can find where this figure exists is in a post that was right here on a.r.s. back in July of this year. Here are the germane excerpts: >Subject: Re: How DM (*) Took Over Control >From: Steve Jebson naismith@spam_blocker.sprintmail.com >Date: 1997/07/31 >Message-Id: <33E08330.61BE@spam_blocker.sprintmail.com> >Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology <SNIP> >The copyrights were valued at $25.0 million and the total estate >at $26.5 million. So everything else was only $1.5 million. We >know that RTC paid $80 million for the trademarks... <SNIP> Well, cuddling my body-heat-powered calculator (would you look at that thing *glow*!), I tote it up this way: Copyrights (intellectual property), $25,000,000, puh-LU-U-US trademarks (intellectual property, natch), $80,000,000, eequ-u-a-a-als: $105,000,000! Now, where Steve Jebson got his $80 million figure for the trademarks is something I don't know, and where the Public Research Foundation got their figures from, I don't know. They dint (oo, I get *goosebumps* when Dennis says that) come ask this *accomodating* librarian for figures. But I know I found documentation supporting the facts, and that's what helps me keep *my* figure--climbing up and down that rickety old rolling wooden ladder in this short, tight skirt. Since supporting documentation is what I promised to provide... --------------------------------------------------------------- NICE TRY, ZED, AND COME BACK *ANY* TIME TO PLAY... STUMP THE LIBRARIAN. Now, whattcha' going to take off, Zed? (I *did* tell you this was a strip challenge, didn't I?) --<The ARSCC Librarian> ---------------------------------------------------------------- *The ARSCC, like its eager-to-please librarian, does not exist. |