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Acme press release;
worldwide 1/17/01
 Spokespersons for
The Giggle Ridge Logging Co. and The Incredible Dizzying Heights
Mining Co. jointly announced intentions to explore the possibilities
of entering a conceptual agreement to potentially combine their
respective branch line operations in Southwestern Canada, earlier
today.
Flapjack the bear,
and A. C. Jones, the elf, made the announcement together at the
official press conference. Said Mr. Flapjack (mascot for the
GRL Co.), "When's breakfast?".
Later, while posing
for photos with Mr. Flapjack, Mr. Jones (official spokes elf
of the IDH Mining Co.) added, "Could somebody please get
me a stepladder? This guy is huge!".
The highly speculative
purposed merger concept under consideration officially announced
today is completely subject to approval at The Sawatzky Imagination
Corporation (Canada), and Fantasonics Engineering (USA), who
may or may not announce any actual merger of their respective
railroad operations, sometime later this year.
When reached for comment,
Daniel Sawatzky (unable to attend today's press conference) of
the Sawatzky Imagination Corporation explained it this way: "They
did what... !?!"
James R, Wells (also
unable to attend) with Fantasonics Engineering added a note of
caution to Mr. Sawatzky's comments, "We're concerned about,
and examining quite closely, the very real possibility that this
may escalate into substantially more fun than we had originally
budgeted for."
"We're still
hopeful this could all work out", Mr Wells continued. "...if
things keep moving along swiftly, we may be able to complete
negotiations and begin actual ground breaking quite early in
the next...
cont.
page C7
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