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Frank Reid wrote:
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Ken Fortenberry wrote:
I thought it was an April Fool's joke when I heard on NPR
that on May 1st Omaha is the center of the universe and they
quoted a guy saying, "Why would anyone want to be in Paris
on May 1st when they could be in Omaha ?"

Maybe you misheard? Perhaps they said "sphincter" of the universe...?

It will be more expensive to fly from NYC to Omaha than to Paris.
Airlines have raised their rates for those trips.

Well, good ol' Warren did buy hisself a jet...OTOH, I think they could have made
even more by selling the INBOUND tickets cheaply and the OUTBOUND tickets,
for... well, just think of what folks would be willing to pay...the, um, sky
would be the limit...

Heh, all this dissin' Omaha from a guy who lives in Picklejuice,
Mississippi and maintains a home in Turdbottom, Texas.

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Ken Fortenberry