this is the strangest thing in days :-)

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

From: JDStedman () aol com
> > Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 17:36:06 -0500
> > Subject: 1-800-969-4874
> >
> > In case you haven't seen or heard this yet, MCI has created the wackiest,
> > most useless 800 number around.  I can't describe it except to say you must
> > call:
> >
> >        1-800-969-487-4
> >        1-800-WOW-ITS-HOT
> >
> > I wonder what this is all about?
> >
> > An experiment to determine how fast a phone number gets passed around.
> > I wonder...
>
> I've tried this.  It's absolutely bizarre.  Okay guys und guyettes - what
> the hell is this all about?
> --jim