FC: JohnXXIV.com for sale! Usenet entrepreneur offers pope domains

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[Probably a hoax, but sorta funny either way.]

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http://www.politechbot.com/p-01034.html

From: "John Berryhill Ph.D. J.D." <john () johnberryhill com>
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Subject: HOLY Domains!!  HOT FUTURE POPE DOMAINS FOR SALE!!
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Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 19:31:06 GMT
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Let's face it, the soul may be eternal, but he's not going to last forever.

We're now offering ground floor opportunities for savvy buyers who know that
the only thing that stays the same is change.

We've got JohnPaulIII.com , and John Paul's all the way up to twenty!
Remember how long the first one lasted?  Don't be a flash in the pan,
protect your John Paul domain portfolio.

Look at the facts, since 1644 there have only been the following names used:
Innocent X (1644-55)
Alexander VII (1655-67)
Clement IX (1667-69)
Clement X (1670-76)
Innocent XI (1676-89)
Alexander VIII (1689-91)
Innocent XII (1691-1700)
Clement XI (1700-21)
Innocent XIII (1721-24)
Benedict XIII (1724-30)
Clement XII (1730-40)
Benedict XIV (1740-58)
Clement XIII (1758-69)
Clement XIV (1769-74)
Pius VI (1775-99)
Pius VII (1800-23)
Leo XII (1823-29)
Pius VIII (1829-30)
Gregory XVI (1831-46)
Pius IX (1846-78)
Leo XIII (1878-1903)
Pius X (1903-14)
Benedict XV (1914-22)
Pius XI (1922-39)
Pius XII (1939-58)
John XXIII (1958-63)
Paul VI (1963-78)
John Paul I (1978)
John Paul II (1978-)

Now won't you feel dumb getting caught without JohnXXIV.com when the smoke
comes out of the chimney?  They've picked JOHN 23 times already.

Given the new trend toward mix-and-match, we've also got special deals on
"combination" names.  Statistically speaking, JohnPius.com looks like a sure
bet within at least the next two centuries.

Be the Lord of your own heavenly domain.  Act now!

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