Good one there Paul, first belly laugh of the morning. Kool, TNX. Jim WB2FCN
----- Original Message ----- From: "VJB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <amradio@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: [AMRadio] Inca Transformers > Dave, > Regarding your Inca series Phelps-Dodge transformers. > Be prepared to make a fortune. As urban legend has it, > Phelps-Dodge are descendants of the tribe by the same > name. You may already know P-D dabbles in the copper > market as part of metals used in feedline > manufacturing. > > But before that, well before that, an Inca General > named Rumiñahui fled the marauding Spanish and took > with him a large share of the ransom he had been > collecting for his King. He disappeared into the > remote mountainous region of Ecuador called the > Llanganati. The load of gold artifacts he took with > him is considered the largest undiscovered treasure in > Latin America, valued at two billion dollars. > > Much of this loot was manufactured into transformers > with gold laminates, painted in the usual black > wrinkle or dark, nearly black varnish. Clearly it was > not an issue of rust or tarnish but rather a means to > camouflage the quantity of gold as innocuous "ham > radio" transformers that people would think are worth > maybe $1, or $2 if multitap. > > Just as clearly as their black finish, this "iron" has > an unusually good grip on gravity. You may indeed have > the treasure, if these transformers seem particularly > heavy. > > See you on ebay , perhaps. > > Paul/VJB > Annapolis > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net > >
