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• From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
• Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 10:41:21 -0400
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At 07:31 AM 6/12/2002 -0700, Dare Obasanjo wrote:
>Every reference I've ever seen about the term seems to point to it being 
>derived from the Jim Jones story.

I've also heard people who acknowledge drinking various forms of 
technological kool-aid defend themselves by saying "but it's electric 
kool-aid."

The Jonestown story has priority, though.  Kool-Aid marketers (the drink) 
must have a tough job.

Simon St.Laurent
"Every day in every way I'm getting better and better." - Emile Coue

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