[Vision2020] Casino Pays $10,600 for Pretzel

[Tom Hansen]

>From today's (March 11, 2005) Spokesman review -

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Casino pays $10,600 for pretzel

Lincoln, Neb. An Internet casino that previously bought a partially eaten
grilled cheese sandwich now has a pretzel that some believe is shaped like
the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus.

Antigua-based Golden Palace Casino swooped in about 30 seconds before
bidding closed Wednesday evening on the Internet auction site eBay.

The winning bid: $10,600.

"What it says to me is that this pretzel is so much more than an edible
item. We only paid $3.29 for the whole bag," said Machelle Naylor, who sold
the snack from her St. Paul home.

The likeness of the Virgin Mary also was seen in the grilled cheese sandwich
for which the Golden Palace paid $28,000 to a Florida woman in November.


Naylor's 12-year-old daughter, Crysta, said she discovered the Rold Gold
honey-mustard-flavored pretzel while snacking and watching television with
her family on Feb. 27.

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Take care, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

Note to Doug's Boy - You really ought to get a life.  Perhaps Doug can buy
you one or maybe Nate can discover one for you.  You really ought to get out
more.  The fresh air might do you some good. But, then . . . 

"What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they
are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say
about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."

-- Robert F. Kennedy