Words from Roman and Greek Mythology

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#2005 - 08/21/02 09:59 AM Myth
wow Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/25/00 Posts: 3439 Loc: New England, USA	There's an old saying, credited to the Old West writer Ned Buntline: "If the myth conflicts with the reality, print the myth." He is also credited with making Bill Cody and other Old West characters famous. http://www.xphomestation.com/nbuntline.html
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#2006 - 08/21/02 10:03 AM Re: Myth
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653	If the myth conflicts with the reality, print the myth. Are you saying that Wyatt Earp and the other famous Old West gunmen weren't really famous? That it's just a myth that they were famous?
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#2007 - 08/21/02 11:56 AM Re: Myth
wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858	Dear Faldage: the truth is that those gunfighters mythed as often as they hit their targets.
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#2008 - 08/21/02 03:40 PM Re: Myth
consuelo Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/11/01 Posts: 2636 Loc: Caribbean	If not moretho.
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