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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...public has a short memory, we decided to play one last prank to remind them who we are," reads a letter sent to The New York Times and authenticated by the FBI last night. "But, no, we haven't tried to plant a bomb on an airline (recently)." His joke was lost on the state of California, where thousands of postal workers continued to comb through parcels, diverting most airmail packages to ground delivery, while wary airline passengers were forced to stand in long lines and present identification. Los Angeles International Airport handles nearly 1 million passengers a week. Police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNABOMBER. . . NOBODY'S LAUGHING: | 6/29/1995 | See Source »

...three people and injured 22, also offered an apology of sorts for the past:"We don't think it is necessary for us to do any public soul-searching in this letter. But we will say that we are not insensitive to the pain caused by our bombings." The joke was lost on the state of California, where thousands of postal workers combed through nearly every parcel and wary airline passengers -- if they ventured out at all -- were forced to stand in long lines and present identification. Officials, though relieved by the letter, were still posting new officers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNABOMBERCALLS THREAT A "PRANK": | 6/29/1995 | See Source »

This piece will not begin with a bad joke about the information superhighway...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: Before the Internet Explosion | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

...getto know Carter, Melissa S. Weininger '95 says itis Carter's sarcastic sense of humor that lets hersee the humor in everything. "She's one of thefunniest people I know. She like to make jokesabout things other people are afraid of makingjokes about--like race. I'll sometimes joke andsay, 'You can't sit down here cause you're Black."Hearing this comment, Carter smiles. "You," shesays, "but only Melissa can say that...

Author: By Natasha H. Leland, | Title: Tracey L. Carter can barely sit still. She leans backwards over the Chair then swings back up to answer my questions. | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

Carsten M. Reichel '98 ran for the Undergraduate Council as a joke...

Author: By Andrew A. Green, | Title: Undergraduate Council is Reform Material for First-Years | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

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