George,

See if you can follow this--it's worth it:

I copied and forwarded the list of Bush '04 bumper stickers to a friend of mine in Dallas. She in turn forwarded the list to her father in Washington, D.C. Her father was having dinner out last night with a friend he knew would enjoy the list so he printed it out and showed it to his friend. The friend knows Senator Tom Daschle who happened to be eating in the same restaurant with a group of people. The friend took the list over to Daschle who read it once to himself, barely controlling his laughter, and then read it out loud to his table and everyone sitting nearby in the restaurant.

Clear evidence your website is having an impact beyond Charlottesville.

Josh Wheeler (electronic mail, September 2, 2003)