There was a lot of confusion about this.  The auction no longer has 
anything to do with the opera.	Just go here to say how happy $20 makes 
you:
   http://www.editgrid.com/user/dreeves/opera

--- \/	 FROM bethany soule AT 06.06.09 18:26 (Yesterday)   \/ ---

> Hi,
>
> Want $20? Read on (I promise I'll try to keep it short and to the point).
>
> All you have to do is go the opera ledger...
>> http://www.editgrid.com/user/dreeves/opera
> And enter your name and a bid: How many yootles would you pay for $20*.
>
> Danny will give $20 each to the top 3 bidders.**
>
> Simple, huh!
>
> Bethany
>
> [] confused? questions? check out the faq: www.yootles.com
>
> [*] remember, a yootle is equivalent to a dollar, and if you stay
> negative too long you may be called on to cough up $$ equivalent to
> your yootle debt. BUT you can also participate in other yootle
> auctions to bring your yootle balance back into the black.
>
> [**] why in the world would danny do this? Well let's be honest, any
> of you who've heard Danny talk about yootles up to this point.. you
> haven't really been taking him too seriously, have you? I bet you
> haven't been reading the emails, and you probably haven't even checked
> out Yootles.com. I mean, why should you care about yootles? Because
> Danny is willing to pay you $20 to get you to care. So go read the FAQ
> at yootles.com, get interested, get excited, and make a bid!
>
>
>
> On 6/9/06, Daniel Reeves   wrote:
>> This would not normally be a sufficiently world-improving topic, but it
>> segues into my grand vision for creating utopia via auctions.
>> 
>> More on that later.
>> 
>> If you'd like to join Erica at the opera tonight (and miss the Friday
>> Night Skate!) place your bid here:
>> 
>> http://www.editgrid.com/user/dreeves/opera
>>
>>    Just add your name and bid in the yellow area.  Winner shows up in
>> green.
>> 
>> How awesome is that?
>> 
>> Danny
>> 
>> PS, Erica, want to reply with details like what opera, where, and when?
>> 
>> --
>> http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves  - -  search://"Daniel Reeves"
>> 
>> Marketing guy:  This is brilliant and completely unmarketable.
>> Dilbert:  Thanks, I'm technology-driven.
>> 
>> 
>

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