From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!zeppo!wheps!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxa!mhuxh!mhuxm!pyuxjj!rlr
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: ET (Spoiler)
Article-I.D.: pyuxjj.236
Posted: Mon Jun 21 09:21:01 1982
Received: Thu Jun 24 01:49:40 1982

Wait a minute!!  I still believe that E.T. was "cured" by proximity to
some sort of life force from members of his own species on the arriving ship.
But how did he get sick????????

Empathy works both ways.  If E.T. drinking a sixpack can make Elliott drunk,
then Elliott staying out all night and catching a cold (he appeared to be
sick, coughing if I recall, when he returns) could make E.T. sick!!!!!!!
This and/or his inability to live without the "life force" could be the
cause(s).				Rich Rosen pyuxjj!rlr