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>>> Posting number 71836 Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 06:30:18 -0500 From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: LIST: Internet Hoaxes, Urban Legends, and other digital lies for those interested newbies internet hoaxes / urban legends / e-mail chain letters are written by puerile dweebs competing to see who can write the biggest- and fastest-spreading ethereal myth on the internet. they frequently have microsoft as a direct or indirect target; whatever, the net [!} result is a sad waste of internet resources and time hardware-, software-, and wetware-wise. [human beans are known to some dweebs as wet-ware - don't ask me how i know] i actually went hunting for this particular scheme / scam i am sure it's been around for years viz the 'taking christ out of christmas' portion but there are so many sites and so many hoaxes that my stomach gave up the hunt sooner than i did a search in our own archives also resulted in a virtual barrage of 'hits' decrying yet another hoax... how can we get those dweebs interested in neurological research...? janet Internet Hoaxes, Urban Legends, and other digital lies <http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/culture/beliefs/urbanlegends/library/blhoax.htm> The Latest: >>Subject: FW: IMPORTANT INFORMATION >>If this is true, it's pretty scary. Please pray about this >>and take action. Please share this with everyone! We don't need >>to sit back and be passive On this one. This is really scary and >>once you read it CBS would be forced to discontinue "Touched By >>An Angel" because they use the word"God" in every program. .... > >the first clue: "please share this with everyone" >the second clue: the bad typing >the third clue: the almost-rational-but-not-quite tale New 'Class Project' Chain Letters - Don't bother responding to Mr. Blevins' 5th grade class - their email address has been canceled. The Others: Free Car from Honda Microsoft/AOL Merger The Curt Beerman Email Eddie Murphy/Michael Jordan Mistaken for Muggers Toilet Spiders Kill 5 in Chicago Airport Attempted Child Abduction at Sam's Club Y2K 'Quick Fix' for Windows Y2K is a Double Leap Year Corpses of Children Used to Traffic Drugs Free Gift Cards from Old Navy Free M&M's for the Millennium Free Clothes from Abercrombie & Fitch Free Computers from IBM! Slow Dance Chain Letter Anti-Perspirants Cause Breast Cancer Kidney Thieves Procter & Gamble is Run by Satanists! Cell Phones Cause Gas Station Explosions ...... etc. ad nauseum janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ 613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0