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I hate forwards, but his is one I'm forwarding to everyone!!!!!! Thanks for sharing... Bev c/t On Sun, 2 Apr 2000 22:26:40 -0400 Earnie & Barbara Knight <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Hi, Murray: > > I don't think you were too harsh.....a friend sent this to me and I > thought > you and others on the list may find it humorous. > > Barbara > > > I was on my way to the post office to pick up my > case of free M&M's (sent to me because I forwarded an > e-mail to five other people, celebrating the fact that > the year 2000 is "MM" in Roman numerals), when I ran > into a friend whose neighbor, a young man, was home > recovering from having been served a rat in his bucket > of Kentucky Fried Chicken (which is predictable, since > as everyone knows, there's no actual chicken in > Kentucky Fried Chicken, which is why the government > made them change their name to KFC). > Anyway, one day this guy went to sleep and when > he awoke he was in his bathtub and it was full of ice > and he was sore all over and when he got out of the > tub he realized that HIS KIDNEY HAD BEEN STOLEN. He > saw a note on his mirror that said "Call 911!" but he > was afraid to use his phone because it was connected > to his computer, and there was a virus on his computer > that would destroy his hard drive if he opened an > e-mail entitled "Join the crew!" He knew it wasn't a > hoax because he himself was a computer programmer who > was working on software to prevent a global disaster > in which all the computers get together and distribute > the $250.00 Neiman-Marcus cookie recipe under the > leadership of Bill Gates. (It's true - I read it all > last week in a mass e-mail from BILL GATES HIMSELF, > who was also promising me a free Disney World vacation > and $5,000 if I would forward the e-mail to everyone I > know.) The poor man then tried to call 911 from a pay > phone to report his missing kidneys, but a voice on > the line first asked him to press #90, which > unwittingly gave the bandit full access to the phone > line at the guy's expense. Then reaching into the > coin-return slot he got jabbed with an HIV-infected > needle around which was wrapped a note that said, > "Welcome to the world of AIDS." Luckily he was only a > few blocks from the hospital-the one where that little > boy who is dying of cancer is, the one whose last wish > is for everyone in the world to send him an e-mail and > the American Cancer Society has agreed to pay him a > nickel for every e-mail he receives. I sent him two > e-mails and one of them was a bunch of x's and o's in > the shape of an angel (if you get it and forward it to > more than 10 people, you will have good luck but for > 10 people only you will only have OK luck and if you > send it to fewer than 10 people you will have BAD LUCK > FOR SEVEN YEARS). So anyway the poor guy tried to > drive himself to the hospital, but on the way he > noticed another car driving without its lights on. To > be helpful, he flashed his lights at him and was > promptly shot as part of a gang initiation. > Send THIS to all the friends who send you their > junk mail, or giggle about urban legends and you will > receive 4 green M&Ms-if you don't, the owner of > Proctor and Gamble will report you to his Satanist > friends and you will have more bad luck: you will get > sick from the Sodium Laureth Sulfate in your shampoo, > your spouse/mate will develop a skin rash from using > the antiperspirant which clogs the pores under your > arms, and the US government will put a tax on your > e-mails forever. I know this is all true 'cause I > read it on the Internet. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Murray Charters > Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 10:18 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: NONPD: Urban Legends & Hoaxes > > > In the last 24 hours I've received several private e-mails citing > "official sounding" sources to support this "myth". I've also been > chastized for being rough on Nancy... (I don't think I was, but > I'll > certainly apologize for being a bit abrupt and not offering > "reasons" > why I perceived this as a hoax).