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This missing kidney thing was a true story. Except for the part about the virus. Kidney's are being harvested in unsavory manners. People are being drugged,taken to a motel room and when they wake up they are sitting in a bathtub of ice with a note saying call 911 now. If they don't get help while their body temp. is still low they will die. My Son sent this item to me several months ago and believe me it is happening.Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: Earnie & Barbara Knight <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 7:26 PM Subject: Re: NONPD: Urban Legends & Hoaxes > 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).