hi all At 22:13 1999/11/11 -0800, ervin wrote: >Sorry if I offended anyone. Just trying to >make a point for decency. Peace. hi ervin actively "promoting" any religion is offensive to most people i think because there appears to be an underlying assumption that the promot-ee is in need of 'saving' or 'conversion' when in fact their religious convictions are not known i don't know if i would chalk such actions up to 'decency' but that's just my opinion and my two cents' worth, which are, in fact, irrelevant to the issue at hand, which, from my point of view, and in my not so humble opinion, is/was the internet hoax disguised as a religious scam 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 could get those dweebs interested in neurological research...? janet incorrrrigible nrrrdette janet paterson 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset e-mail - [log in to unmask] web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/