================================================ Subject: Re: this is NOT a hoax...please read From: "Erik" To: Date: Wed 3 Oct 2001 18:52:42 -0700 ================================================ My fave was the one where if you got an envelope in the mail and opened it, it gave you anthrax or the runs. I dont remember. Some people should not own computers. And I help 90% of them with thier internet. Erik Last night fear knocked on my door, faith answered and no one was ther. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin L. Brown" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 6:16 PM Subject: Re: this is NOT a hoax...please read > One of my favorites was the "don't use waterproof sunscreen because if you > get it in your eyes, you can't wash it out!" > > Yeesh. > > > I sometimes reply to these people: "Unplug your keyboard and leave it by the > front door. Someone will be around to collected it shortly." > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "]\[][G}{T§TÖ®]v[" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 5:12 PM > Subject: Re: this is NOT a hoax...please read > > > > Hey kevin, I think you're getting it now. > > Have you checked out Snopes lately? They have a full page dedicated to > the > > "truths" which are mostly bullshit that are going around about the recent > > events in New York and DC. I personally like the current one going > > around... "Don't buy any soda's like Coke or Pepsi, or else you'll be > giving > > money to bin Laden"... giving the fact that he owns (should be past tense) > > stock in Gum Arabic... or the one about The Dunkin' Dognuts staff that > were > > dancing and celebrating when the planes hit... total bullshit, mind you, > and > > made up only to hurt the company. > > Same goes for virus hoaxes. How many times have YOU gotten the "A Virtual > > Flower For You" warning? There are just too many gullible people out > there > > who will believe anything they read, and not bother checking the sources. > > And like e-mail is a wonderous source of info, anyway. Doesn't anyone > think > > that if the Klingerman virus was actually true, that it would have been in > a > > newspaper or on the news at some point? Wouldn't there be some sort of > > proof behind it besides an e-mail? > > Some people just don't bother to look at facts. It's these kind of people > > that should be kept off computers for the better of mankind. {;o) > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp