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From: hollombe@ttidca.TTI.COM (The Polymath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc,soc.misc,soc.net-people,misc.misc
Subject: Re: please help
Message-ID: <2129@ttidca.TTI.COM>
Date: 18 Mar 88 19:35:24 GMT
References: <1600@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcb.tti.com (The Polymath)
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In article <1600@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> wel@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Warren E. Lewis) writes:
>      I've just recieved some information regarding a little boy,
>   who users of the NET might be interested in helping.
>
> [ the usual line about cancer, postcards, and Guinness ]

OHMYGOD!  That's _twice_ in ONE MONTH!

This is an urban legend and an old prank.  The Guinness Book of Records
has no category for most postcards received.  I've seen this posted to the
net at least a dozen times over the last FOUR YEARS.  Maybe
*.announce.newusers needs another category: "Urban legends and pranks
we've all seen too many times".  I'll start it off with:

     o  Dieing boy wants postcards to get into Guinness Book of Records

     o  Blue Star tattoos contain LSD

Any others? )-:

-- 
The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe, hollombe@TTI.COM)   Illegitimati Nil
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-- 
The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe, hollombe@TTI.COM)   Illegitimati Nil
Citicorp(+)TTI                                           Carborundum
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.   (213) 452-9191, x2483
Santa Monica, CA  90405 {csun|philabs|psivax|trwrb}!ttidca!hollombe