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May Be a Hoax..But Please Read!!!

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Manny Ramirez, Oct 17, 2001.

  1. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    A girl I work with forwarded me this email. Counting me, this is the 10th iteration. It may be a hoax, but I don't know if we can afford to take any chances. Anyway here's the email:



    This is true - please read and listen. My friend Jill was here today
    and
    > >
    > > > her brother works down in Princeton with a girl who had been going out
    > > > with an Arab man for about a year. They had a date on 9/6/01 and he
    > > never
    > >
    > > > showed up. She went to his apartment and it was emptied out. A few
    days
    > >
    > > > later on 9/8 or 9/9, he sent her an e-mail. It said that he wished he
    > > > could tell her why he left but he could not. He also told her NOT TO
    FLY
    > >
    > > > ANY COMMERCIAL PLANES ON SEPTEMBER 11 AND NOT TO GO TO ANY MALLS ON
    > > > HALLOWEEN. This is not a joke. He was living in the Princeton area.
    She
    > > > turned this information over to the FBI after September 11. Jill is a
    > > very
    > > > good friend of mine and I know her brother. He knows this girl
    > > personally
    > >
    > > > - THIS IS NOT A JOKE. I don't know if anything will happen, but I
    don't
    > > > want to take any chances. Just in case, please don't go to a mall on
    > > > Halloween - and tell everyone you know.
    > > > Please.


    Pretty scary stuff..please let everyone you know, know about this. Until it is proven to be a hoax, I think it should be taken seriously.
     
  2. RocksMillenium

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    That rumor has been making the rounds on the net for 2 or 3 weeks and you know what? If I want to go to the freaking mall I'm going to mall on Halloween. Those terrorist can kiss my arse! I'm not living scared, and I know that the U.S. will pay them back in spades. So if there is a way to get in touch with that guy, assuming he exists and I have SERIOUS doubts about that, I hope someone tells him he can hide in the cave with the other murderous cowards. And also make sure they're close together so the missile can clean up the trash.
     
  3. Lynus302

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    ((nevermind))
     
    #3 Lynus302, Oct 17, 2001
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  4. Rocketman95

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    Watch out for this one too...I got it in an e-mail so it must be true...

    > Subject: CIA Warning
    >
    > Don't go to the bathroom on October 28th. CIA intelligence reports that
    a
    > major plot is planned for that day. Anyone who takes a poop on the 28th
    > will be bitten on the ass by an alligator. Reports indicate that
    organized
    > groups of alligators are planning to rise up into unsuspecting American's
    > toilet bowls and bite them when they are doing their business.
    >
    > I usually don't send emails like this, but I got this information from a
    > reliable source. It came from a friend of a friend whose cousin is
    dating
    > this girl whose brother knows this guy whose wife knows this lady whose
    > husband buys hotdogs from this guy who knows a shoeshine guy who shines
    the
    > shoes of a mailroom worker who has a friend who's drug dealer sells drugs
    to
    > another mailroom worker who works in the CIA building. He apparently
    > overheard two guys talking in the bathroom about alligators and came to
    the
    > conclusion that we are going to be attacked.
    >
    > So it must be true.
     
  5. Clutch

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    Oh and word of advice to anyone who gets an e-mail like that and you're in doubt if it's true or not, any message that has "THIS IS NOT A JOKE" every other sentence is a fake. I don't have expert analysis or scientific info to back it up, just a theory.
     
  7. Timing

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    RM95, LOL! That's classic.

    I don't think malls are on the terrorist wish list, unless it's maybe something symbolic like the Mall of America.
     
  8. Achebe

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    why am I not surprised?
     
  10. Behad

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    I had an aunt whose birthday was Halloween. Everyone referred to her as a witch. Do you have that same problem?
     
  11. gr8-1

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    I don't usually forward these WARNINGS, but this is sooooo deadly, I
    > felt that I just must let everyone know about it.
    > Consider yourself warned. Watch out for this one!
    > Sounds like the Worst of Worst Viruses!
    >
    > If you receive an email entitled "Bad times", delete it
    > IMMEDIATELY. Do not open it.
    > Apparently this one is pretty nasty. It will not only Erase
    > everything on your hard drive, but it will also delete anything on
    > disks within 20 feet of your computer. It demagnetizes the strips
    > on ALL of your credit cards. It reprograms your ATM access code,
    > screws up the tracking on your VCR and uses subspace field harmonics
    > to scratch any CD's you attempt to play. It will program your phone
    > auto-dial to call only 900 numbers.This virus will mix antifreeze in
    > to your fish tank. IT WILL CAUSE YOUR TOILET TO FLUSH WHILE YOU ARE
    > SHOWERING. It will drink ALL your beer . FORGOD'S SAKE, ARE YOU
    > LISTENING? It will leave dirty underwear on the coffee table when
    > you are expecting company. It will replace your shampoo with Nair
    > and your Nair with Rogaine, all the while dating your current
    > boy/girlfriend behind your back and billing their hotel rendezvous
    > to your Visa card. It will cause you to run with scissors. It will
    > rewrite your backup files, changing all your active verbs to passive
    > tense and incorporating undetectable misspellings which grossly
    > change the interpretations of key sentences. If the "Bad times"
    > message opened in a Windows 95/98 environment, it will leave the
    > toilet seat up and leave your hair dryer plugged in dangerously
    > close to a full bathtub. It will not only remove the forbidden tags
    > from your mattresses and pillows, it will also refill your skim milk
    > with whole milk.
    >
    > WARN AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN. And if you don't send this to 5000
    > people in 20 seconds you'll fart so hard that your right leg will
    > spasm and shoot straight out in front of you, the neighbors will
    > think they have had the Budweiser Clydesdale stables move in next
    > door and it's feed time, sending sparks that will ignite the person
    > nearest you. Send to everyone.
    >
    > In case you're blonde, this is a joke.
     
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    WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE ?


    > > From a good friend whose Dad works at FEMA.
    > >
    > > > > Hey everybody,
    > > > > Sorry for the mass email, but I got important news tonight. My dad
    > > > > works for FEMA and he's really involved with the goings on in NYC.
    > > He
    > > > told
    > > > > me that within the last 24 hours, more than 30 Ryder, U-Haul, and
    > > Verizon
    > > > > trucks have been reported stolen across the country. The U-Haul and
    >
    > > > > Ryder trucks were rented and then never returned, so they're
    > > considered
    > > > > stolen.
    > > > > Many of them were rented by people of Arab descent. I don't mean to
    >
    > > > > make any assumptions, and I certainly don't want to scare you, but
    > I
    > > > > thought you all might like to know. Be wary of these vehicles, pay
    >
    > > > attention to
    > > > > them, and don't walk or park near them. He said to stay out of
    > major
    > >
    > > > > public places if at all possible (Crossgates, the Pepsi, downtown
    > > Albany,
    > > > > etc.) because recreational sites would most likely be hit on
    > > weekends.
    > >
    > > > I'm
    > > > > sorry to cause alarm, but he told me it was ok to share this
    > > > information.
    > > > > If you'd like to foward it to anyone you know, feel free, as there
    > is
    > > a
    > >
    > > > > possibility it might save lives. I hope everyone is doing well, and
    >
    > > > > give those you love an extra hug.
     
  13. Manny Ramirez

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    I thought it was a hoax, but I knew somebody here would know. Well, that's twice that I've been a fool today. Oh, well. I will say that it is sad that in times like this, that we have people who have nothing better to do than make up bogus emails.

    Clutch, could you please close this thread?

    Thanks
     
  14. rockHEAD

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    BURN HIM!!! He's a witch!
     
  15. RocksMillenium

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    Don't worry Manny, there's so many things going on you can't tell fantasy from reality. It doesn't hurt that there are idiots causing trouble while officials are trying to round up terrorists.
     
  16. RocketsPimp

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    ditto
     
  17. Achebe

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    No. I've never met your aunt though.

    My mom called me 'pumpkin' for the first ~17 years of my life. Whoa, now I'm reminded of how CriscoKidd's mom calls him 'plumpkin'. Small world.
     
  18. Achebe

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    Perhaps b/c my incredible masculinity parallels my birth sign oh too well. ;)
     
  19. Manny Ramirez

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    I thought that I would never do this to a thread of mine:

    But Free Post!:D
     
  20. SmeggySmeg

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    But then how can the MallBoy get scoops on upcoming superduper trades the rockets are about to make!!!!!!
     

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