[MLB-WIRELESS] OT: Syringes in Melbourne Warning

[Clae]

GHAAAH

Truly ancient internet urban legend

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/gaspump.htm

"a theatre"  "a person" no dates, we don't have a "Disease Control 
Centre" (probably adapted from the American CDC in the original) - 
these things alone should tip you off.  If not there's always snopes 
or urbanlegends.com

And pity the poor guy at the Red Cross whose number and email address 
are being given out - who did he piss off?

Clae.


At 5:56 AM +1000 11/6/2004, James \"Atreidae\": Arber wrote:
>I dont like posting "foward these on messages" but this seems to be
>becomming a problem.
>
>From: Red Cross Blood Service
>
>A few weeks ago in a movie theatre in Melbourne a person sat on something
>that was poking out of one of the seats. When she got up to see what it was
>she found a needle sticking out of the seat with a note attached saying a
>quote; You have just been infected by HIV;. The Disease control Centre in
>Melbourne reports many similar incidents have occurred in many other
>Australian cities recently. All tested needles are HIV Positive.
>
>The Centre also reports that needles have been found in the cash dispensers
>in ATMs. We ask everyone to use extreme caution when faced with this kind of
>situation. All public chairs/seats should be inspected with vigilance and
>caution before use. 17 people have been tested positive in the Western
>suburbs alone in the last 2 months!!! A careful visual inspection should be
>enough.
>
>In addition they ask that each of you pass this message along to all members
>of your family and your friends of the potential danger. We all have to be
>careful at public places! This is very important. Just think about saving a
>life of someone even you don't know by forwarding this message. Please, take
>a few seconds of your time to pass it along.
>
>
>Australian Red Cross Blood Service

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beautiful lies..." ( Mark Twain, 1897 )

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