We were told about Bin ladin
01-28-2002, 12:45 PM
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We were told about Bin ladin
This is an Email I just Got today..
"IT WAS 1987!: ANYONE REMEMBER THIS?
At a lecture the other day they played an old video of Lt. Col. Oliver
North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration.
There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree.
But what he said was stunning!! He was being drilled by some senator; "Did you
not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?" Ollie
replied, "Yes I did sir."
The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't
this just a little excessive?"
No sir,' continued Ollie.
"No? And why not?" the senator asked. "Because the lives of my family
and I were threatened, sir."
'Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
'By a terrorist, sir.' Ollie answered.
'Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?" "His
name is Osama bin Laden sir." Ollie replied.
At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't
pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people
laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. "Why are you so afraid of this
man?" the senator asked.
"Because sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of,"Ollie
answered.
"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.
"Well sir, if it were up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team
be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."
The senator disagreed with this approach and that was all that was shown
of the clip.
For your information, the Senator turned out to be none other than------
Al Gore.
Imagine if he were president right now."
"IT WAS 1987!: ANYONE REMEMBER THIS?
At a lecture the other day they played an old video of Lt. Col. Oliver
North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration.
There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree.
But what he said was stunning!! He was being drilled by some senator; "Did you
not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?" Ollie
replied, "Yes I did sir."
The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't
this just a little excessive?"
No sir,' continued Ollie.
"No? And why not?" the senator asked. "Because the lives of my family
and I were threatened, sir."
'Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.
'By a terrorist, sir.' Ollie answered.
'Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?" "His
name is Osama bin Laden sir." Ollie replied.
At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't
pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people
laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. "Why are you so afraid of this
man?" the senator asked.
"Because sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of,"Ollie
answered.
"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.
"Well sir, if it were up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team
be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."
The senator disagreed with this approach and that was all that was shown
of the clip.
For your information, the Senator turned out to be none other than------
Al Gore.
Imagine if he were president right now."
01-28-2002, 12:50 PM
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The real name in that legend was
Abdul Nidal
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01-28-2002, 12:52 PM
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I'm really getting tired of seeing this story.....totally untrue.
Here, in Ollie's own words...is the truth, once and for all......
http://www.northamerican.com/EMAIL_RESPONSE.htm
Here, in Ollie's own words...is the truth, once and for all......
http://www.northamerican.com/EMAIL_RESPONSE.htm
01-28-2002, 01:09 PM
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Sorry for the long post but I had to..
1. Big companies don't do business via chain letters. Bill Gates is not giving you 1000, and Disney is not giving you a free vacation. There is no baby food company issuing class-action checks. Procter and Gamble is not part of a satanic cult or scheme, and its logo is not satanic. MTV will not give you backstage passes if you forward something to the most people. You can relax; there is no need to pass it on "just in case it's true." Furthermore, just because someone said in a message, four generations back, that "we checked it out and it's legit," does not actually make it true.
2. There is no kidney theft ring in New Orleans. No one is waking up in a bathtub full of ice, even if a friend of a friend swears it happened to their cousin. If you are hell-bent on believing the kidney-theft ring stories, please see: Urban Legend Zeitgeist. And I quote: "The National Kidney Foundation has repeatedly issued requests for actual victims of organ thieves to come forward and tell their stories. None have." That's "none" as in "zero." Not even your friend's cousin.
3. Neiman Marcus doesn't really sell a $200 cookie recipe. And even if they do, we all have it. And even if you don't, you can get a copy at: http://www.bl.net/forwards/cookie.html Then, if you make the recipe, decide the cookies are that awesome, feel free to pass the recipe on.
4. If the latest NASA rocket disaster(s) DID contain plutonium that went to particulates over the eastern seaboard, do you REALLY think this information would reach the public via an AOL chain letter?
5. There is no "Good Times" virus. In fact, you should never, ever, ever forward any email containing any virus warning unless you first confirm that an actual site of an actual company that actually deals with viruses. Try: http://www.mcafee.com/centers/anti-virus/. And even then, don't forward it. And you cannot get a virus from a flashing IM or email. You have to download....ya know, like, a FILE!
6. There is no gang initiation plot to murder any motorist who flashes headlights at another car driving at night without lights.
7. If you're using Outlook, IE, or Netscape to write email, turn OFF the "HTML encoding." Those of us on Unix shells can't read it, and don't care enough to save the attachment and then view it with a web browser, since you're probably forwarding us a copy of the Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe anyway.
8. If you still absolutely MUST forward that 10th-generation message from a friend, at least have the decency to trim the eight miles of headers showing everyone else who's received it over the last 6 months. It sure wouldn't hurt to get rid of all the ">" that begin each line either. Besides, if it has gone around that many times we've probably already seen it. Go to http://www.pibmug.org for a nice CLEANER.EXE for this.
9. Craig Shergold (or Sherwood, or Sherman, etc.) in England is not dying of cancer or anything else at this time and would like everyone to stop sending him their business cards. He apparently is no longer a"little boy" either.
10. The "Make a Wish" foundation is a real organization doing fine work, but they have had to establish a special toll free hot line in response to the large number of Internet hoaxes using their good name and reputation. It is distracting them from the important work they do.
11. If you are one of those insufferable idiots who forwards anything that "promises" something bad will happen if you "don't," then something bad will happen to you if I ever meet you in a dark alley. I promise.
12. Women really are suffering in Africa, and PBS and NEA funding are still vulnerable to attack (although not at the present time) but forwarding an e-mail won't help either cause in the least. If you want to help, contact your local legislative representative, or get in touch with Amnesty International or the Red Cross. As a general rule, e-mail "signatures" are easily faked and mean nothing to anyone with any power to do anything about whatever the competition is complaining about. (P.S.: There is _no_ bill pending before Congress that will allow long-distance companies to charge you for using the Internet.)
Bottom Line... composing e-mail or posting something on the Net is as easy as writing on the walls of a public restroom. Don't automatically believe it until it's proven false... ASSUME it's false, unless there is proof that it's true.
Now, forward this message to ten friends, and you will win the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. Really!
1. Big companies don't do business via chain letters. Bill Gates is not giving you 1000, and Disney is not giving you a free vacation. There is no baby food company issuing class-action checks. Procter and Gamble is not part of a satanic cult or scheme, and its logo is not satanic. MTV will not give you backstage passes if you forward something to the most people. You can relax; there is no need to pass it on "just in case it's true." Furthermore, just because someone said in a message, four generations back, that "we checked it out and it's legit," does not actually make it true.
2. There is no kidney theft ring in New Orleans. No one is waking up in a bathtub full of ice, even if a friend of a friend swears it happened to their cousin. If you are hell-bent on believing the kidney-theft ring stories, please see: Urban Legend Zeitgeist. And I quote: "The National Kidney Foundation has repeatedly issued requests for actual victims of organ thieves to come forward and tell their stories. None have." That's "none" as in "zero." Not even your friend's cousin.
3. Neiman Marcus doesn't really sell a $200 cookie recipe. And even if they do, we all have it. And even if you don't, you can get a copy at: http://www.bl.net/forwards/cookie.html Then, if you make the recipe, decide the cookies are that awesome, feel free to pass the recipe on.
4. If the latest NASA rocket disaster(s) DID contain plutonium that went to particulates over the eastern seaboard, do you REALLY think this information would reach the public via an AOL chain letter?
5. There is no "Good Times" virus. In fact, you should never, ever, ever forward any email containing any virus warning unless you first confirm that an actual site of an actual company that actually deals with viruses. Try: http://www.mcafee.com/centers/anti-virus/. And even then, don't forward it. And you cannot get a virus from a flashing IM or email. You have to download....ya know, like, a FILE!
6. There is no gang initiation plot to murder any motorist who flashes headlights at another car driving at night without lights.
7. If you're using Outlook, IE, or Netscape to write email, turn OFF the "HTML encoding." Those of us on Unix shells can't read it, and don't care enough to save the attachment and then view it with a web browser, since you're probably forwarding us a copy of the Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe anyway.
8. If you still absolutely MUST forward that 10th-generation message from a friend, at least have the decency to trim the eight miles of headers showing everyone else who's received it over the last 6 months. It sure wouldn't hurt to get rid of all the ">" that begin each line either. Besides, if it has gone around that many times we've probably already seen it. Go to http://www.pibmug.org for a nice CLEANER.EXE for this.
9. Craig Shergold (or Sherwood, or Sherman, etc.) in England is not dying of cancer or anything else at this time and would like everyone to stop sending him their business cards. He apparently is no longer a"little boy" either.
10. The "Make a Wish" foundation is a real organization doing fine work, but they have had to establish a special toll free hot line in response to the large number of Internet hoaxes using their good name and reputation. It is distracting them from the important work they do.
11. If you are one of those insufferable idiots who forwards anything that "promises" something bad will happen if you "don't," then something bad will happen to you if I ever meet you in a dark alley. I promise.
12. Women really are suffering in Africa, and PBS and NEA funding are still vulnerable to attack (although not at the present time) but forwarding an e-mail won't help either cause in the least. If you want to help, contact your local legislative representative, or get in touch with Amnesty International or the Red Cross. As a general rule, e-mail "signatures" are easily faked and mean nothing to anyone with any power to do anything about whatever the competition is complaining about. (P.S.: There is _no_ bill pending before Congress that will allow long-distance companies to charge you for using the Internet.)
Bottom Line... composing e-mail or posting something on the Net is as easy as writing on the walls of a public restroom. Don't automatically believe it until it's proven false... ASSUME it's false, unless there is proof that it's true.
Now, forward this message to ten friends, and you will win the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. Really!
01-28-2002, 02:09 PM
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Beware of FA18Driver's post. That CLEANER.EXE file is actual a virus that will erase your hard drive and set your keyboard on fire. It will also try to make your kidneys explode, and you'll have to go to the black market to get some "new" stolen ones. Just like my friends' brother had to...
I did get a "Darwin Awards 2002" email today and at #1 was about the guy who strapped the JATO rocket to his car. That came out 8 years ago, at least.
I did get a "Darwin Awards 2002" email today and at #1 was about the guy who strapped the JATO rocket to his car. That came out 8 years ago, at least.
01-28-2002, 02:15 PM
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Originally posted by Bill272:
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I did get a "Darwin Awards 2002" email today and at #1 was about the guy who strapped the JATO rocket to his car. That came out 8 years ago, at least.</STRONG>
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I did get a "Darwin Awards 2002" email today and at #1 was about the guy who strapped the JATO rocket to his car. That came out 8 years ago, at least.</STRONG>
FUNNY though
[ 01-28-2002: Message edited by: laster ]
01-28-2002, 02:19 PM
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Sorry to disagree with you Bill but the site I sent you to and the file listed there(cleaner.exe) is not a virus, as a matter of fact I sent you to a website that I am in fact a member of. I am not saying that their isn't a virus called cleaner.exe but this one IS NOT
