A Member of My Family Fwd: Chain Letters

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Sep 30, 2004
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Grandmothers... gotta love them. About once or twice a week I get an email from her, never an email just to chit chat... it's always the chain mail that everyone has grown out of since the 90's. Some of them I find amusing, so I'm sharing this one... and more that she sends me.

> FYI----Rather alarming.
>
> Recently a man had his 5-year old German shepherd
> put down due to liver failure. The dog was
> completely healthy until a few weeks ago, so they
> had a necropsy done to determine the cause. The
> liver levels were unbelievable, as if the dog had
> ingested poison of some kind. The dog is kept
> inside, and when he's outside, someone's with him,
> so the idea of him getting into something unknown
> was hard to believe. My neighbor started going
> through all the items in the house. When he got to
> the Swifter Wet Jet, he noticed, in very tiny print,
> a warning which stated "may be harmful to small
> children and animals." He called the company to ask
> what the contents of the cleaning agent are and was
> astounded to find out that antifreeze is one of the
> ingredients. (Actually he was told it's a compound
> which is one molecule away from antifreeze).
> Therefore, just by the dog’s walking on the floor
> cleaned with the solution and then licking its own
> paws, it ingested enough of the solution to destroy
> its liver. Soon after his dog's death, his
> housekeepers’ two cats also died of liver failure.
> They both used the Swifter Wet Jet for quick
> cleanups on their floors. Necropsies weren't done on
> the cats, so they couldn't file a lawsuit, but he
> asked that we spread the word to as many people as
> possible so they don't lose their animals. This is
> equally harmful to babies and small children that
> play on the floor and put their fingers in their
> mouths a lot.
>
> PLEASE, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BABIES, SMALL
> CHILDREN OR OWN A PET --PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON!
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Snopes idea on the whole subject: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp


I tried to nicely tell her that not everything you read on the internet is true.

This is actually an urban legend, don't believe everything you read on the internet. ;0)

See you soon! Can't wait!!!!

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/swiffer.asp


Love,
April
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What do you bet I will hear from my mother soon telling me to leave her alone and that it's okay for her to still believe in the Easter bunny.


***I'll post her reply if I ever get one***
 
:sigh:

EWWW.....
All right, ladies. Get those purses off of your kitchen tables. This is just nasty. Read on.

I'll never look at my purses the same way again!

It's something just about every woman carries with her. While we may know what's inside our purses, do you have any idea what's on the outside? Shauna Lake put purses to the test -- for bacteria -- with surprising results. You may think twice about where you put your purse in the future.

Women carry purses everywhere, from the office to public restrooms to the floor of the car. Most women won't be caught without their purses, but did you ever stop to think about where your purse goes during the day?

"I drive a school bus, so my purse has been on the floor of the bus a lot," says one woman. "On the floor of my car, in restrooms."

"I put my purse in grocery shopping carts, on the floor of bathroom stalls while changing a diaper," says another woman. "And of course in my home" -- which should be clean.

We decided to find out if purses harbor a lot of bacteria. We learned how to test them at Nelson Laboratories in Salt Lake, then we set out to test the average woman's purse. Most women told us they didn't stop to think about what was on the bottom of their purse. Most said they usually set their purses on top of kitchen tables and counters where food is prepared. Most of the ladies we talked to told us they wouldn't be surprised if their purses were at least a little bit dirty. It turns out purses are so surprisingly dirty, even the microbiologist who tested them was shocked.

Microbiologist Amy Karren of Nelson Labs says nearly all the purses tested were not only high in bacteria, but high in harmful kinds of bacteria. Pseudomonas can cause eye infections, staphylococcus aurous can cause serious skin infections, and salmonella and e-coli found on the purses could make people very sick. In one sampling, four of five purses tested positive for salmonella, and that's not the worst of it. "There was fecal contamination on the purses," says Amy.

Leather or vinyl purses tended to be cleaner than cloth purses, and lifestyle seemed to play a role. People with kids tended to have dirtier purses than those without, with one exception. The purse of one single woman who frequented nightclubs had one of the worst contamination's of all. "Some type of feces, vomit, things like that," says Amy.

So the moral of this story -- your purse won't kill you, but it does have the potential to make you very sick if you keep it on places where you eat. Use hooks to hang your purse at home and in restrooms, and don't put it on your desk, on a restaurant table, or on your kitchen countertop. Experts say you should think of your purse the same way you would a pair of shoes. Would you consider putting a pair of shoes onto your countertops? Well, that's the same thing you're doing when you put your purse on the countertops, says Amy.

The microbiologists at Nelson also said cleaning a purse will help. Wash cloth purses and use leather cleaner to clean the bottom of leather purses.

INTERESTING!
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I had to tell my boss to stop clicking on those emails that said "Meet singles in Evanston!" because our provider won't run a spam blocker. She gets a few hundred a day now. :(
 
Last week I was in Atlanta , Georgia attending a conference. While I was
in the airport, returning home, I heard several people behind me
beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and witnessed one
of the greatest act's of patriotism I have ever seen.

Moving thru the terminal was a group of soldiers in their camo's, as they
began heading to their gate everyone (well almost everyone) was abruptly
to their feet with their hands waving and cheering. When I saw the
soldiers, probably 30-40 of them, being applauded and cheered for it hit
me. I'm not alone. I'm not the only red blooded American who still loves
t his country and supports our troops and their families.

Of course I immediately stopped and began clapping for these young unsung
heroes who are putting their lives on the line everyday for us so we can
go to school, work and home without fear or reprisal. Just when I thought
I could not be more proud of my country or of our service men and women a
young girl, not more than 6 or 7 years old, ran up to one of the male
soldiers. He kneeled down and said "hi," the little girl then she asked
him if he would give something to her daddy for her. The young soldier, he
didn't look any older than maybe 22 himself, said he would try and what
did she want to give to her daddy. Then suddenly the little girl grabbed
the neck of this soldier, gave him the biggest hug she could muster and
then kissed him on the cheek.

The mother of the little girl, who said her daughters name was Courtney,
told the young sol dier that her husband was a Marine and had been in Iraq
for 11 months now. As the mom was explaining how much her daughter,
Courtney, missed her father, the young soldier began to tear up. When this
temporarily single mom was done explaining her situation, all of the
soldiers huddled together for a brief second. Then one of the other
servicemen pulled out a military looking walkie-talkie. They started
playing with the device and talking back and forth on it.

After about 10-15 seconds of this, the young soldier walked back over to
Courtney, bent down and said this to her, "I spoke to your daddy and he
told me to give this to you." He then hugged this little girl that he had
just met and gave her a kiss on the cheek. He finished by saying "your
daddy told me to tell you that he loves you more than anything and he is
coming home very soon."

The mom at this point was crying almost uncontrollably and as the young
soldier stood to his feet he saluted Courtney and her mom. I was
standing no more than 6 feet away from this entire event unfolded. As the
soldiers began to leave, heading towards their gate, people resumed their
applause. As I stood there applauding and looked around, their were very
few dry eyes, including my own. That young soldier in one last act of
selflessness, turned around and blew a kiss to Courtney with a tear
rolling down his cheek.

We need to remember everyday all of our soldiers and their families and
thank God for them and their sacrifices. At the end of the day, it's good
to be an American.

Red Friday
Just keeping you "in the loop" so you'll know what's going on in case this
takes off.

RED FRIDAYS ----- Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red
every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our tro ops used to be
called the "silent majority". We are no longer silent, and are
voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We
are not organized, boisterous or over-bearing. We get no liberal media
coverage on TV, to reflect our message or our opinions.

Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to
recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops.
Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and
respect starts this Friday -and continues each and every Friday until the
troops all come home, sending a deafening message that.. Every red-blooded
American who supports our men and women afar will wear something red.

By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's ma ke the United States on every
Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football game in the
bleachers.

If every one of us who loves this country will share this with
acquaintances, co-workers, friends, and family. It will not be long before
the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once
"silent" majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the
media lets on.

The first thing a soldier says when asked "What can we do to make things
better for you?" is...We need your support and your prayers.

Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example; and
wear something red every Friday.

IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON
IF YOU COULD CARE LESS THEN HIT THE DELETE BUTTON --- IT IS YOUR CHOICE.
WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE.

THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED---- SO WEAR RED! --- MAY GOD HELP AMERICA TO BECOME
ONE NATION, UNDER GOD.
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Even reading a thread about email forwards bores the hell out of me.

Someone blacklist April.
 
My friend Brynn always sends this sort of shit. She emails 80-100 people at once, and of course I reply to all detailing every way in which the claims are horseshit. Or I just include a link to Snopes.

The last one I got from her was something about relaying security remote signals through cell phones in the event you lock your keys in your car.

"Hey Sally, it's Brynn. Can you do me a favor and hold my spare keys up to the phone and push the button on the remote? We're going to do an experiment in radio vs. microwave vs. sound waves. Please ignore the fact that this is the most absurd thing you will probably hear for at least a year. No wait, you're a girl like me. You won't even notice."
 
Flamer McDickchugger said:
My friend Brynn always sends this sort of shit. She emails 80-100 people at once, and of course I reply to all detailing every way in which the claims are horseshit. Or I just include a link to Snopes.

The last one I got from her was something about relaying security remote signals through cell phones in the event you lock your keys in your car.

"Hey Sally, it's Brynn. Can you do me a favor and hold my spare keys up to the phone and push the button on the remote? We're going to do an experiment in radio vs. microwave vs. sound waves. Please ignore the fact that this is the most absurd thing you will probably hear for at least a year. No wait, you're a girl like me. You won't even notice."
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Kimie's sisters were on about that a few weeks ago. My response: Uh, who cares?
 
If I had tapeworm I'd train it to jack off fly's cock while he's got it resting up inside my asshole
 
Flamer McDickchugger said:
My friend Brynn always sends this sort of shit. She emails 80-100 people at once, and of course I reply to all detailing every way in which the claims are horseshit. Or I just include a link to Snopes.

The last one I got from her was something about relaying security remote signals through cell phones in the event you lock your keys in your car.

"Hey Sally, it's Brynn. Can you do me a favor and hold my spare keys up to the phone and push the button on the remote? We're going to do an experiment in radio vs. microwave vs. sound waves. Please ignore the fact that this is the most absurd thing you will probably hear for at least a year. No wait, you're a girl like me. You won't even notice."
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Omy you have me beat.
 
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