I sure haven’t. Discounting jokes, etc.–I’m talking about hoaxes, fake virus warnings, and ULs that are masquerading as the truth. Has anyone ever received such a warning/plea/petition/etc. that was bona fide? I’ve gotten exactly two real virus warnings from my SysAdmin, but that’s it. Nothing from a third party that was real.
In short: is glurge ever true?
Definitely!
The one about the sick kid who needed business cards to establish the world’s largest collection…
oh, nooo… wait…
Oh yeah! The one about the anti-perspirant/deodorant causing breast cancer in women and… ummm…
hmm, no, that’s not it either…
OOH! The one that has Miscrsoft and sending a bunch of checks to those who forward the email… tsk, hmmmm…
waitasec waitasec …
well… let’s see…
I got it! The people who went on vacation and came back to their hotel room to find everything missing except their camera and toothbrushes!! And then they developed the film when they got home and… eh, uhhhmmm…
Now that I think about it.
No.
I got one about that boy whose arm got chewed off by a shark, then the uncle punched the shark in the face until it gave back the arm. I think that one is actually true.
Well I can’t document it but I’m fairly certain that the one with the boy with a burlap sack for a body was true!
Yes, well, sort. . . but I don’t remember the name.
It was about a little girl who had been reported missing, a case of parental abduction, I think. The story was true, but out of date. At the time I received it, the little girl had actually been located (safe and sound) some months earlier. It is on the snopes site. I do remember that.
Yes. A plea looking for a home for an abused/neglected Border Collie.
I forwarded on and the next day a loving farm hoe was found .
I shudder to think how many people may still be receiving that email. :eek:
Where can I find a loving farm hoe?
Okay, fair ball.
Obviously I meant home.
:o
Hallo Herr Ich Bin!
jarbaby
I got the Craig Shergold one quite a while back. That one was true, but no longer is.
The one about some idiot in a VW Golf with several hundred pounds of lumber strapped to the top of the car, 2 blown out tires, and an embarassed looking female passenger. And driving from NC to Baltimore, or something like that. Pics included!
This is without a doubt true… it’s also funny… enjoy!
The following has apparently been attributed to State Representative
Mitchell Kaye from GA.
"We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help
everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more
riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the
blessings of debt free liberty to ourselves and our
great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and
establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt
ridden, delusional, and other liberal, bedwetters. We hold these truths to
be self-evident: that a whole lot of people are confused by the Bill of
Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill of No Rights.
ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car,big screen TV or any
other form of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them,
but no one is guaranteeing anything.
ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is
based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone – not just you! You
may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc.,
but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be.
ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a
screwdriver in your eye, learn be more careful, do not expect the tool
manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.
ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans
are the most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in
need, but we are quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after
generation of professional couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the
creation of another generation of professional couch potatoes.
ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be
nice, but from the looks of public housing, we’re just not interested in
public health care.
ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If
you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone, don’t be surprised
if the rest of us want to see you fry in the electric chair.
ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you
rob, cheat or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don’t be
surprised if the rest of us get together and lock you away in a place where
you still won’t have the right to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.
ARTICLE VIII: You don’t have the right to demand that our children risk
their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. We hate
oppressive governments and won’t lift a finger to stop you from going to
fight if you’d like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire world
and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each and every little
tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.
ARTICLE IX: You don’t have the right to a job. All of us sure want all of
you to have one, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we
expect you to take advantage of the opportunities of education and
vocational training laid before you to make yourself useful.
ARTICLE X: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means
that you have the right to pursue happiness - which by the way, is a lot
easier if you are unencumbered by an overabundance of idiotic laws created
by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights."
If you agree, we strongly urge you to forward this to as many people as you
can. No, you don’t have to, and nothing tragic will befall you should you
not forward it. We just think it is about time that common sense is allowed
to flourish - call it the age of reason revisited.
The term “glurge” generally refers to sickly sweet inspirational stories as opposed to hoaxes, virus warnings, and urban legends in general.
Snopes lists quite a few circulating stories that are true.
Here’s one from their glurge page, about a dying child who wants to be a fireman.
Here’s a true typical urban legend about being scalped by a rollercoaster.
And here’s a true missing child story.
Although most unwanted e-mail is false, or so distorted as to be unrecognizable, it’s always worth a visit to Snopes to find out for sure.