# Klingerman virus?????

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klingerman-virus/22581>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 16, 2000, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klingerman-virus/22581 "2000-06-16T14:12:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![hflathead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@hflathead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hflathead)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2000, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klingerman-virus/22581/1 "2000-06-16T14:12:23Z")

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I received this e-mail from an acquaintance the other day and was wondering if anyone else has heard of this? Urban legend or some really sick folks?

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This is an alert about a virus in the original sense of the  
word…one that affects your body, not your hard drive.  
There have been 23 confirmed cases of people attacked by the Klingerman Virus, a virus that arrives in your real mailbox, not your e-mail in box.  
Someone has been mailing large blue envelopes, seemingly at random, to people inside the US. On the front of the envelope in bold black letters is printed, "A gift for you from the Klingerman Foundation.  
" When the envelopes are opened, there is a small sponge sealed in plastic. This sponge carries what has come to be known as the Klingerman Virus, as public health officials state this is a strain of virus they have not previously  
encountered.  
When asked for comment, Florida police Sergeant Stetson  
said, “We are working with the CDC and the USPS, but have so far been unable to track down the origins of these letters. The return addresses have all been different, and we are certain a remailing service is being used, making our jobs that much more difficult.”

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thanks, later, Tom

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**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2000, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klingerman-virus/22581/2 "2000-06-16T14:14:30Z")

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Snopes. Can’t go wrong there.

Just go to the Database search, and type in Klingerman. There, you’ll get the whole story on the Klingerman UL.

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**Author:** ![hflathead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecb155/32.png) [@hflathead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hflathead)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2000, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klingerman-virus/22581/3 "2000-06-16T17:53:05Z")

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OK, well how do you ask the moderator to pull this thread?  
later, Tom

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**Author:** ![Mr.Cynical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mr.Cynical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Cynical)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klingerman-virus/22581/4 "2000-06-16T18:18:27Z")

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It’s easy. You say:

“Moderator, please lock this thread.”

It helps to do it via e-mail, too.

Yer Humble Savant,

Mr. Cynical

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2000, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/klingerman-virus/22581/5 "2000-06-16T19:05:39Z")

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Closed at the request of the OP.