I’ve mentioned here before how I tried to debunk the “pull tabs for dialysis” UL. (A friend said she was collecting for some hospital, I told her it was an UL, then my wife yelled at me because her high school did it so it must be true. sigh)
Well, I found a new rube. (Coincidentally, his nickname is Rube.) At my wife’s bowling night, I saw a little girl playing with a plastic zip-lock bag full of pull tabs at his table. Cautiously, I asked him what they were for. Dialysis at a children’s hospital in Pennsylvania he told me. Rather than start another argument with my wife, I nodded and went on my way.
I am tempted to print up a series of internet sites that debunk it (including Reynolds Aluminum) and present it to him next week. Should I?
Or if by chance, Rube reads this board: It’s a urban legend, Rube! Check http://www.snopes.com for more details!
A senior technician at work took fright when the latest virus came round in e-mail. He posted something like ‘don’t even open an e-mail unless you know exactly who it’s from. Also you can tell the really nasty viruses from the e-mail header.’
Sheeesh! (He got bombarded with fake e-mails. I merely told him about not opening attachments…)
A friend of mine told me the old Rod Stewart/Elton John/Jon Bon Jovi story about having their stomach pumped because of a quart of semen was in there. Tried in vain to tell them that frankly I didn’t think that you would need your stomach pumped for that, and anyways it had been debunked. No dice, he insisted it was true.
Then he tried to get me to hook him up with one of my friends. As if!
I like the one where the lady is scared out of her wits because of two black men in an elevator. Turns out, it’s Eddie Murphy and bodyguard (or sometimes Michael Jordon).
My boss sent this one to me in e-mail and said “Isn’t this funny?” I’m sure as heck not gonna say “No, ya jackass, it’s not even true.” So I smiled and conceded that it was kinda funny.
Ha! I had a co-worker who insisted (get this) this actually happened to a woman who worked to at the other location in the chain when she went to Las Vegas, only it was Lionel Ritchie. He said “Hit the floor” and instead of pushing the button they dropped to the ground. :rolleyes:(Yeah, right…like someone would be afraid of Lionel Ritchie!)
Also, my own BROTHER just sent me one of those lameass “we’re testing an email forwarding program, forward this to 25 people and an Outback Steakhouse coupon will appear on your screen!” DUH! I replied “Don’t be a moron!” and linked him to the page at About.com.
