--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Whether the memo I circulated was false or not, all >it did was to warn people to watch their behinds when >they sit in a public place. What has amazed me is >how this simple common sense warning, about a horrific >possibility whether unintentional or deliberate. >
Gabriel de Figueredo wrote: > >The original may have been a spoof or not. > It is hard to understand why anybody would be so defensive about an alarmist chain letter hoax. There is no uncertainty about its falsity or spoofiness, whatsoever. This was indeed a spoof of the most despicable variety. Many anti-spam watch-dog sites and public health agencies, such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have issued statements against the dissemination of this urban legend. The general fact that there is a small risk of blood-borne viral diseases from discarded needles, is no cover for this pathetic act of fabrication. Cheers, Santosh