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Re: Request for Business Cards

#1882
From: Small Systems Solutions
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1992 23:24
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In article <9143@risky.Convergent.COM>
	baimba@risky.Convergent.COM (Baimba John) writes:

No, No, No!!! What, did you just fall off of the turnip truck
yesterday?  This bogus story crops up every 3 months or so
on the net!  DO NOT SEND ANY CARDS TO CRAIG SHERHOLD!!

>A 7 year old boy by the name of Craig Shergold has terminal
>cancer. His wish is to be entered in the Guinesses Book of
>Wold Records as the person that has collected the most 
>number of business cards.

Craig is in his 20's and alive and well and doing fine!
Guinness has retired the entire category because of the 
trouble it has caused, fueled by people like you, who pass on
a stupid rumor as if it were fact.

>If you would be kind enough to help Craig reach this goal
>please forward your business card and any other business 
>cards you can get hold of to:
>
>		Craig Shergold
>		c/o Children's Make A Wish Foundation
>		32 Perimeter Center East,
>		Atlanta, Georgia 30346.

If you would *call* these people *before* asking people to flood
them with cards, they would explain to you that this is *not*
welcome. 

>
>I am sure he will appreciate all your efforts!


I'm sure *we'll* appreciate it when this story finally dies!

>Thanks
>Baimba   		John 3:16

"For God so loved the world..." I don't recall anywhere where the Lord
says to assassinate your brains!


-- 
Small Systems Solutions                   1563 Solano Avenue, Suite 123
sss@netcom.com                                  Berkeley, CA 94707-2116

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From: sss@netcom.com (Small Systems Solutions)
Subject: Re: Request for Business Cards
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Date: Sat, 14 Mar 92 23:24:01 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Summary: DO NOT SEND ANY CARDS TO CRAIG!!!!
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Keywords: Help Terminal Cancer Patient