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Article #22546Re: A dying wish...
From: Kevin D. Quitt
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 1990 22:45
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 1990 22:45
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In article <28561@ubvax.UB.Com> csr@ubvax.UB.Com (Chris Ranch) writes:
> "Please join us in helping to make one extremely sick child's wish
>come true... This particular child's name is Craig Shergold. He is seven
>years old and has a very short time to live due to a brain tumor.
>
> Craig's wish is to have his name added to the list of "Record
>Holders" in the Guinness Book of World Records. The record he wishes to be
>accountable for is the person who has received the most get-well cards ---
>the record now stands at 1,000,265.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!
NOT AGAIN!!! (Oh, God, he's cross-posted it everywhere!)
ONE MORE TIME. THIS IS BOGUS. Guiness does not accept challenges
to this record, and it ought to be pretty obvious why. Don't believe
me. Contact the group below and ask them.
This same message has been posted on at least four other occasions
to other groups. Please don't perpetuate it.
> c/o Children's Wish Foundation
> 32 Perimeter Center East
> Atlanta, Georgia 30346
>
And I can't even get to su.news or ba.general.
kdq
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 106ed4,1d67b2acb8b4821e X-Google-Attributes: gid106ed4,public X-Google-Thread: 166e18,1d67b2acb8b4821e X-Google-Attributes: gid166e18,public X-Google-Thread: fb802,1d67b2acb8b4821e X-Google-Attributes: gidfb802,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-04-06 15:45:53 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!sunic!uupsi!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!srhqla!demott!kdq From: kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) Newsgroups: ca.general,pubnet.talk,comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: A dying wish... Keywords: wish Message-ID: <126@demott.COM> Date: 6 Apr 90 22:45:53 GMT References: <28561@ubvax.UB.Com> Reply-To: kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt) Followup-To: ca.general Organization: DeMott Electronics Co., Van Nuys CA Lines: 43 Posted: Fri Apr 6 23:45:53 1990