🚀 go-pugleaf

Bruce Altmann (altmann@neptune.amd.com) wrote:

: She relayed to me that there is a terminally ill child that
: is working through the Childrens' Wish Foundation to set
: a world record for "Best Wishes" cards received.

: He Needs 1 Million by Aug 15th. (yes in a few days, so if you can, send
: one in now)

WHOA!  This is an urban legend, various flavors of which have been celebrated
for years.  Yes, there is a Craig Shergold.  Yes, he got his cards.  He's an
adult now, and has recovered completely.  See the alt.urban.legends newsgroup 
for further info.

This legend made the rounds on the HELP-NET and INFO-VAX mailing lists a few
months ago, some folks even posted the Craig Shergold FAQ.  Yes, this is so
prolific that there is actually a FAQ for it.  I didn't save it, but I'll
go look for it...

PS, If you are asked to circulate info about a "virus" that infects your
system when you read your email, that's bogus too...

I admire your sentiment in wanting to help, but this thing is perpetuated
by folks who like to see us all waste time and bandwidth.

--
 J. S. Morgan <jmorgan@csn.net>
 Never cook and net at the same time.  You'll either burn dinner or
 post smoething you've forgotten to spellcheck and proper grammar.