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Today's Topics:
	 sully
	 I didn't know SPAM had liver in it...
	 jupiter on summershine
	 Re: [Fwd: FW: NIKE FREE!!!!!!! (fwd)]
	 RE: Swervedriver (was: Re: Blue shift signal)
	 Re: do not pay attention to this letter
	 Re: [Fwd: FW: NIKE FREE!!!!!!! (fwd)]

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 20:05:04 +0100
From: "LOSING TODAY" 
Subject: sully

has anyone never heard about Sully and Eltro?
What could you tell me about them?

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Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 13:41:32 -0600
From: Agent Cooper 
Subject: I didn't know SPAM had liver in it...

> *********************
> Valley Childrens hospital has agreed to donate 7 cents to the National
> Diesese Society for every name on this letter.  Please send it around as much
> as you
> can.
> 
>  Thank you,
>                          Tim
> 
>  PS: For those of you who dont take 5 minutes to do this, what goes around
> comes around. You can help sick people, and it costs you nothing, yet you are
> too lazy to do it?  You will get what you deserve.
>         ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^
> ****************************************
 
You know, it's not very polite to threaten people.

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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 98 20:43:01 UT
From: "Lisa Johnson" 
Subject: jupiter on summershine

Wondering if anyone is familiar with the dreampop band Jupiter which appeared 
on the Summershine 7" comp CD "Tomorrow's Hits Today" a few years ago.  The 
two singles included ("T" and "Sense") were quite promising, but I haven't 
heard anything from them since.
Any info?

:GA

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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 12:08:00 -0600 (CST)
From: Eric Vossler 
Subject: Re: [Fwd: FW: NIKE FREE!!!!!!! (fwd)]

WARNING, CAUTION, DANGER, AND BEWARE!
Gullibility Virus Spreading over the Internet!


WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Institute for the Investigation of Irregular
Internet Phenomena announced today that many Internet users are becoming
infected by a new virus that
causes them to believe without question every groundless story, legend,
and dire warning that shows up in their inbox or on their browser. The
Gullibility Virus, as it is called,
apparently makes people believe and forward copies of silly hoaxes
relating to cookie recipes, email viruses, taxes on modems, and
get-rich-quick schemes.

"These are not just readers of tabloids or people who buy lottery tickets
based on fortune cookie numbers," a spokesman said. "Most are otherwise
normal people, who would laugh
at the samestories if told to them by a stranger on a streetcorner."
However, once these same people become infected with the Gullibility
Virus, they believe anything they read
onthe Internet.

"My immunity to tall tales and bizarre claims is all gone," reported one
weeping victim. "I believe every warning message and sick child story my
friends forward to me, even
though most of the messages are anonymous."

Another victim, now in remission, added, "When I first heard about Good
Times, I just accepted it without question. After all, there were dozens
of other recipients on the mail
header, so I thought the virus must be true." It was a long time, the
victim said, before she could stand up at a Hoaxees Anonymous meeting and
state, "My name is Jane, and I've
been hoaxed." Now, however, she is spreading the word. "Challenge and
check whatever you read," she says.

Internet users are urged to examine themselves for symptoms of the virus,
which include the following: 

       the willingness to believe improbable stories without thinking 
       the urge to forward multiple copies of such stories to others 
       a lack of desire to take three minutes to check to see if a story
       is true 

T. C. is an example of someone recently infected. He told one reporter, "I
read on the Net that the major ingredient in almost all shampoos makes
your hair fall out, so I've stopped
using shampoo." When told about the Gullibility Virus, T. C. said he would
stop reading email, so that he would not become infected.

Anyone with symptoms like these is urged to seek help immediately. Experts
recommend that at the first feelings of gullibility, Internet users rush
to their favorite search engine
and look up the item tempting them to thoughtless credence. Most hoaxes,
legends, and tall tales have been widely discussed and exposed by the
Internet community.

Courses in critical thinking are also widely available, and there is
>online help from many sources, including 

       Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability at
         http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html 
       Symantec Anti Virus Research Center at
         http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html 
       McAfee Associates Virus Hoax List at
         http://www.mcafee.com/support/hoax.html 
       Dr. Solomons Hoax Page at
         http://www.drsolomons.com/vircen/hoax.html 
       The Urban Legends Web Site at http://www.urbanlegends.com 
       Urban Legends Reference Pages at http://www.snopes.com 
       Datafellows Hoax Warnings at
         http://www.Europe.Datafellows.com/news/hoax.htm 

Those people who are still symptom free can help inoculate themselves
against the Gullibility Virus by reading some good material on evaluating
sources, such as 

       Evaluating Internet Research Sources at
         http://www.sccu.edu/faculty/R_Harris/evalu8it.htm 
       Evaluation of Information Sources at
         http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~agsmith/evaln/evaln.htm 
       Bibliography on Evaluating Internet Resources at
         http://refserver.lib.vt.edu/libinst/critTHINK.HTM 

Lastly, as a public service, Internet users can help stamp out the
Gullibility Virus by sending copies of this message to anyone who forwards
them a hoax.



This message is so important, we're sending it anonymously! Forward it to
all your friends right away! Don't think about it! This is not a chain
letter! This story is true! Don't check
it out! This story is so timely, there is no date on it! This story is so
important, we're using lots of exclamation points! For every message you
forward to some unsuspecting person,
the Home for the Hopelessly Gullible will donate ten cents to itself. (If
you wonder how the Home will know you are forwarding these messages all
over creation, you're obviously
thinking too much.)



ACT NOW! DON'T DELAY! LIMITED TIME! NOT SOLD IN ANY STORE!

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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 17:55:02 -0600
From: John Bacus 
Subject: RE: Swervedriver (was: Re: Blue shift signal)

I better listen to 99th dream again, seeing as everyone here seems to like it.  I bought it the other day and did not like it at all. Kind of bummed me out too cause I'm seeing them here in houston next week.  (and 2 weeks later Radiohead!).

JB

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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 17:49:25 -0700 (MST)
From: michael maes 
Subject: Re: do not pay attention to this letter

it worked

At 06:15 PM 3/6/98 +0200, you wrote:
> sorry, this is just a test.

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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 02:04:29 +0100
From: Erik Soderstrom 
Subject: Re: [Fwd: FW: NIKE FREE!!!!!!! (fwd)]

> WARNING, CAUTION, DANGER, AND BEWARE!
> Gullibility Virus Spreading over the Internet!

Thanks Eric - that really needed to be said - and I hope those who
plan on forwarding spam/hoax alerts etc. to the list saved it for
future reference.

Seriously folks - most people do know that forwarding these things
and especially to mailing lists is just plain stupid. And in this
case, apart from reaching 5-600 people who have no interest in
the non Slowdive/Mojave 3 info it contained, the message generated
an extra digest to be made, with completely and totally useless
information.

 //Erik 

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