Doesn't this sound rather questionable??????????

Before you spread these silly rumors, to THIS LIST, your friends, etc.
do us all a favor - check this web site!

http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm

You will find this hoax and many others there! Let's all do our part to
stop this junk!!



-----Original Message-----
From: Ross [mailto:rossio@HOEFTD.RENO.NV.US]
Sent: Monday, April 12, 1999 6:05 PM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Fw: gang initiation...


//Ross


(HANWE)

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Subject: Fw: gang initiation...
Date: Sunday, April 11, 1999 5:01 PM


-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Santos <j.m.santos@worldnet.att.net>
To: Rita Albazi <ralbazih@nortelnetworks.com>; Joe White
<jwhite@hooked.net>; Nicole Singhaus <nickies@flash.net>; Kellie
Rzeszut <cirreah@aol.com>; Blaine Robello <oahu@pacbell.net>; Lisa
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Jordan Greathouse <jordan@fireguy.lovelock.nv.us>; Tammy Dangtran
<tammyd@freegate.com>; Shane Cantrell <bammer@gbis.com>
Date: Sunday, April 11, 1999 12:32 PM
Subject: gang initiation...


>> please forward
>> this to anyone you care about immediately so they can learn of the
possible harm.
Even if
>> you don't read this, at least forward it to people.
>> >
>> Hello, my name is Tina Strongman and I work at a police station,
as
a
>> phone operator for 911. Lately, we've received many phone calls
pertaining
>> to a new sort of problem that has arisen in the inner cities, and
is now
>> working its way to smaller towns.  It seems that a new form of
gang
>> initiation is to go find as
>> many pay phones as possible and put a mixture of LSD and
Strychnine
onto
>> the buttons.
>>
>> This mixture is deadly to the human touch, and apparently, this
has
killed
>> some people on the east
>> coast.  Strychnine is a chemical used in rat poison and is easily
>> separated from the rest of the chemicals.
>> When mixed with LSD, it creates a substance that is easily
absorbed
into
>> the human flesh, and highly
>> fatal.
>>
>> Please be careful if you are using a pay phone anywhere. You may
want to
>> wipe it off, or just not use one at all. If you have any
questions,
you
>> can contact me at the links listed below.  Please be very careful.

Let
>> your friends and family know about this potential hazard. Thank
you.