http://www.snopes.com
http://urbanlegends.about.com/
You will be surprised at the stuff that is passed around by email and believed.
It is especially disturbing when you get the emails detailing crime in your area. If you go to these sites you will be able to see that these are sent out and changed to fit a bunch of different areas. I try not to forward disturbing emails and sometimes I check those sites to make sure they are urban myth.
Subject: Chain E Mails
I want to thank all of you who have taken the time and trouble to send me your chain letters over the past two years. Thank you for making me feel safe, secure, blessed, and wealthy. Because of your concern...
I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.
I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put "Under God" on their cans.
I no longer drink anything out of a can because I will get sick from the rat feces and urine.
I no longer use Saran wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer.
I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could get pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.
I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.
I no longer receive packages from UPS or FedEx since they are actually Al Qaida in disguise.
I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops.
I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a stupid number for which I will get the phone bill from hell with calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore, and Uzbekistan.
I no longer eat prepackaged foods because the estrogens they contain will turn me gay.
I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no
eyes or feathers.
I no longer have any sneakers -- but that will change once I receive my free replacement pair from Nike.
I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe.
I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me.
I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl who is about to die in the hospital (for the 1,387,258th time).
I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.
Yes, I want to thank all of you soooooooo much for looking out for me! I will now return the favor.
If you DON'T send this e-mail to at least 1200 people in the next 60 seconds, a large bird with diarrhea will find your head at 5:00 PM tomorrow afternoon (hopefully you won't be in Mexico wearing a peach shirt...which has happened). I know this will occur
because it actually happened to a friend of a friend of a friend.
I received a phone call from my sister yesterday morning. My Mom had been rushed to the ER Thursday night. She "coded" in the emergency room. My Mom doesn't have an advanced directive so my sister told them to revive her. My Dad was in a state of shock. I don't know what the next step is. They are supposed to receive the results from her Pet scan Monday. Please continue to keep them in your prayers. She is still in the hospital and they are trying to get her o2 saturation to come up. I just spoke with my Dad and they still do not have Pet scan results and my Mom's o2 level is now 80, better than it was but not good enough.
Our newest granddaughter is scheduled to arrive Wednesday, October 10 at 7:30 am. We cannot wait to meet her! This picture was taken near their home in Florida. It is a special feeling that a mother gets when she sees her daughter becoming a mother. We know our granddaughter is coming to a loving christian couple and we pray God's blessings on their family. As soon as Alanna and Matt decide to name this little girl, I will let you all know her name!
To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to make you chuckle.
Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own children.
After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said was "DON'T!"
"Don't what?" Adam replied.
"Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said.
"Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit?
Hey Eve...we have forbidden fruit!!!!!"
"No Way!"
"Yes way!"
"Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God.
"Why?"
"Because I am your Father and I said so!" God replied, wondering why He hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break and He was ticked!
"Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God asked.
"Uh huh," Adam replied.
"Then why did you?" said the Father.
"I don't know," said Eve.
"She started it!" Adam said
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"DID NOT!"
Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own. Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed.
BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY!
If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it
would be a piece of cake for you?
I don't know if any of you are watching Dancing With the Stars, but I am. Right now my favorites are the Cheetah Girl "Sabrina Bryan" and the race car driver "Helio." To me though, most of the contestants this season are good. I did not think Albert should have been voted off. It was strictly a fanbase reason. He did much better than Wayne Newton.
Remember to celebrate tomorrow! It is Sunday....Our Lord's Day. Give Him Honor and Glory and have a great Sabbath!
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