Lee Hadden Writes:\”We should all be aware of the danger of passing along apocryphal
e-mails, whether they are about exaggerated stories or myths or urban
legends. A healthy dose of skepticism is necessary to prevent the spread of
some seriously incorrect stories.
An excellent example of what harm can happen when an e-mail is
believed and sent out without checking the truth of the story can be found
in an article in yesterday\’s Washington Post. A woman had forwarded a story
that people were sabotaging gasoline pumps in an attempt to spread AIDS,
and she has seriously regretted ever since her forwarding the e-mail
message to others. Read about her Many Travails at the Washington Post
site: or read her story in a paper version: Leef Smith, \”Apocryphal E-mail
Bedevils Va. Sender.\” Thursday, May 17, 2001, page B01.\”
I\’ve always been a huge fan of
Urban Legends, and hope to start my own someday… something about me and Shania Twain or some such thing.
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