snopes.com: 6-Volt Battery Hack Snopes says the video in the previous post is a hoax ! lurking chihuahua
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http://www.snopes.com/military/tampon.asp
I got an email about this and did a search on it. Pretty cool the different ways common items can be used.
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I got an email with pics claiming to show a young boy having his arm run over by a truck as punishment for stealing bread. This is presented as an example of Islamic justice. I know that they do some very nasty things to people under Sharia Law but apparently this story is a hoax perpetrated by a street huckster.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/gruesome/crushboy.asp
http://tete-tete-tete.com/105/crushing-arms-for-stealing-bread/
I don’t support Sharia or any other sort of uncivilized practices but I do say we need to be accurate.
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snopes.com: Obama Acceptance Speech Virus – Smitty sent me this “heads up” so everyone reading this — consider yourself warned.
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snopes.com: Obama Acceptance Speech - I just got this link in my email and am posting it here for all to read and heed !
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This morning I was reading and commenting to a post on Nancy’s blog regarding Obama’s citizenship status. There seems to be a fair amount of speculation and controversy rearding this. My own thought is that it is very unlikely he could have gone on this long in our government and political process without being a citizen; I assume that someone checks these things. I suppose it wouldn’t hurt though to make his birth certificate and other papers widely available to the public. In any case, I hope we can confine the conflct to the courts and press; we certainly don’t need to have insurrection and violence on the streets.
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Urban Legends Reference Pages: Search Engine – some say Obama is not a U.S. Citizen, but according to Snopes….
He is.
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snopes.com: Visa Fraud Investigation Scam - Here is another scam making the rounds. If someone calls and asks for the code number on the back of your card; don’t give ot to them !
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An Eclectic Mind : How Not to Get Caught in a Phishing Net – read and heed this article about how to avoid getting your pants screwed off. Some more related links:
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I’m at work and today seems like an ordinary day, but it is Veterans Day. We should be mindful of our soldiers of the past and present and pray for them. LB sent me this Meditation with a Deck of Cards. This is a prsent day version of a classic that has been around a good while.
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snopes.com: Pancake Mix and Allergic Reaction – this was in my email this morning; a story about a teenager having a bad reaction to mold in outdated pancake mix. Probably a good idea to check dates on stuff before you buy it and use it within a reasonable time.
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snopes.com: Pirate’s Gold Chocolate Coin Recall – I see China is at it again ! I think we should have a total ban on all Chinese products. Our products are safer and having Americans produce products for Americans in the United States would benefit our economy. Of course there would be a lot of disruption to start with because our store shelves would be nearly empty without Chinese goods. I say to hell with China, cut them off now !
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snopes.com: Alaskans’ Opinions on Sarah Palin – letters from Alaska residents on Snopes. Some are favorable others are critical.
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snopes.com: UPS/FedEx Delivery Failure -The newest virus circulating is the “UPS Delivery Failure”. You will receive an email from UPS Packet Service along with a packet number. NOTE: The word packet is mis-spelled on this line. It will say that they were unable to deliver a package sent to you on such and such a date. It then asks you to print out the invoice copy attached.
DO NOT TRY TO PRINT THIS. IT LAUNCHES THE VIRUS!
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snopes.com: ‘Postcard from a Family Member’ virus – I got a virus warning via email this morning. Apparently it’s the real thing; check out the snopes link.
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This is pretty impressive either as a parking garage or a storage for new cars.
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You may have heard about Christians vs lions, but have you heard about Christian the Lion ?
This is a lion that had been kept has a pet since he was a cub. When
he grew too large to stay in an apartment the owners re-introduced him to the wild. He did well as a wild lion.The former owners decided to visit him in the wild and Christian remembered them ! This is so cool !
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edited 4/23/2007
The power point below talks about using coughing in the event of a heart attack. Apparently this is not always a good idea as you can see from this article:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/homecure/coughcpr.asp
really busy at work today (plus messing around on the web) It’s time to leave already, so I gots to run and get the train, but before I forget: a couple of power points from Caryn…
