Question: are nominations limited to morons of the threaded persuation? Or can extraordinary other examples of the genus imbecilicus be include? If the later is the case, I nominate the originator of the following email I received.
FYI:
> >TRUE STORY - REASON TO PARTY CAREFULLY
> > This story came from the "Daily Texan" - the University of Texas
> > newspaper. Apparently it occurred during Fall Premier-a UT tradition
> >that is
> >a
> > celebration of the end of midterms.
> > This guy went out last Saturday night to a party. He was having a
> >good time,had a couple of beers and some girl seemed to like him and
> >invited
> >him
> >to go to another party. He quickly agreed and went along with her.
> >She took him to a party in some apartment and they continued to drink,
> >and even got involved with some other drugs (unknown which). The next
> >thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub filled with ice.
> >He
> >was still feeling the effects of the drugs, but looked around to see he
> >was
> >alone.
> >He looked down at his chest, which had "CALL 911 OR YOU WILL DIE"
> >written on it in lipstick. He saw a phone was on a stand next to the
> >tub, so
> >he
> >picked it up and dialed.
> >He explained to the EMS operator what the situation was and that he
> >didn't know where he was, what he took, or why he was really calling.
> >She advised him to get out of the tub. He did, and she asked him to
> >look himself over in the mirror. He did, and appeared normal, so she
> >told
> >him to check his back. He did, only to find two 9 inch slits on his
> >lower
> >back. She told him to get back in the tub immediately, and they sent a
> >rescue
> >team over.
> >Apparently, after being examined, he found out more of what had
> >happened. His kidneys were stolen. They are worth 10,000 dollars each
> >on the
> >black market. (I was unaware this even existed.) Several guesses are in
> >order: The
> >second party was a sham, the people involved had to be at least medical
> >students,and it was not just recreational drugs he was given.
> >Regardless, he
> >is
> >currently in the hospital on life support, awaiting a kidney. The
> >University
> >of
> >Texas, in conjunction with Baylor University Medical Center, is
> >conducting
> >tissue research to match the sophomore student with a donor.
> >I wish to warn you about a new crime ring that is targeting business
> >travelers. This ring is well organized, well funded, has very skilled
> >personnel, and is currently in most major cities and recently very
> >active in New Orleans.
> > The crime begins when a business traveler goes to a lounge for a drink
> > at the end of the work day. A person in the bar walks up as they sit
> >alone
> > and offers to buy them a drink. The last thing the traveler remembers
> >until they wake up in a hotel room bath tub, their body submerged to
> >their
> >neck
> >in ice,is sipping that drink.
> >There is a note taped to the wall instructing them not to move and to
> >call 911. A phone is on a small table next to the bathtub for them to
> >call. The business traveler calls 911, who have become quite familiar
> >with
> >this crime. The business traveler is instructed by the 911 operator to
> >very slowly and carefully reach behind them and feel if there is a tube
> >protruding from their lower back. The business traveler finds the tube
> >and
> >answers, "Yes." The 911 operator tells them to remain still, having
> >already sent paramedics to help. The operator knows that both of the
> >business
> >traveler's kidneys have been harvested.
> >This is not a scam or out of a science fiction novel, it is real. It
> >is documented and confirmable. If you travel or someone close to you
> >travels, please be careful.
> > Sadly, this is very true. My husband is a Houston Firefighter/EMT and
> > they have received alerts regarding this crime ring. It is to be taken
> >very seriously.
> >The daughter of a friend of a fellow firefighter had this happen to
> >her. Skilled doctors are performing these crimes! (which, by the way,
> >have
> >been highly noted in the Las Vegas area). Additionally, the military
> >has
> > received alerts regarding this. This story blew me away. I really want
> >as
> >many
> > people to see this as possible so please bounce this to whoever you
> >can.
> >>>>Michele Shafer - DML/Lab Administration
> >>>>Medical Manager Research & Development 15151
> >>>>N.W. 99th Street
> >>>>Alachua, Florida 32615
> >>>>Tel. (904) 462-2148>>>Fax (904) 462-1505
> > Is this not one of the scariest things you have ever heard of? PLEASE
> > forward this to everyone you know. |
