Facebook/Email Hoaxes

[Dana]

Are people just gullible or what I see them being reposted all the time here's the newest one...

"[h=6]This is from the County Sheriffs Department, please read this message very carefully. This message is for any lady who goes to work, college or school or even driving or walking the streets alone.If you find a young person crying on the road showing you their address and is asking you to take them to that address... take that child to the POLICE STATION ! ! No matter what you do, DON'T go to that address. This is a new way for gang members to rape women. Please forward this message to all ladies & guys so that they can inform their sisters & friends and family. Our 1 message may save a life. Published by CNN & FOX NEWS (Please circulate)..**Please DO NOT IGNORE ! Thank you[/h]"

 

[Aeval]

I haven't seen that one...yet. But a friend posted one about some friend of a friend's kid being sick, there's loads of variations on that one. He posted it and got mad at his friends for not re-posting and how dare they be so cold, blah, blah, fucking blah....then finally one guy sent him the link to show him how bs it was. My "friend" said he believes everything and has been going on all day how the world has changed for him, he didn't realize how manipulative people of the world today are. Ummmm....duh!

He shouldn't be allowed out on his own.:eek

 

[Dana]

I haven't seen that one...yet. But a friend posted one about some friend of a friend's kid being sick, there's loads of variations on that one. He posted it and got mad at his friends for not re-posting and how dare they be so cold, blah, blah, fucking blah....then finally one guy sent him the link to show him how bs it was. My "friend" said he believes everything and has been going on all day how the world has changed for him, he didn't realize how manipulative people of the world today are. Ummmm....duh!

He shouldn't be allowed out on his own.:eek

:24::24:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCFMDLakxaY

 

[Panacea]

I just got this one the other day from my supervisor and didn't want to tell the department it was a hoax because they were all really impressed and heart warmed :s

This is a true story which happened on 9-11-01 James Crane worked on the 101st of Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. He is blind so he has a golden retriever named Daisy. After the plane hit 20 stories below, James knew that he was doomed, so he let Daisy go out of and act of love. With tears in her eyes she darted away into the darkened hallway. Choking on the fumes of the jet fuel and the smoke he was just waiting to die. About 30 minutes later, Daisy comes back along with James' boss, who Daisy just happened to pick up on floor 112. On her first run of the building, she leads James, James' boss, and about 300 more people out of the doomed building. But she wasn't through yet, she knew there were others who were trapped. So, highly against James' wishes she ran back in the building. On her second run, she saved 392 lives. Again she went back in. During this run, the building collapses. James hears about this and falls on his knees into tears. Against all known odds, Daisy makes it out alive, but this time she is carried by a firefighter. "She lead us right to the people, before she got injured" the fireman explained. Her final run saved another 273 lives. She suffered acute smoke inhalation, severe burns on all four paws, and a broken leg, but she saved 967 lives. The next week, Mayor Guilaini rewards Daisy with the Canine medal of Honor of New York. Daisy is the first civilian Canine to win such an honor. copied from NEW YORK TIMES 9-19-01

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[retro]

From a previous similar thread, we came to learn that Sadie believes all of these things. :24:

 

[Aeval]

:24::24:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCFMDLakxaY

I know, isn't that hard to believe! I thought he was being sarcastic at first, but by the end of his rants, I really think that he believed all the bs posts and re-post requests. I wonder how many times he sent money to Nigeria?

 

[HK]

There's always one person in every friend group who seems to have too much room in their gullible little hearts for bullshit sob stories.


Mainly women for me. What the fuck is wrong with us girls?

 

[Panacea]

What the fuck is wrong with us girls?

That damn mothering instinct continuum. It's our downfall.

 

[Rachie]

I'm guillable, but there are still a lot of things I won't believe...

 

[Natasha]

People let way too many things tug at their heart strings. It would save them all tons of time if they'd just check snopes first, LOL

On a side note...who would think it was NORMAL for someone to walk around w/ their home address written down on a piece of paper???

 

[KLD1019]

everytime i see a story of something and somewhere in it is "repost if you agree/support/show you care/yadda yadda" the first thing i do is check with snopes. 98% of the time its false and im quick to post on their page the snopes.com link and story!

 

[Natasha]

everytime i see a story of something and somewhere in it is "repost if you agree/support/show you care/yadda yadda" the first thing i do is check with snopes. 98% of the time its false and im quick to post on their page the snopes.com link and story!

Same here!!! LOL