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Subject: Re: [Leica] bananna urban legends and mailing list netiquitte
From: "Jim Shulman" <garcia@chesco.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 20:30:34 -0400

Yes!  We Have No Bananas
We Have No Bananas Today

Just back from NYC, dead tired but doing well.
Jim

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: Kyle Cassidy <cassidy@netaxs.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 8:02 PM
Subject: [Leica] bananna urban legends and mailing list netiquitte


> luggers,
> 
> i wish people would check out internet warnings before sending them on --
> it's how these hoaxes get perpetuated ... we're warned that the CDC has
> announced banannas will kill us, but if you go to the CDC's own web page
> www.cdc.gov, look under press releases, or even search for banana and you
> can find out all about the hoax:
> 
> http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r2k0128.htm
> 
> bananas are not causing necrotizing fasciitis. eat all you want.
> 
> just because you read it on the Internet doesn't make it true. be
> especially careful before sending something on to dozens or hundreds of
> people as the hoax can just balloon after that.... check your facts.
> 
> onto leica news, check out the progress my new years leicaloution:
> 
> http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/pad
> 
> one good picture a week, every week, all year long....
> 
> keep shootin,
> 
> kc
> 
>