Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > >