Google it before forwarding it
Did you know that most heart breaking emails that you get are hoaxes? Kids gone missing, presidents thrown out of their legal position, kittens stuck into a jar and the sort, they’re all a load of bull. Even if you can’t possibly imagine why someone would send a hoax like that, check it. It’s very likely that it’s a college boy’s prank. It’s VERY EASY to find out whether or not you should forward the email by copying a section of the email (names are good) and searching it through Google. Chances are that it’s a hoax and listed in one of the hoax-busting websites. If it’s genuine, you’ll probably find news articles about it or blogs or something, I don’t know, because I’ve yet to receive a genuine one.
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I’ve never received one of these hoax emails either, but I know plenty of folks who have. Thankfully, none of them were fooled. I often think that anything unsolicited like that is something that ought not to be acted on. I would just hit delete straight away, that’s for sure.
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE urban legends!!! I usually do re-forward it but with links and an explanation to the origins of the content. Although I don’t get those emails anymore, maybe people are sick of me
oh I has a “blog” now… mostly so I can get updates in one place
by the way, if you don’t know of it yet, look up cabbit
first I thought it had something to do with cabbage…but you’re not supposed to give cabbage to bunnys, gives them bad gas 
HAhah, funny the cabbit thing… Photoshopping these days is soo darn easy, that you can create a cat-rabbit in a blink of an eye. Or a dog with human eyes or what not. Put that together with a convincing text and you have an urban legend.
ARGH! I think I wrote something and it’s GONE!
Thereses last blog post..neef rulez