gary@hpavla.avo.hp.com (Gary Jackoway) (11/14/90)
Jack Petrino writes: > We would appreciate your responding to the request of Craig Shergold who > is a seven year old boy with an inoperable tumor on his brain. NO, NO, NO. > He has not been given a very long time to live and it is Craig's ambition > to enter the Guiness Book of World Records for the largest number of get > well cards ever received by an individual. WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! > Please send your card to: DON'T, DON'T, DON'T!! In my six years on notes I have seen this same "request" at least 5 times. THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY A FAKE. Somebody starts it and others pick it up, and round and round it goes. Then a hospital or an organization (or an individual) gets deluged with mail. > PS - I apologize for the possible redundancy of posting this net-wide. I > hope everyone can understand the necessity/urgency of the situation. Sorry, Jack, you've been had. Look, guys, if you really want to help, then send a check to Make-a-Wish. It's a real organization, but I'd verify the address before sending anything. Gary Jackoway
gary@hpavla.avo.hp.com (Gary Jackoway) (11/19/90)
It has been pointed out to me by several people that this child does exist, and that many years ago he did acheive his goal and get recognized by Guinness. Nonetheless, my basic point was correct; there is absolutely no need to send more postcards. Gary Jackoway