davea@col.hp.com (David E Allen) (11/15/90)
The following appeared on rec.aviation regarding this same "humanitarian request". Who can you believe any more? In article <1586@beguine.UUCP> rslugg@uncmed.med.unc.edu () writes: >The kid with cancer is a hoax that has been sent out many times on many >different lists etc. Don't respond. Guiness doesn't list this as a >record anymore due to the difficulties it has caused in the past. Ask >around, others will verify. Please send this or a similar note to any >list you see it posted on. I suspect all lists were sent the original >message. dave allen
davea@col.hp.com (David E Allen) (11/16/90)
HOLD IT. YOU'RE FOUR YEARS TOO LATE. According to our local paper, Craig is 11 (ELEVEN) now, has received some 16 million cards, and IS in the 1991 edition of the Guiness record book. Since August the post office has been RECYCLING (not even counting) mail for him. The article appeared in the paper because somehow the original plea letters are being re-circulated (with a lot of help from folks who aren't checking out their sources.) Let's be a bit more responsible on a world-wide net. OK?. dave allen, colorado springs