Vic and Vicki's Place
Hi! We're glad you found your way to our place. We like to hang out on our chat
channel #60's-80'sMusicTrivia. I go by the nick "Tuff_enuf" and Vicki goes
by the nick "vics-girl". Are you the person who always knows
the group that sang those 60's, 70's and 80's songs? Guess what?? You're not alone! Set your IRC software client to
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Then join us every night on and test your trivia knowledge.
Weekly Humor
Hey people get a grip!! I dont want your silly chain E-mails!! Listen carefully.
(12 SEP 2000)
1. Big companies don't do business via chain letters. Bill Gates is not going to give you $1000, and Disney is not giving you a free vacation. There is no baby food company issuing class-action checks. Proctor and Gamble is not part of a satanic cult or scheme, and its logo is not satanic. MTV will not give you backstage passes if you forward something to the most people. The Gap is not giving anything away for free it's true."
2. There is no kidney theft ring in New Orleans. No one is waking up in a bathtub full of ice, even if a friend of a friend swears it happened to their cousin. If you are hell-bent on believing the kidney theft ring stories, see:
Urban legends and myths And I quote: "The National Kidney Foundation has repeatedly issued requests for actual victims of organ thieves to come forward and tell their stories." None have. That's "none" as in "zero", "zilch", "nada". Not even your friend's cousin.
3. Neiman Marcus doesn't really sell a $200 cookie recipe. And even if they do, we all have it. And even if you don't, you can get a copy at: this thoughful web site. Then, if you make the recipe & decide the cookies are that awesome, feel free to pass the recipe on.
4. If the latest NASA rocket disaster(s) DID contain plutonium that went to particulate over the eastern seaboard, do you REALLY think this information would reach the public via an AOL chain letter?
5. There is no "Good Times" virus. In fact, you should never, ever, ever forward any e-mail containing any virus warning unless you first confirm that an actual site of an actual company that actually deals
with viruses has verified it's existance. Try: Symantec's Norton Anti Virus and even then, don't forward it. We don't care. And you cannot get a virus from a flashing IM or e-mail, you have to download it .... ya know, like, a
FILE!
6. There is no gang initiation plot to murder any motorist who flashes headlights at another car driving at night without lights.
7. If you're using Outlook, IE, or Netscape to write e-mail, turn off the "HTML encoding." Those of us on Unix shells can't read it, and don't care enough to save the attachment and then view it with a web browser since you're probably forwarding us a copy of the Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe anyway.
8. If you still absolutely MUST forward that 10th-generation message from a friend, at least have the decency to trim the eight miles of headers showing everyone else who's received it over the last 6 months. (Think Cut and Paste) It sure wouldn't hurt to get rid of all the ">>>" that begin each line either. Besides, if it has gone around that many times, we've probably already seen it.
9. Craig Shergold (or Sherwood, or Sherman, etc.) in England is not dying of cancer or anything else at this time and would like everyone to stop sending him their business cards. He apparently is no longer a "little boy" either.
10. The "Make a Wish" foundation is a real organization doing fine work, but they have had to establish a special toll free hot line in response to the large number of Internet hoaxes using their good
name and reputation. It is distracting them from the important work they do. Also, the American Cancer Society does not give 3 cents for each person you forward e-mail to. They ask you to donate money, what makes you think they are going to give it away?? Like they would know how many e-mails you sent out ... Geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!
11. If you are one of those insufferable idiots who forwards anything that promises "Something bad will happen to you if you don't mail this to 10 more people" -- then something bad will happen to you if I ever meet you in a dark alley.
12. Women really are suffering in Afghanistan, but forwarding an e-mail won't help their cause in the least. If you want to help, contact your local legislative representative, or get in touch with Amnesty International or the Red Cross.
13. As a general rule, e-mail "signatures" are easily faked and mean nothing to anyone with any power to do anything about whatever the competition is complaining about.
14. KFC really does use real chickens with feathers and beaks and feet. No, they really do. Why did they change their name? In this health conscious world, what was KFC's name? Kentucky FRIED Chicken. FRIED is not healthy. So with the help of a focus group,
they changed the name to KFC. It's short, doesn't offend dieters, and it's easy to remember.
15. Another thing, just because someone said in a message, four generations back, that "we checked it out and it's legit," does not actually make it true.
PS: There is no bill pending before Congress that will allow long distance companies to charge you for sending emails to other states or using the Internet.
Bottom Line ... composing e-mail or posting something on the Net
is as easy as writing on the walls of a public restroom. Don't automatically believe it until it's proven false ...ASSUME it's false,
unless there is proof that it's true.
"I'm sorry everyone.. I know this is going to anger some of you, but it is
really very simple. Don't launch attachments you are not expecting. As an IT
administrator, this is unbelievably irresponsible behavior. Don't take other
peoples prescriptions. Don't leave mayonnaise in the sun. Don't look
directly at a solar eclipse. And don't DON'T launch attachments that offer
free aol for life, free trips to Disney, access to "information that you
requested" or any other inane subject line that these lemmings can't seem to
stay away from. Do you really think that Gus in shipping sent you a love
letter ? Unbelievable. Now if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. You see,
my assistant and my fiancé' launched a loveletter from the CEO this
morning.... give me strength !"
Now..... you must send this site to 100,000 people in the next 5 minutes or the program I just put on your hard drive while you reading this page will open up your CD-ROM, reach out and slap you upside the head!
