From: Nicholas Airdo [Nick_Airdo-X10069@email.mot.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 2:02 PM
To: chymes@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Another damn hoax?

RE: http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/hoax.html

Charles,

I hate to ask, but have any info on this one below?  It sure smells like a
hoax to me.
I'd like to refer the few people who I've seen spreading this to a page which
states it is a hoax (if it is).

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Regards,
Nick Airdo
Postmaster at Mot.com
Motorola, Enterprise Messaging




> I just received the following email and wanted to pass it on.
> 
> Don
> ----
> > Am forwarding to you a warning that was sent to me today.  Scary!  I
> > do not know what is a matter with people these days!
> > 
> > Subject: Safety Bulletin
> > >>> > Date:    Wed, 17 Feb 1999 11:23:06 -0500
> > >>> >
> > >>> > For your information, a couple of weeks ago, in a Dallas
> > >>> > movie theater, a person sat on something sharp
> > >>> > in one of the seats.  When she stood up to see what it
> > >>> > was, a needle was found poking through the seat with
> > >>> > an attached note saying, "you have been infected with HIV".
> > >>> > The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta reports
> > >>> > similar events have taken place in several other
> > >>> > cities recently.  All of the needles tested HAVE been
> > >>> > positive for HIV.  The CDC also reports that needles
> > >>> > have been found in the coin return ares of pay phones
> > >>> > and soda machines.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Everyone is asked to use extreme caution when
> > >>> > confronted with these types of situations.  All public
> > >>> > chairs should be thoroughly but safely inspected prior to
> > >>> > any use.  A thorough visual inspection is considered the
> > >>> > bare minimum.  Furthermore, they ask that everyone
> > >>> > notify their family members and friends of the potential
> > >>> > dangers, as well. Thank you.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > The previous information was sent from the Dallas
> > >>> > Police Department to all of the local governments in the
> > >>> > Washington area and was interdepartmentally
> > >>> > dispersed.  We were all asked to pass this to as many
> > >>> > people as possible.