From: fhaq@cisco.com on behalf of Faisal Haq [fhaq@cisco.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 11:53 AM
To: Charles_Hymes@hp.com
Subject: another legend

Charles,

Another one for your website, maybe??

cheers,
  faisal



>> > THIS IS NOT A JOKE. PLEASE FORWARD TO ANYONE WITH CHILDREN,
>> >
>> > INCLUDING GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES, ETC.
>> >
>> > THIS IS A TRUE STORY.
>> >
>> >
>> > About a week or so ago, a mother took her eager 3 year old son to
>> > Burger King for lunch. After they ate their lunch, the mother
>> > said that the son could go and play on the playground for a while
>> > since he ate all his lunch.
>> >
>> > She watched as the boy played in the tunnels, slide and in the
>> > ball-pit. The boy played for about 10 minutes when he started to
>> > whimper slightly, "Hurt Mommy." The mother assumed that the
>> > little boy had banged his elbow or something while playing. They
>> > left to return home. A half hour after they were home, the
>> > mother noticed some big red welts on the little boys arms and
>> > legs. Not being able to figure out what they were, the mother
>> > started to look at them closer. Could be red ants...she did not
>> > know.
>> >
>> > An hour later, the little boy died. Come to find out, when
>> > returning to Burger King to see if there were red ants in the
>> > play area, in case the little boy had an allergic reaction.
>> > Burger King employees and the mother discovered that there was a
>> > family of baby rattlesnakes living underneath the balls in the
>> > ball-pit area. She has since found out that this happens more
>> > frequently than not. The snakes will crawl into the ball pit
>> > because it id dark and warm in there. She knows for a fact that
>> > another death has occurred because of this in South Carolina.
>> >
>> > Please use caution when allowing any children play in an outside
>> > play area of a fast food restaurant. This could happen anywhere.
>> > Burger King's are now building their play areas inside the
>> > buildings for a safer environment.
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