From: Fermin Montemayor [fermin@livingston.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 5:21 AM
To: chymes@ix.netcom.com
Subject: hoax

Just got this one.

> Subject:  Fw: watch out!!
> 
> >THIS SOUNDS PRETTY SERIOUS FOLKS, SO PLEASE READ
> >
> >Whenever you buy a can of Coke or any other canned 
> >soft drink, please make sure that you wash the top with running water
> 
> >and soap or, if not available, drink with a straw. A family friend's 
> >friend died after drinking a can of soda! Apparently, 
> >she>didn't clean the top before drinking from the can. The top was 
> >encrusted with dried rat's urine which is toxic and obviously 
> >lethal!!!!!Canned drinks and other foodstuffs are stored in
> warehouses 
> >and containers that are usually infested with rodents and then get 
> >transported to the retail outlets without being properly 
> >cleaned.  Please forward this message to the people you 
> >care about...  
>