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Friday, November 08, 2002
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Man spreading HIV-virus by injecting people: another urban legend?
Some people are so not in-the-loop. This was forwarded to me today, a poorly written version of the HIV urban legend several years back. This version tried so hard to make it appear recent so it quoted a recent movie. Here...
Please check this out and take it as a warning. A friend of mine told me last night that there was a student from ---(the school)--- who recently experienced a very scary incident. Apparently, this girl was watching a movie when she felt something on her arm. A guy beside her injected something on her arm with a small syringe. What scared her was when the guy laughed his heart out, tried to shake her hand, and said "Welcome to the world of AIDS". She shouted and everyone panicked. When the girl reached home, she told her mom. They went to several doctors. It was confirmed, she is now HIV positive. Unfortunately, she was kicked out of ---(the school)--- because of this reason. This incident happened in ---(the mall)---. So please be careful guys. They may be doing this in other malls as well. Avoid watching movies for some time.... (and other similar stories follow).
Spreading stuffs like this only causes panic (among the gullible?). Several HIV tests? Those things don't come cheap. Doubtful. Especially when matched with the school where maybe less than 10 percent of students belong of the upper income bracket. Really doubtful. Besides, this thing should be in the news by now. It's not. This is another urban legend, like some sick person is stealing kidneys; like Procter and Gamble is affiliated with the Church of Satan. The method is very much similar to the so-called "netlores" - like Bill Gates is giving away money; like Mama Mary will grant you a wish if you forward an email to 10 friends; and you'll get strings of bad luck if you don't forward the damn email. Sure. How pathetic.
By the way, one time, on his way home, my friend saw a man arrested for screwing a pumpkin. Yeah, screwing a pumpkin. Sure. Screw you.
posted by Allan at 7:18 PM (GMT+8)
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