Got this in my inbox three weeks ago. (Yeah, I'm THAT far behind). It's fake with a grain of truth (rimshot), but I thought it was weird enough to pass on.
Jon
"NOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
~K'a D'Argo (apparently explaining how all the shafted Farscape Fans feel)
on the final episode of Farscape.
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Claim: � Bags of rice sent to President Eisenhower helped dissuade him from launching an attack against China.
Status: � False.
Examples: � [Collected on the Internet, 2003]
*** URGENT ACTION CAMPAIGN *** RICE FOR PEACE -- NO WAR ON IRAQ
Visit: http://www.RiceForPeace.org/ or http://www.rmpjc.org/RiceForPeace/
Peace activists across the country are participating in a new method of democracy - sending more to their politicians than a letter. In the 1950's, tens of thousands of people sent small bags of grain to President Eisenhower convincing him not to attack China. We are sending the same message to President Bush regarding Iraq.
This will only take a small about of time, but the cumulative effect of thousands of people doing this could be enormous. Our message to Bush is that if we are going to send something to Iraq, it should be food, not bombs. It should be peace, not war.
SEND A HALF-CUP OF UNCOOKED RICE with the message: "Rice for Peace - No War On Iraq" on the OUTSIDE of the package. Rice MUST be packaged in a "burped" plastic bag and sent in a strong padded ENVELOPE or box -- we DO NOT want to create a problem for U.S. and White House postal workers. Please use your correct return address and be sure to affix sufficient postage. Mail to:
President George Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington DC 20500
E-mail your city and state to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so your contribution to this peace effort is counted!
Thanks for your participation! Please send this to your e-mail lists. Copy and paste it into a new e-mail message, or pick up clean e-mail text from our "Outreach Tools" on our website: http://www.RiceForPeace.org/ or http://www.rmpjc.org/RiceForPeace/
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