----- Original Message ----- From: ivan cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: PHILIP MADSEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 6:32 PM Subject: Fw: Fwd: This is no joke! > From: Frances Ng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 1999 11:36 AM > Subject: /Re: Fwd: This is no joke! > > > > > >>> shirley guok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/15 8:44 PM >>> > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:39:10 +0800 > > Subject: Fwd: This is no joke! > > > > > > ---------------------- Forwarded by Annie Guok > > WL/SPH on 15-09-99 01:37 PM > > --------------------------- > > > > > > > Friends, > > > > > > Please pass this on to everyone on your email > > list: > > > According to an article by Dr. Beverly Clark, in > > the Journal of the > > > United > > > > > > Medical Association (JUMA), the mystery behind a > > recent spate of > > > deaths has been solved. > > > > > > If you haven't already heard about it in the > > news, here is what > > > happened. 3 women in Chicago, turned up at > > hospitals over a 5 day > > > period, > > > all with the same symptoms. Fever, chills, and > > vomiting, followed by > > > muscular > > > collapse, > > > paralysis, and finally, death. There were no > > outward signs of trauma. > > > Autopsy > > > results showed toxicity in the blood. > > > > > > These women did not know each other, and seemed > > to have nothing > > > in common. It was discovered, however, that they > > had all visited the > > > same > > > restaurant (Big Chappies, at Blare Airport), > > within days of their > > > deaths. > > > > > > The health department descended on the > > restaurant, shutting it > > > down. The food, water, and air conditioning were > > all inspected and > > > tested, > > > to no avail. > > > > > > The big break came when a waitress at the > > restaurant was rushed > > > to the hospital with similar symptoms. She told > > doctors that she had > > > been on vacation, and had only went to the > > restaurant to pick up her > > > check. She did not eat or drink while she was > > there, but had used the > > > restroom. > > > > > > That is when one toxicologist, remembering an > > article he had > > > read, drove out to the restaurant, went into the > > restroom, and lifted > > > the > > > toilet > > > seat. Under the seat, out of normal view, was > > small spider. > > > > > > The spider was captured and brought back to the > > lab, where it > > > was determined to be the South American Blush > > Spider (arachnius > > > gluteus), > > > so > > > named because of its reddened flesh color. This > > spider's venom is > > > extremely > > > toxic, but can take several days to take effect. > > They live in cold, > > > dark, > > > damp, climates, and toilet rims provide just the > > right atmosphere. > > > > > > Several days later a lawyer from Los Angeles > > showed up at a > > > hospital emergency room. Before his death, he > > told the doctor, that > > > he > > > had been away on business, had taken a flight > > from New York, changing > > > planes > > > in Chicago, before returning home. He did not > > visit Big Chappies > > > while > > > there. He did, as did all of the other victims, > > have what was > > > determined to > > > be a > > > puncture wound, on his right buttock. > > > > > > Investigators discovered that the flight he was > > on had > > > originated in South America. The Civilian > > Aeronautics Board (CAB) > > > ordered > > > an > > > immediate inspection of the toilets of all > > flights from South > > > America, and > > > discovered > > > the Blush spider's nests on 4 different planes! > > > > > > It is now beleived that these spiders can be > > anywhere in the > > > country. So please, before you use a public > > toilet, lift the seat to > > > check > > > for spiders. It can save your life! > > > > > > And please pass this on to everyone you care > > about. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------- > > > K. Sooria > > > Prod. Planning & Control > > > SEH (M) > > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------- End Forwarded Message > > ----------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === > Shirley Guok > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Neither public email list, open for the public and general discussion. 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