It don't look real http://www.snopes.com/horrors/mayhem/spunkbal.asp
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Pat Smoot >Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 10:50 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [RollTideFan] Anyone heard of Spunkball? > > >>From Allstate Insurance > >WINDOWS > >Please keep all windows rolled up when stopped at traffic lights, as >only cars with windows down are being targeted. Groups of teenagers have >been caught, in alarming numbers, playing a new and dangerous game >called SPUNKBALL. Spunkball consists of a group of teens in a car >pulling up to a stoplight and looking around for a car stopped nearby >with an open window. When one is spotted, the teens shout, "SPUNKBALL", >and throw a gasoline soaked rag that has been wrapped in aluminum foil >through theopen window. On the outside of the foil attached a small >firecracker, with the fuse lit. When the firecracker explodes, it shreds >the foil, and the ! rag is ignited causing a large flame that may catch >the interior of the car on fire. Spunkball playing has already claimed >two lives, caused uncountable injuries due to burns, and caused >thousands of dollars in damage to automobiles. The best defense, say >authorities, is to keep all windows rolled up when stopped at traffic >lights, as only cars with windows down are being targeted. > >If you are at a red light and hear a shout of "SPUNKBALL", and notice >something come flying in your window, the best thing to do is to have >all passengers immediately exit the vehicle. DO NOT try to retrieve the >object, as it will ignite once the firecracker explodes. > >PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT and KEEP YOUR CAR WINDOWS >SHUT (especially at a stop sign or traffic lights). > > >Allstate Insurance Co > > > >______________________________________________________ >RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > >"Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > >To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription >visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
