Terry, this will be at least the 7th time I have seen this sorrowful hoax
come around. If memory serves me well, I believe that it began back in the
mid '80s (in conjunction with the "fax" techno-revolution.) I have also been
told on at least 3 of those occasions that the boy involved set the record
he was trying to achieve on the first go-round, and that the remainder of
the calls for cards were the "echo" efffect of the original request
ricocheting around the world, times you name the # of iterations...maybe
there is an algorythm for such ebbs and flows. Like the stadium wave, it
just takes a few blokes with a few beers to see what power they can exert
over the rest of their world. We are all so easily moved by a touching
story... Now, I think I would like to start a business card collection of
my own... lets tell everyone that I have lost an eye, a leg and an ear, and
that my nickname in spite of all that has befallen me is still "Lucky".
Only, how about everyone pasting a dime to their card...now that's what I
would call a guiness record attempt that would at least afford the purchase
of some Guiness!
TTFN TCSYD
At 07:38 PM 9/2/97 -0400, TATERRY@aol.com wrote:
>Some long while ago, this subject came up.....about the kid in England who is
>dying of cancer and wants to get the Guiness record for most business cards.
> I remember someone saying this is a hoax and even a message from the family
>asking people not to send cards.......can anyone give me a lead?? I just got
>a letter in the mail asking me to send a card and ten other request to other
>folks....I'd like to put the sender straight.
>Tnx
>Terry
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