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This article is from the Singles FAQ, by Trygve Lode tlode@nyx.net with numerous contributions by others.

How about posting articles asking for readers to send postcards to akid in England who is dying of cancer and wants to set theworld record for most cards received before he dies?

No, don't do it. He's been cured, has asked many times for
people to stop sending him cards, and thoroughly regrets ever
having had the idea in the first place. The "Neiman Marcus $250
Cookie Recipe" story and the "Good Times Virus" are also
well-known urban legends; if you want to read about them or,
for some reason, write about them, the newsgroup
alt.folklore.urban is devoted just to that subject. Two other
good places to dig up the details on these and other urban
legends are the San Fernando Valley Folklore Society's Urban
Legend Reference Pages ( http://www.snopes.com ) and the
alt.folklore.urban archives ( http://www.urbanlegends.com ) .

 

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