Guest guest Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 it's funny, but almost all of these tear jerkers that I receive are hoaxes. I didn't even bother going to Snopes this time because I figured it was another hoax. Whenever I get these, I immediately delete them. Thanks for the input. > >Reply-To: bronchiectasis >To: <bronchiectasis > >Subject: Re:FW: please read >Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:07:15 -0400 > >The Slow Dance Poem has been identified as a Hoax by Urban Myths. See >below: > >The poem, " Slow Dance, " was inserted into the message in November 1998, >with a version appearing soon thereafter claiming the " dying girl " had >authored the verses herself (in fact, the poem was written by L. >Weatherford and published under his name in 1991, long before the chain >letter existed). Little else in the message has changed over time. It still >contains the glaringly false claim that the American Cancer Society will >donate 3 cents per forward (see the ACS statement denying any involvement >in chain letter schemes) and still lacks any apparent means of tracking its >progress. Gwen Cda _________________________________________________________________ Don’t quit your job – Take Classes Online and Earn your Degree in 1 year. Start Today! http://www.classesusa.com/clickcount.cfm?id=866146 & goto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.classes\ usa.com%2Ffeaturedschools%2Fonlinedegreesmp%2Fform-dyn1.html%3Fsplovr%3D866144 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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