Re: FW: A Harvey Story, This is unreal

[Guest guest]

As a large percentage of the stuff being forwarded and re-forwarded on the

web is, this is a hoax. Before forwarding anything like this one should

visit snopes.com - the ultimate hoax busters.

http://www.snopes.com/glurge/noface.htm

Regards,

Donn

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D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P

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A Harvey Story, This is unreal

>

>

>You'll be Glad You Read This one. I Promise!

>

> A True Harvey Story

>

>Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New York State to

Australia

>to take advantage of a work opportunity there.

>Part of this man's family was a handsome young son who had aspirations

>of joining the circus as a trapeze artist or an actor. This young

>fellow, biding his time until a circus job or even one as a stagehand

>came along, worked at the local shipyards which bordered on the worse

>section of town.

>

>Walking home from work one evening this young man was attacked by five

thugs

>who wanted to rob him. Instead of just giving up his money the young

>fellow resisted. However they bested him easily and proceeded to beat

>him to a pulp

>

>They mashed his face with their boots, and kicked and beat his body

brutally

>with clubs, leaving him for dead. When the police happened to find him

>lying in the road they assumed he was dead and called for the Morgue

>Wagon.

>

>On the way to the morgue a policeman heard him gasp for air, and they

>immediately took him to the emergency unit at the hospital. When he was

>placed on a gurney a nurse remarked to her horror, that his young man

>no longer had a face. Each eye socket was smashed, his skull, legs, and

>arms fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face, all is teeth

>were gone, and his jaw was almost completely torn from his skull.

>

>Although his life was spared he spent over a year in the hospital. When

>he finally left, his body may have healed but his face was disgusting

>to look at. He was no longer the handsome youth that everyone admired.

>

>When the young man started to look for work again he was turned down by

>everyone just on account of the way he looked. One potential employer

>suggested to him that he join the freak show at the circus as The Man

>Who Had No Face. And he did this for a while. He was still rejected by

>everyone and no one wanted to be seen in his company. He had thoughts

>of suicide. This went on for five years.

>

>One day he passed a church and sought some solace there. Entering the

church

>he encountered a priest who had saw him sobbing while kneeling in a

>pew. The priest took pity on him and took him to the rectory where they

>talked at length.

>The priest was impressed with him to such a degree that he said that he

>would do everything possible for him that could be done to restore his

>dignity and life, if the young man would promise to be the best

>Catholic he could be, and trust in God's mercy to free him from his

>torturous life. The young man went to Mass and communion every day, and

>after thanking God for saving his life, asked God to only give him

>peace of mind and the grace to be the best man he could ever be in His

eyes.

>

>The priest, through his personal contacts was able to secure the

>services of the best plastic surgeon in Australia. They would be no

>cost to the young man, as the doctor was the priest's best friend. The

>doctor too was so impressed by the young man, whose outlook now on

>life, even though he had experienced the worst, was filled with good

>humor and love. The surgery was a miraculous success. All the best

>dental work was also done for him. The young man became everything he

>promised God he would be. He was also blessed with a wonderful,

>beautiful wife, and many children, and success in an industry which

>would have been the furthest thing from his mind as a career if not for

>the goodness of God and the love of the people who cared for him.

>

>This he acknowledges publicly. The young man was and is Mel Gibson.

>

>His life was the inspiration for his production of the movie " The Man

>Without A Face. " He is to be admired by all of us as a God fearing man,

>a political conservative, and an example to all as a true man of

>courage.

>

>And to think I admired him before I knew any of this! He is quite a man!

>

> Harvey.

>

>Note: This may well help in the understanding of why Mel Gibson's love

>for the Lord is why he has made such a powerful movie " The Passion "

>that's coming out in the next few weeks to demonstrate Jesus' love and

>sacrifice for us.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Donn. Now I know where to go look. Did sound like an interesting

story though.

A Harvey Story, This is unreal

>

>

>You'll be Glad You Read This one. I Promise!

>

> A True Harvey Story

>

>Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New York State to

Australia

>to take advantage of a work opportunity there.

>Part of this man's family was a handsome young son who had aspirations

>of joining the circus as a trapeze artist or an actor. This young

>fellow, biding his time until a circus job or even one as a stagehand

>came along, worked at the local shipyards which bordered on the worse

>section of town.

>

>Walking home from work one evening this young man was attacked by five

thugs

>who wanted to rob him. Instead of just giving up his money the young

>fellow resisted. However they bested him easily and proceeded to beat

>him to a pulp

>

>They mashed his face with their boots, and kicked and beat his body

brutally

>with clubs, leaving him for dead. When the police happened to find him

>lying in the road they assumed he was dead and called for the Morgue

>Wagon.

>

>On the way to the morgue a policeman heard him gasp for air, and they

>immediately took him to the emergency unit at the hospital. When he was

>placed on a gurney a nurse remarked to her horror, that his young man

>no longer had a face. Each eye socket was smashed, his skull, legs, and

>arms fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face, all is teeth

>were gone, and his jaw was almost completely torn from his skull.

>

>Although his life was spared he spent over a year in the hospital. When

>he finally left, his body may have healed but his face was disgusting

>to look at. He was no longer the handsome youth that everyone admired.

>

>When the young man started to look for work again he was turned down by

>everyone just on account of the way he looked. One potential employer

>suggested to him that he join the freak show at the circus as The Man

>Who Had No Face. And he did this for a while. He was still rejected by

>everyone and no one wanted to be seen in his company. He had thoughts

>of suicide. This went on for five years.

>

>One day he passed a church and sought some solace there. Entering the

church

>he encountered a priest who had saw him sobbing while kneeling in a

>pew. The priest took pity on him and took him to the rectory where they

>talked at length.

>The priest was impressed with him to such a degree that he said that he

>would do everything possible for him that could be done to restore his

>dignity and life, if the young man would promise to be the best

>Catholic he could be, and trust in God's mercy to free him from his

>torturous life. The young man went to Mass and communion every day, and

>after thanking God for saving his life, asked God to only give him

>peace of mind and the grace to be the best man he could ever be in His

eyes.

>

>The priest, through his personal contacts was able to secure the

>services of the best plastic surgeon in Australia. They would be no

>cost to the young man, as the doctor was the priest's best friend. The

>doctor too was so impressed by the young man, whose outlook now on

>life, even though he had experienced the worst, was filled with good

>humor and love. The surgery was a miraculous success. All the best

>dental work was also done for him. The young man became everything he

>promised God he would be. He was also blessed with a wonderful,

>beautiful wife, and many children, and success in an industry which

>would have been the furthest thing from his mind as a career if not for

>the goodness of God and the love of the people who cared for him.

>

>This he acknowledges publicly. The young man was and is Mel Gibson.

>

>His life was the inspiration for his production of the movie " The Man

>Without A Face. " He is to be admired by all of us as a God fearing man,

>a political conservative, and an example to all as a true man of

>courage.

>

>And to think I admired him before I knew any of this! He is quite a man!

>

> Harvey.

>

>Note: This may well help in the understanding of why Mel Gibson's love

>for the Lord is why he has made such a powerful movie " The Passion "

>that's coming out in the next few weeks to demonstrate Jesus' love and

>sacrifice for us.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

You're welcome Ronnie. You can visit Snopes and read all the interesting

stories - some even true. It makes for an interesting bit of reading.

Regards,

Donn

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

D.E. (Donn) , LP, NREMT-P

" If you would be a real seeker after truth, you must at least once in

your life doubt, as far as possible, all things. "

~~ Rene Descartes, Discourse on Method ~~

Don't Miss EMStock 2004

www.EMStock.com

A Harvey Story, This is unreal

>

>

>You'll be Glad You Read This one. I Promise!

>

> A True Harvey Story

>

>Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New York State to

Australia

>to take advantage of a work opportunity there.

>Part of this man's family was a handsome young son who had aspirations

>of joining the circus as a trapeze artist or an actor. This young

>fellow, biding his time until a circus job or even one as a stagehand

>came along, worked at the local shipyards which bordered on the worse

>section of town.

>

>Walking home from work one evening this young man was attacked by five

thugs

>who wanted to rob him. Instead of just giving up his money the young

>fellow resisted. However they bested him easily and proceeded to beat

>him to a pulp

>

>They mashed his face with their boots, and kicked and beat his body

brutally

>with clubs, leaving him for dead. When the police happened to find him

>lying in the road they assumed he was dead and called for the Morgue

>Wagon.

>

>On the way to the morgue a policeman heard him gasp for air, and they

>immediately took him to the emergency unit at the hospital. When he was

>placed on a gurney a nurse remarked to her horror, that his young man

>no longer had a face. Each eye socket was smashed, his skull, legs, and

>arms fractured, his nose literally hanging from his face, all is teeth

>were gone, and his jaw was almost completely torn from his skull.

>

>Although his life was spared he spent over a year in the hospital. When

>he finally left, his body may have healed but his face was disgusting

>to look at. He was no longer the handsome youth that everyone admired.

>

>When the young man started to look for work again he was turned down by

>everyone just on account of the way he looked. One potential employer

>suggested to him that he join the freak show at the circus as The Man

>Who Had No Face. And he did this for a while. He was still rejected by

>everyone and no one wanted to be seen in his company. He had thoughts

>of suicide. This went on for five years.

>

>One day he passed a church and sought some solace there. Entering the

church

>he encountered a priest who had saw him sobbing while kneeling in a

>pew. The priest took pity on him and took him to the rectory where they

>talked at length.

>The priest was impressed with him to such a degree that he said that he

>would do everything possible for him that could be done to restore his

>dignity and life, if the young man would promise to be the best

>Catholic he could be, and trust in God's mercy to free him from his

>torturous life. The young man went to Mass and communion every day, and

>after thanking God for saving his life, asked God to only give him

>peace of mind and the grace to be the best man he could ever be in His

eyes.

>

>The priest, through his personal contacts was able to secure the

>services of the best plastic surgeon in Australia. They would be no

>cost to the young man, as the doctor was the priest's best friend. The

>doctor too was so impressed by the young man, whose outlook now on

>life, even though he had experienced the worst, was filled with good

>humor and love. The surgery was a miraculous success. All the best

>dental work was also done for him. The young man became everything he

>promised God he would be. He was also blessed with a wonderful,

>beautiful wife, and many children, and success in an industry which

>would have been the furthest thing from his mind as a career if not for

>the goodness of God and the love of the people who cared for him.

>

>This he acknowledges publicly. The young man was and is Mel Gibson.

>

>His life was the inspiration for his production of the movie " The Man

>Without A Face. " He is to be admired by all of us as a God fearing man,

>a political conservative, and an example to all as a true man of

>courage.

>

>And to think I admired him before I knew any of this! He is quite a man!

>

> Harvey.

>

>Note: This may well help in the understanding of why Mel Gibson's love

>for the Lord is why he has made such a powerful movie " The Passion "

>that's coming out in the next few weeks to demonstrate Jesus' love and

>sacrifice for us.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

For those who think " snoops " might be wrong, the real story is also

at:

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/m/manwithnoface.htm