[books for children's hospitals

excellent idea ! Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 15:27:19 -0800 (PST)
>From: Dave Kinchlea <security@kinch.ark.com>
>To: all@ami.lhsc.on.ca, everyone@heartlab.rri.uwo.ca, family@kinch.ark.com,
>        friends@kinch.ark.com
>Subject: [OFF-TOPIC] RE: (Fwd) Books for Children's Hospitals (fwd)
>
>I have verified myself that this is true, seems worth taking the time.
>While I fully expect to get some junk mail because of sending off a
>message, seems a small price to pay to provide a book to a child.
>
>cheers, kinch
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 10:56:49 -0800
>From: "James A. Tunnicliffe" <Tunny@inference.com>
>To: "'cypherpunks@toad.com'" <cypherpunks@toad.com>,
>    "'pjb@ny.ubs.com'" <pjb@ny.ubs.com>
>Subject: [OFF-TOPIC] RE: (Fwd) Books for Children's Hospitals
>
>>Paul writes:
>>i know that this is WAY off topic, and that we never post off-topic mail
>>here,
>>but, this seems worthwhile, so please excuse, (maybe flames for off-topic
>>posts
>>will count )
>>
>>cheers,
>>	-paul
>>>"The Houghton-Mifflin publishing co. is giving books to children's
>>>hospitals; how many books they give depends on how many emails they
>>>receive from people around the world.  for every 25 emails they receive,
>>>they give one book--it seems like a great way to help a good cause.
>>>
>>>All that you have to do is email share@hmco.com.
>>>
>>>I hope that you can spare the seconds...and let your friends know.  So far
>>>they only have 3,401 messages...last year they reached 23,000.
>>>
>>>This seems like an easy and simple thing to do -- please take the time!"
>
>My "urban legend detector" pegged when I saw this, but it turns out
>to be on the level.  See http://www.hmco.com/hmco/trade/hmi/polar/
>for more info.
>
>Tunny
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At 9:59 PM -0500 12/18/96, Wes Brown wrote:
>excellent idea ! Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 15:27:19 -0800 (PST)
>>From: Dave Kinchlea <security@kinch.ark.com>
>>To: all@ami.lhsc.on.ca, everyone@heartlab.rri.uwo.ca, family@kinch.ark.com,
>>        friends@kinch.ark.com
.....
[long message elided]
...

Which part was the "excellent idea," falling for the spam of a commercial
company or copying a long message and only adding the stupid "excellent
idea" comment?

Personally, when I got the Houghton-Mifflin spam message, I sent them 5
very large files in reply. Glad to hear others have helped also to crash
their damned mail servers.

Anybody who thinks they were "trying to save the children" needs to take a
wake up pill, read some Mencken or Clemens, and get real. It was a standard
marketing ploy.

The books were no doubt bought from cronies, sent to illiterates in crack
houses, and everyone is happy.

Those who spam our mailing list with commerical advertisements deserve
death. And if that can't (yet) be delivered conveniently, mail bombs.

Fuck Houghton-Mifflin and all those who fell for the spam.

(Interestingly, it appears that a movement is already building to
continually bombard them with mail, each and every Xmas. Next year the
"Craig Shergold Effect" will ensure that their site gets taken down again.)



--
[This Bible excerpt awaiting review under the U.S. Communications Decency
Act of 1996]
And then Lot said, "I have some mighty fine young virgin daughters. Why
don't you boys just come on in and fuck them right here in my house - I'll
just watch!"....Later, up in the mountains, the younger daughter said:
"Dad's getting old. I say we should fuck him before he's too old to fuck."
So the two daughters got him drunk and screwed him all that night. Sure
enough, Dad got them pregnant, and had an incestuous bastard son....Onan
really hated the idea of doing his brother's wife and getting her pregnant
while his brother got all the credit, so he pulled out before he
came....Remember, it's not a good idea to have sex with your sister, your
brother, your parents, your pet dog, or the farm animals, unless of course
God tells you to. [excerpts from the Old Testament, Modern Vernacular
Translation, TCM, 1996]

On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:

> 
> Which part was the "excellent idea," falling for the spam of a commercial
> company or copying a long message and only adding the stupid "excellent
> idea" comment?

In defence of my sister, I do not know how she managed to add
cypherpunks to her reply, I certainly didn't send it to the list, but
she has used email for a total of 1 week to date -- shit happens and we
all learn and make mistakes.

As to your point, I disagree completely. While I am quite aware that I
will get email spam because of sending a message to Houghton-Mifflin, it
is worthwhile IMHO. I do believe that they will live up to their
commitments and some kids will get books they otherwise wouldn't. 

I will/do agree that cypherpunks was an inappropriate place to send the
spam to begin with. 

cheers, kinch

Dave Kinchlea <security@kinch.ark.com> writes:

> In defence of my sister, I do not know how she managed to add
> cypherpunks to her reply, I certainly didn't send it to the list, but
> she has used email for a total of 1 week to date -- shit happens and we
> all learn and make mistakes.

You've been porking your own sister? Man, you're SICK.

> I will/do agree that cypherpunks was an inappropriate place to send the
> spam to begin with.

How about some GIFs?

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
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