People actually believe this is true!

Sheldonrs · 01-23-2008, 03:41 PM

In case I haven't mentioned it, I work for the Make A Wish Foundation.
We just got info on this today.
I can't believe people are actually believing this! It's from Onion.com!
We actually had to create a response for people asking about it!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoid=26293422

Our response:

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Thank you for your message regarding the video produced by The Onion, which is well-known for spoofing news events with its own brand of humor. Rest assured, the segment is not true and all characters, including wish child “Chad,” are fictitious.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is financially sound thanks to its many generous donors, and the Foundation will not grant “unlimited wishes” to a wish child. The policy is clear: We grant one wish to each eligible child with a life-threatening medical condition.
We appreciate your support for the Make-A-Wish mission and the thousands of courageous children we serve. Please forward this information to anyone else who may have concerns about the video. If you have any other questions about chain letters or videos, please visit www.wish.org.

lookout123 · 01-23-2008, 03:43 PM

linky no worky.

Sheldonrs · 01-23-2008, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

linky no worky.

It should now. Thanks.

lookout123 · 01-23-2008, 03:53 PM

stupid liberal bullshit leeches. stealing resources from other people for the sake of their own greed. his parents should be shot.

just kidding.

Cicero · 01-23-2008, 04:47 PM

lol! I can't believe people still haven't heard of "the onion". Give them money to crawl out from underneath the rock. Or tell them it's true. (Who couldn't use more donations) Idiot tax!!!

Drax · 01-23-2008, 06:05 PM

They probably even believe this one:

Quote:

Report: 94% Of South Dakotans Unprepared For Mt. Rushmore Faces Coming Alive And Eating Everyone

January 23, 2008 | Issue 44•04

It's no wonder this country's turning to shit.

TO is just an online supermarket tabloid news...no truth what-so-frakkin-evah.

Happy Monkey · 01-23-2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Drax

TO is just an online supermarket tabloid news...

Um, no. It's parody, not tabloid.

SteveDallas · 01-23-2008, 09:53 PM

Wait, WTF? The other 6% are prepared for it? How did they prepare?

I'll probably be getting this one in my email. My dad has a cousin who sends them to him (and about 50 other people, all in the To: line), and he passes them on to me.

lumberjim · 01-23-2008, 10:40 PM

oh, Sheldon, I'm so sorry......I assume you're out of a job.....

what are your prospects? will you be pimping your own ass out now?

Sheldonrs · 01-24-2008, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

oh, Sheldon, I'm so sorry......I assume you're out of a job.....

what are your prospects? will you be pimping your own ass out now?

I would never want to make money off of my hobby!

How much do YOU make at it? ;-)

Kingswood · 01-28-2008, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Wait, WTF? The other 6% are prepared for it? How did they prepare?

There was originally one state called "Dakota" and the 6% who prepared seceded to form the state of North Dakota. Mount Rushmore, being a mountain, is fixed in place and is thus unlikely to affect people that don't live in the same state when it goes on a murderous rampage.

01-23-2008, 03:41 PM	#1
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	People actually believe this is true! In case I haven't mentioned it, I work for the Make A Wish Foundation. We just got info on this today. I can't believe people are actually believing this! It's from Onion.com! We actually had to create a response for people asking about it! http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...deoid=26293422 Our response: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for your message regarding the video produced by The Onion, which is well-known for spoofing news events with its own brand of humor. Rest assured, the segment is not true and all characters, including wish child “Chad,” are fictitious. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is financially sound thanks to its many generous donors, and the Foundation will not grant “unlimited wishes” to a wish child. The policy is clear: We grant one wish to each eligible child with a life-threatening medical condition. We appreciate your support for the Make-A-Wish mission and the thousands of courageous children we serve. Please forward this information to anyone else who may have concerns about the video. If you have any other questions about chain letters or videos, please visit www.wish.org. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you. Last edited by Sheldonrs; 01-23-2008 at 04:25 PM.

01-23-2008, 03:43 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	linky no worky. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-23-2008, 03:53 PM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	stupid liberal bullshit leeches. stealing resources from other people for the sake of their own greed. his parents should be shot. just kidding. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

01-23-2008, 04:47 PM	#5
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	lol! I can't believe people still haven't heard of "the onion". Give them money to crawl out from underneath the rock. Or tell them it's true. (Who couldn't use more donations) Idiot tax!!! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

01-23-2008, 10:40 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	oh, Sheldon, I'm so sorry......I assume you're out of a job..... what are your prospects? will you be pimping your own ass out now? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-23-2008, 09:53 PM	#8
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Wait, WTF? The other 6% are prepared for it? How did they prepare? I'll probably be getting this one in my email. My dad has a cousin who sends them to him (and about 50 other people, all in the To: line), and he passes them on to me.

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