WASH THEM FIRSTChip, I guess I just wanted to put it out there so we could be told that again and I didn't believe it anyway and I wanted to say that but I felt I needed to show it first so that i would get my chance to say to my friends I thought it was actually a lie. I didn't believe it because I can't smell the rat urine and I know from experience, though not presently, that a rat's smell is one of the most recognizable of all on earth (just in the event there are those among us who never experienced it). Also, because I love the drink so much although I can't have much of it! I promise Guys, after this, I won't be doing this in here again! Chip, thanks cause you're a man I trust to know what he's talking about! Please pardon me? Charles ----- Original Message ----- From: Chip Orange To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 6:01 PM Subject: [tabi] Re: Fw: WASH THEM FIRST Please everyone, do not send any more of these warnings, which you receive via email, on to TABI. I know you are concerned about your friends, but such warnings are almost always hoaxes. anyone doing so is now absolutely required to go to snopes.com and research it first; or better, send it to me first and ask about it. this report is absolutely false; here's the snopes page on this hoax: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/raturine.asp thanks. Chip ------------------------------ Chip Orange Database Administrator Florida Public Service Commission Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (850) 413-6314 (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Atkins Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:35 PM To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tabi] Fw: WASH THEM FIRST ----- Original Message ----- From: haynes To: haynes Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 4:22 PM Subject: FW: WASH THEM FIRST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Annette Tucker [mailto:at15@xxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 2:07 PM To: Recipient List Suppressed: Subject: WASH THEM FIRST WASH THEM FIRST Please Don't Erase this message before forwarding on! Bott This is Serious! This incident happened recently in North Texas. A woman went boating one Sunday taking with her some cans of coke which she put into the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken to the hospital and placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She died on Wednesday. The autopsy concluded she died of Leptospirosis. This was traced to the can of coke she drank from, not using a glass. Tests showed that the can was infected by dried rat urine and hence the disease Leptospirosis. Rat urine contains toxic and deathly substances. It is highly recommended to thoroughly wash the upper part of all soda cans before drinking out of them. The cans are typically stocked in warehouses and transported straight to the shops without being cleaned. A study at NYCU showed that the tops of all soda cans are more contaminated than public toilets (i.e.). full of germs and bacteria. So wash them with water before putting them to the mouth to avoid any kind of fatal accident. Please forward this message to all the people you care about. I JUST DID! --