Date: Wed, 22 May 96 15:43:01 -0500
From: kmwoods@ingr.com
Subject: Here's an Urban Legend message.

Forwarded Message:

>Subject: Warning to Parents
>Author:  m.h.deuell@larc.nasa.gov at SMTP
>Date:    5/20/96 2:42 PM
>
>
>>WARNING TO PARENTS
>>
>>A form of tattoo called "Blue Star" is being sold to school children.
>>It is a small piece of paper containing a blue star. They are the
>>size of a pencil eraser, and each star is soaked with LSD.
>>
>>THE DRUG IS ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN SIMPLY BY HANDLING THE PAPER.
>>
>>There are also brightly colored paper tattoos resembling postage
>>stamps that have the pictures of the following: Superman, Mickey
>>Mouse, Clowns, Disney Characters, Bart Simpson, Butterflies.
>>
>>EACH ONE IS WRAPPED IN FOIL.
>>
>>THIS IS A NEW WAY OF SELLING ACID BY APPEALING TO YOUNG CHILDREN!
>>
>>THEY ARE LACED WITH DRUGS!
>>
>>If your child gets any of the above, do not handle them. These are
>>known to react quickly and some are laced with STRYCHNINE.
>>
>>Please feel free to reproduce this article and distribute it within
>>your community and work place. Get the word out about this danger
>>to our children.
>>
>>
>>From:	J.O'Donell-Danbury Hospital
>>	Outpatient Chemical Dependency Treatment Service
>>
>>Please copy and post at your work, give to friends, send a copy to
>>your local schools. This is very serious, young lives have already
>>been taken. This is growing faster than we can warn parents and
>>professionals.

This version hit Intergraph shortly after there was an outbreak at NASA. From Intergraph, it went directly to Microsoft.

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