I just received this email regarding an epidemic sweeping the country and realized it is my civic duty to share it with the world:
My name is Barney Liesalot with the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, and I want to take this opportunity to inform you of an epidemic sweeping the nation. People everywhere have contracted a debilitating disease called ID-10-TS. This disease drastically reduces a person’s productivity and can be easily transmitted to relatives, friends, and coworkers.
ID-10-TS is no joke. Countless companies have reported up to a 20% decrease in employee performance as a result of this syndrome. Despite all attempts to slow the spread of this disease, it has become apparent that a nationwide alert must be sent out. Early symptoms include sleepiness, malaise, a loss of concentration, and an inability to stop forwarding stupid chain emails.
Forward this email to everyone you know, have known, or will know. Print copies to hand out in your office and at your local church. Telephone random individuals from the phone book. Tattoo the message to your ass and moon entire city blocks from a moving vehicle. Do what you have to do to get the word out.
If you send this to 1,436,332 people, something special will happen to you.
Barney Liesalot
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A
Tel: (404) 639-3311
Public Inquiries: (404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435