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From: Carol Ann Mills <>
Subject: Unidentified subject!
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 23:04:44 -0500 (EST)


Attention! Virus Warning!
There is a new virus out there and its really really bad.... I wouldnt be
passing this along but I along with about a million others have suffered
this horrible fate.
This virus is called Genealogy-itis. Once you and your computer come in
contact with one strain, you are immediately exposed to the dangerous
virus that some call an addiction.

Once exposed these things will happen:

Your hard drive and about a
million floppies will be eaten up with saved bytes of information
pertaining to surnames, searching, nara, census, mailing lists, tips, and
general genealogy information that is or will be used.... eventually....
someday.... probably....

Zillions of printouts will amass beside your computer practially
overnight, along with little notes listing urls, addresses, and minutia.

Stacks of files, legalpads, maps, books, and writing utensils will
gravitate to your computer table.

Time will start passing at five times its natural speed when the computer
is on and engaged in Snipe... er i mean Surname hunting....

These are just a few of the KNOWN symptoms of this virus....

Be warned!!!!!!
It might get you next!!!

Hugs and fruit salad,
Carol

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