Wednesday, March 12, 2008

I saw it on the net, got an email so it must be true

I saw an email for my wife from one of her friends. It was one of those Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: things everyone likes to pass along. This one was titled: Don't take Presidental Dollars for Your Change.
I was curious, wondering if it had anything to do with them not working in vending machines or what. I was surprised to see that one was to reject them because "In God We Trust" is not on the coin. I was even more surprised because I knew for certain it most certainly is on the new Presidental coins. I got one out and sure enough, there it was right along with E Pluribus Unun and the date minted. You see, it's a law that these phrases be put on our currency. Some people just don't understand that. Now here is the catch. These phrases are on the EDGE of the coin. One has to know where to look for them. The above mentioned email had a statement that the person refused the coin and asked for a dollar bill. The employee smiled and said "way to go" meaning that that person had read the email also. I guess it means that more people believe these stupid emails than not.

At work our safety director sent one around the company net that has real value. Never Never talk on your cell phone while it is plugged in to an outlet for charging. The pictures were very graphic.

I guess what I want to say is..........know your facts before you pass on bogus emails.