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F-Secure Hoax Information Pages: Don't Lick Envelopes urban legend

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Name : Don't Lick Envelopes urban legend
Type:Hoax
Category:Hoax
Platform:Win32
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Summary
Don't Lick Envelopes urban legend is a hoax.It first appeared during Autumn 2000.
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Detailed Description
The original message looks like this:

Don't lick your envelopes!

Here's something to think about. . .. . YIKES!!! If you lick
your envelopes...You won't anymore!!!

A woman was working in a post office in California. One day she
licked the envelopes and postage stamps instead of using a
sponge. That very day the lady cut her tongue on the envelope.

A week later, she noticed an abnormal swelling of her tongue.
She went to the doctor, and they found nothing wrong. Her tongue
was not sore or anything. A couple of days later, her tongue
started to swell more, and it began to get really sore, so sore,
that she could not eat.

She went back to the hospital, and demanded something be done.
The doctor, took an x-ray of her tongue, and noticed a lump. He
prepared her for minor surgery. When the doctor cut her tongue
open, a live roach crawled out.

There were roach eggs on the seal of the envelope. The egg was
able to hatch inside of her tongue, because of her saliva. It
was warm and moist...

This is a true story reported on CNN


Please ignore this urban legend and do not pass it on.
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Last Modified: January 01, 2006