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Don't Lick Envelopes urban legend

This urban legend first appeared during autumn 2000. The original message looks like that:

 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 don't pass it on.