HALOWEEN SHOPPING MALL ALERT

Undisclosed | October 10, 2001 | Gargantua

[Gargantua]

SHOPPING MALLS ON HALOWEEN ALERT

(NAME DELETED) ...was dating a guy from Afghanistan up until a month ago. She had a date with him around 9/6 and was stood up. She was understandably upset and went to his home to find it completely emptied.

On 9/10, she received a letter from her Afghani boyfriend explaining that he wished he could tell her why he had left and that he was sorry it had to be like that. The part worth mentioning is that he BEGGED her not to get on any commercial airlines on 9/11 and to not to go any malls on Halloween.

As soon as everything happened on the 11th, she called the FBI and has since turned over the letter.

I may be wrong, and I hope I am. However, with one of his warnings being correct and devastating, I'm not willing to take the chance on the second and wanted to make sure that people I cared about had the same information that I did.

FReepers... please refrain from the pattern of flames and nay-saying justifiably generated in historic response to such unsubstantiated postings as this one.

I post this not because I am sure it is valid, but because if it is valid, we all deserve a chance to hear it now. It comes from a dear friend and colleague whom I trust completely. It won’t hurt anyone if they stay out of shopping malls on Halloween, and this turns out to be incorrect.

However, the converse cannot be said, and hence I post this just for an “FYI.”

FReegards

[Uncle Fud]

How do we get this out of Breaking News???

[Feiny]

Yes, I received the same one from Incindiary in my email ;^)

I tried calling the number (It is Orange County, CA) but always got a busy signal. She must have taken her phone off the hook. Poor girl!

[Slip18]

I've never heard of him, Hatteras, but thanks.

This thread sure took off . . .

[my4kidsdad]

YES...that's his name Laura Katsis's maiden name is Laura Guy. But she married one of the famous Katsis brothers.

[my4kidsdad]

YES...that's his name...Internet Guy. And Laura Katsis's maiden name is Laura Guy. But she married one of the famous Katsis brothers.

[Slip18]

Isn't silly a great one with words?

Now I know why this thread has taken off so quickly. You're on it, Focault. It's all your fault.

[my4kidsdad]

sorry for the double post.....i'm nervous about halloween shopping and hit send twice.

[Slip18]

ROTFLMAO!

[concerned about politics]

I won't slam you, hon.
I e-mailed it around too.
"A wise man hears of trouble comming and prepares for it. If it does not arrive, he is still better off because of it."
Some may harrass you, but I'll bet my bottom dollar none of them will be in a shopping mall that day!

[Silly]

Pain and kind words gratefully acknowledged.

[Feiny]

You mean to tell me that Ted is NOT the author of "I'm a Bad American" ? Shocking! I have received that one so many times I have stopped replying to people that it's not true. I usually will hit "Reply-to-all" so that everyone on their "hit list" will know what a bunghole the sender is for not fact checking.

[Gargantua]

"you've got to be," followed by the phrase, "one of the dumbest people I've ever met on FR."

You never met me, imbecile.

[goodieD]

LOL!@ thanks for the clarification... Internet guy kinda looks like dustin hoffman in Papillon.

[AppyPappy]

It will take more than a hoax to keep me out of the mall. A hatred for shopping does the trick.

Why wasn't this posted under Breaking Hoax?

[1Old Pro]

I hate the malls so I'm safe. Besides, the biggest mall is in Minnesota (The Mall of America) and if any were a target it would probably be a big one, not the ones near me.

[Focault's Pendulum]

Now I know why this thread has taken off so quickly. You're on it, Focault. It's all your fault.

You're T Shirt is now being shipped via U.S. Mail. Hope you enjoy it....next year.

[ravingnutter]

7-11's are really the enemy's secret base of operations. Try buyin REAL tinfoil there, the kind that blocks mind transmisions. You can't! They're everywhere!!!!!! AHHGG!!!!!

Naahhhh...that's just another internet hoax...the real scoop is that soon you won't be able find a 7-11 open...Afghanistan has threatened to cut off our supply of clerks!

[woofie]

I heard bathtubs are unsafe....I havent had a bath since9/10

[Interesting Times]

Some may harrass you, but I'll bet my bottom dollar none of them will be in a shopping mall that day!

I'll take that bet.

By the way, have you heard that Bin Laden's operatives are painting fire hydrants across America with liquid anthrax in hopes of infecting our dogs?