Not a hoax. There was an article in one of the San Fran Bay area newspapers
about a teacher running just such an experiment with her class. She is now
begging the public to stop sending e-mails as their system is totally
overloaded.
Abizar

"Weems, Joyce" wrote:

> Can not help myself - think back to your childhood, everybody - wouldn't you
> be excited to hear from all over the world?
> I can see the teacher using this as a geography lesson - pins in the map,
> etc. Have a heart!
>
> Happy Valentine's Day! Hugs and kisses and all that stuff. J:>)
>
> Joyce Weems
> Pathology Manager
> Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
>
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Neuropathology [SMTP:Neuropath.Frenchay@dial.pipex.com]
>         Sent:   Tuesday, February 13, 2001 4:43 AM
>         To:     Histonet
>         Subject:        Re: Help please/possible HOAX
>
>         A disgrace?  It might be stupid it may even be really dumb but I
> would take
>         some convincing that it ranks along with the real disgraces that we
> see
>         every day.
>
>         Andy Shand
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         From: <Terry.Marshall@rgh-tr.trent.nhs.uk>
>         To: <mcauliff@UMDNJ.EDU>; <thebeaver@uswest.net>
>         Cc: <Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
>         Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 3:06 PM
>         Subject: RE: Help please/possible HOAX
>
>         > And if it isn't a hoax it's a disgrace.
>         >
>         > Terry L Marshall
>         > Histopathologist
>         > Rotherham General Hospital, Yorkshire
>         >
>         >
>         > George Beaver wrote:
>         >
>         > > Ms. Thompson's third grade social studies class from Durham,
> North
>         > > Carolina USA is doing an internet project to see just how many
> people
>         > > one E-mail can impact. They will be graphing the number of
> responses and
>         > > the locations they receive e-mails from around the world. Please
> help by
>         > > sending an E-mail containing your city, state, and country to
>         > > MsThompsonsClass@yahoo.com.
>         > >
>         > > That's it
>         > > Thanks for your help.
>         >
>         > I am pretty sure this is a hoax or an attempt to overload Yahoo
> with
>         e-mail.
>         >
>         > Geoff
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