Petition for Autism Units in Australian Schools

Summary:
Email forward asks recipients to sign an attached petition letter that requests the Australian Government to address serious problems encountered by children with Autism within the current education system (Full commentary below).

Status:
True - Petition is valid

Example:(Submitted, April 2009)

Subject: Petition for Autism units in Australian schools

Dear Friends,

Autism Advisory and Support Service (AASS) have been contacted by many parents in the past few months with grave concerns that their children with Autism are not receiving an education suited to their needs. Some parents have been forced to homeschool their children and some children are only allowed to attend school for up to two hours per day. Many children are being suspended from school for displaying behaviours that are simply manifestations of their Autism. Please help these parents by signing your name and adding your address to the attached petition and returning it to us by email. We encourage you to forward this to as many friends and family Australia wide as possible. This is something that affects us all, both short term and in the long run.

Thank you in advance for your support,
Grace Fava
President
Autism Advisory and Support Service
www.aass.org.au

Download the petition for ASD schools (PDF)

Pen PC - Pen Shaped Miniature Personal Computer

Summary:
Email claims that attached photographs depict a revolutionary new pen-shaped personal computer that operates via a projected virtual keyboard and monitor (Full commentary below).



Status:
Photographs are genuine but show a prototype computer. These devices are not yet available to consumers

Example:(Submitted, April 2009)

Subject: FW: Amazing Technology from Japan!

I must have one of these



Look closely and guess what they could be...



Are they pens with cameras?



Any wild guesses? No clue yet?

Ladies and gentlemen... congratulations!
You've just looked into the future... yep that's right!

You've just seen something that will replace your PC in the near future.

Here is how it works:



In the revolution of miniature computers, scientists have made great developments with bluetooth technology...

This is the forthcoming computers you can carry within your pockets



This "pen sort of instrument" produces both the monitor as well as the keyboard on any flat surfaces from where you can carry out functions you would normally do on your desktop computer.





Can anyone say, "Goodbye laptops!"

Looks like our computers are out of date..again!

1956 Hard Disk Drive - Disk Storage Unit for 305 RAMAC Computer

Summary:
Email forward claims that an attached photograph shows a massive hard disk drive designed for use with the 1956 305 RAMAC computer (Full commentary below).



Status:
True

Example:(Submitted, April 2009)

Subject: FW: Can you guess what this is?

One Way Glass Toilet

One Way Glass Toilet

Summary:
Email claims that attached photographs show a public toilet made of one way glass located in Houston, Texas (Full commentary below).



Status:
The photographs are genuine but the description is inaccurate

Example:(Submitted, May 2009)

Subject: Loo with a view.....

Awesome Toilet

THE LADY IS GETTING READY TO ENTER!!
This is a picture of a public toilet in Houston:



Now that you've seen the outside view, take a look at the inside view...

It's made entirely of one-way glass!

No one can see you from the outside, but when you are inside it's like sitting in a clear glass box!

Now would you... COULD YOU....???

Jim Neugent - Rude Response from ABC

Jim Neugent - Rude Response from ABC

Summary:
Email claims that a man named Jim Neugent received a very rude response when he contacted US television network ABC to complain about an episode of "The Practice" which dealt with the possible gay marriage of two of the characters (Full commentary below).



Status:
True - However, message is now very outdated

Example:(Submitted May 2009)

Subject: Jim Neugent response from ABC

I've never liked "The Practice" any way and it looks like I'll be careful of the shows I watch (if any) on ABC Marcia

FYI: The times, they are a changing... You decide if it is for the best...

Jim Neugent

A Coach In Childress , Texas

Writes To ABC Network

Jim Writes:

My name is Jim Neugent. I wrote to ABC (on-line) concerning a program called 'THE PRACTICE.' In last nights episode, one of the lawyer's mothers decided she is gay and wanted her son to go to court and help her get a marriage license so she could marry her 'partner.' I sent the following letter to ABC yesterday and really did not expect a reply, but I did get one.

My original message was:

ABC is obsessed with the subject of homosexuality. I will no longer watch any of your attempts to convince the world that homosexuality is OK. ' THE PRACTICE' can be a fairly good show, but last night's program was so typical of your agenda. You picked the 'dufus' of the office to be the one who was against the idea of his mother being gay, and made him look like a whiner because he had convictions. This type of mentality calls people like me a 'gay basher.'

Read the first chapter of Romans (that's in the Bible); and see what the apostle Paul had to say about it..... He, God and Jesus were all 'gay bashers'. What if she'd fallen in love with her cocker spaniel? Is that an alternative life style? (By the way, the Bible speaks against that, too.)
--Jim Neugent

Here is ABC's reply from the ABC on-line webmaster:

How about getting your nose out of the Bible (which is ONLY a book of stories compiled by MANY different writers hundreds of years ago) and read the declaration of independence (what our nation is built on), where it says 'All Men are Created equal,' and try treating them that way for a change!

Or better yet, try thinking for yourself and stop using an archaic book of stories as your lame crutch for your existence. You are in the minority in this country, and your boycott will not affect us at ABC or our freedom of statement.

Jim Neugent's second response to ABC:

Thanks for your reply. From your harsh reply, evidently I hit a nerve. I will share it with all with whom I come in contact. Hopefully, the Arkansas Democrat Newspaper will include it in one of their columns and I will be praying for you.

- -Jim Neugent- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Note: Wouldn't Satan just love it if people stopped using the Bible for a crutch?
Please resend this to everyone in your mailbox.

Jim Neugent

I wonder if the person from ABC considered how many people would eventually read this e-mail!

Please, if you are a Christian, pass this on to others so they may be aware.

WE NEED TO SAVE WHAT WE HAVE LEFT OF THIS COUNTRY!

Gibraltar Airport Runway Photographs

Gibraltar Airport Runway Photographs

Summary:
Email claims that attached photographs show a busy road that goes right across the main runway at Gibraltar airport (Full commentary below).



Status:
True

Example:(May 2009)

Subject: Gibraltar Airport

Imagine a runway crossing Western Express Highway – Mumbai, Santacruz…..
You must be thinking I am kidding…. Read on… and see for yourself

We have heard of highways being used as runways in some countries. But this is the first time I have seen roads crossing a runway and road traffic being stopped by a traffic light while an aircraft takes off or lands!

Absolutely amazing!

The mind boggles……

Gibraltar Airport

Old Airplane Converted To Home Photographs

Old Airplane Converted To Home Photographs

Summary:
Message claims that attached photographs show an old aircraft that has been converted into a luxuriously appointed private home (Full commentary below).



Status:
Photographs are genuine but the description is inaccurate

Example:(Submitted, July 2009)

Subject: What to do with your old plane.

Airplane home!!!!!Location,location,location!!!!! :)

Would you like to live in an aeroplane?



They cheated a little by building a hut around it.



But it looks nice inside



Very Wooden

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