> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Dirickson
> previously, I wrote:
> > I had just written [to] the original poster saying
                                ========
> > "I'm curious too, but I tend to be skeptical of e-mails that
> > begin with 'send this to as many friends as you know...'"
>
> Then perhaps it would have been appropriate to check it out yourself
> *before* propagating false, potentially life-threatening,
> "information"? It took me less than 30 seconds to debunk this myth
> (www.google.com, "heart attack cough legend", <Enter>). This one is
> particularly egregious because you suspected that it was wrong, but
> posted it anyway.

Hey, place blame were blame is due -- *I* was not the original poster!  As
such, the originator (Jean) did post a retraction.  I had written her
indicating that it sounded "plausible", but I was curious as to what she
would find out from her CPR teacher.  Tom Hula then posted the snopes link
[somewhat indirectly, but sufficient enough to find the referenced article]
and I was thanking HIM for bringing it to everyone's attention that the
original really was dangerous/misleading/whatever information.

(in any case, I *was* investigating before propagating -- I was waiting for
a reasonable followup from her, either direct or to the list in general,
before I passed this along -- as such, I'm now armed with "appropriate"
information for when I receive this from other people I know, which should
be in about a day or two... ;)

Tom

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