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chain letters

at height in 1930s, craze crippled postal service. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 97–104]
See: Fads
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In short, they are fakes and they - and indeed chain letters of any kind - cannot "curse" or exercise any magical power over their recipients.
"The grim reality is that chain letters just bring a lot of unhappiness and misery."
But he goes on to explain how his life changed for the better when he received the chain letter. A year later, he claims to be loaded.
You get 10 people to sell junk for you while you get rich; think chain letters. And here's the kicker: Take one of those measly dollar bills out of your pocket and look at what's printed there.
ERICSSON SAYS IT'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR INNOVATIVE marketing ideas, but e-mail chain letters are not one of them.
I never respond to chain letters ("Send this message to everyone you know...").
And Then There Was "Melissa" What you should know about identifying computer viruses, Internet hoaxes, chain letters and urban legends.
A Royal Mail spokesman said: "Neither we nor the Guinness Book of Records have any knowledge of a world record for chain letters.
The chain letters don't contain any threats should recipients fail to comply with its instructions.
then you've become a part of the fake chain letters on the Internet.
Chain letters are an intrusion and a hopeless cause, at worse they can be threatening and menacing.
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