From tomDispatch:
This message has been sent to you for good luck. It has been around the world dozens of times. Now it has come to you. You will receive good luck within a week of receiving this message — provided that you sign it immediately and send it on to 7 friends. By signing this message, you are agreeing to join the growing number of nations known as the “coalition of the willing,” which are undertaking the valiant struggle to liberate Iraq.
Good luck will really come to you if you sign now. Here are some true stories of what happened to lucky signers. After Micronesia signed this letter, it received 20 million dollars in loan guarantees from the US government. Eritrea signed the letter and soon got its own American military base. The Dominican Republic met the woman of its dreams and is now happily married. Latvia got the big promotion it had hoped for. Mongolia received a stylish “USA #1″ baseball cap.
Failing to sign and circulate this letter will bring you many years of bad luck. France failed to sign this letter. It became the butt of cruel jokes told by late-night talk-show hosts and its sole contribution to Western Civilization was renamed “Freedom Fries.” Two weeks after it ignored this letter, Germany had a terrible car accident. Kiribati threw this message away and soon got an incurable disease. Paraguay lost its girlfriend, its job, its apartment and its dog — all in one week. This is not a joke — all of these things really happened.
Do not tempt fate. This is your only chance to reap the untold rewards that will come your way if you join the “coalition of the willing.” Sign this message immediately and forward to seven (preferably Middle Eastern) friends. If you are the 25th, 50th, 75th, etc. recipient, please forward a copy to president@whitehouse.gov. Good luck.
