Chain Letters to Cleo

I hate chain letters. I hate them a lot. But when I kept receiving chain letters from the same person, I thought I’d give the whole thing a shot. Did I pass it on? No… but I wrote my own:

(i’ve added the haphazard > things for authenticity.)

> >> >>Grant Martin, 32, of Rochester, N.Y., received
> >> >>an email message from his younger sister, Gwendolin.
> >> >>Gwendolin had been epileptic since birth, and suffered
> >> >>from grand mal seizures that were incredibly
> >> >>painful and dangerous.
> >> >>
> >> >>The message said “Pass this along to twenty people in the next
> >> >>five minutes, and your wish will be granted.”
> >> >>
> >> >>Attached to the bottom of chain letter was a note from his
> >> >>sister: “Grant - I know you don’t believe in this
> >> >>stuff, but if you could find it in your heart to believe — just believe — this
> >> >>once, I know I can finally be
> >> >>free of this eplilepsy that has plagued me since birth. You’ve always
> >> >>been the best big brother..
> >> >>you’ve always looked out for me, and I know you’ll look out for me this time too.”
> >> >>
> >> >>Grant was so moved by the message that he immediately forwarded
> >> >>the chain letter to everyone he
> >> >>knew, and sent his sister a response, saying, “I believe.”
> >> >>
> >> >>He shut down his computer, smiled, and walked out the door.
> >> >>
> >> >>And was hit by a Greyhound bus.
> >> >>
> >> >>******************************************
> >> >>The moral is this: God hates chain letters.
> >> >>
> >> >>Send this to 1,200 of your closest friends in the next forty-
> >> >>seven seconds, or you will be anally violated by a
> >> >>mountain goat.
> >> >>