Newsgroups: alt.folklore.urbanHave we heard this one before? [posted on e-boards at my worksite]
From: Emily Sieger
Subject: acid tattoo?
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 10:22:44 -0400
Organization: NOAA HDQ Resource Develompent Center
sure sounds like a hoax to me...A FORM OF A TATTOO CALLED "BLUE STAR" IS BEING SOLD TO SCHOOL CHILDREN. IT IS A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER CONTAINING A BLUE STAR. THEY ARE THE SIZE OF A PENCIL ERASER, AND EACH STAR IS SOAKED WITH LSD. THE DRUG IS ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN SIMPLY BY HANDLING THE PAPER. THERE ARE ALSO BRIGHTLY COLORED PAPER TATTOOS RESEMBLING POSTAGE STAMPS THAT HAVE THE PICTURE OF THE FOLLOWING: SUPERMAN MICKEY MOUSE CLOWNS DISNEY CHARACTERS BART SIMPSON BUTTERFLIES EACH ONE IS WRAPPED IN FOIL. THIS IS A NEW WAY OF SELLING ACID BY APPEALING TO YOUNG CHILDREN. THESE ARE LACED WITH DRUGS. IF YOUR CHILD GETS ANY OF THE ABOVE, DO NOT HANDLE THEM. THESE ARE KNOWN TO REACT QUICKLY AND SOME ARE LACED WITH STRYCHNINE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REPRODUCE THIS MESSAGE AND DISTRIBUTE IT WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE. GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS DANGER TO OUR CHILDREN. ************************************************************ FROM: PTA OF WILLOW TREE DAY CARE CENTER J.O'DONNELL-DANBURY HOSPITAL-PATIENT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT SERVICE. PLEASE COPY AND POST AT YOUR WORK, AND GIVE TO FRIENDS, SEND A COPY TO YOUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS-YOUNG LIVES HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN. THIS IS GROWING FASTER THAN WE CAN WARN PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. IF YOU WANT FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT!!
Emily
Emily_Sieger@ccgate.ssp.nmfs.gov