[nagdu] . O-T: Blind People are Faking it.

Fri Jun 24 23:37:47 UTC 2011

The audio link that Tami referred to is below for those that want to
hear a shortened version of the story. This was making the rounds like
wildfire on twitter earlier this week.

http://q-audio.net/i/QM8

enjoy,
Wayne and Gucci, one of the conspiritors, :)

On 6/24/11, Margo and Arrow <margo.downey at verizon.net> wrote:
> It's from the Onion and the Onion spoofs everyone and everything.
>
> Margo and Arrow
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie Phillipson" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 11:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] . O-T: Blind People are Faking it.
>
>
>> WHAT WAS NOT SAID ON THIS IS BELOW.
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Below is something that if you can't laugh at far out humer then I would
>> suggest not reading it. The spoof came from a publication in Madison
>> Wisconsin that does this kind of thing. Not sure how appropriate it is for
>>
>> the list, but sometimes one just needs to be a little crazy!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Julie Phillipson
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sean Moore" <sean.moore at mediacombb.net>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] . O-T: Blind People are Faking it.
>>
>>
>>> What the ...?
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Arthur Nolden" <anolden at tampabay.rr.com>
>>> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:22 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] . O-T: Blind People are Faking it.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Blind People Are Faking It!
>>>>
>>>> Citizens, hear us well. Our great nation is being undermined by a secret
>>>>
>>>> society of individuals who carry deadly white truncheons and lead
>>>> vicious attack animals in public on a daily basis. These mysterious folk
>>>>
>>>> also have a secret means of communication, while shocking new evidence
>>>> seems to indicate that they may even possess senses superior to those of
>>>>
>>>> other humans. We're speaking, of course, of the legions of the so-called
>>>>
>>>> blind.
>>>>
>>>> Let's assume for a minute that we swallow this "blindness" hoax in the
>>>> first place.  If these people are somehow bereft of the gift of sight,
>>>> how does that explain the works of Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Ronnie
>>>>
>>>> Milsap? How could such men possibly play music if they were blind? What
>>>> do they take us for-ignorant
>>>> saps?
>>>> The first issue I must point out is their very public display of armed
>>>> might. Every individual laying claim to sightlessness carries a cudgel
>>>> on their person at all times. These "canes," as they call them, are
>>>> supposed to help them feel their way along. They are painted white,
>>>> almost as if the bearer wished to remind passersby of its presence, and
>>>> the weapon's tip is painted a chillingly suggestive red. Those who have
>>>> studied the mysterious fighting arts of the Orient know that such sticks
>>>>
>>>> may be wielded with deadly force by those with skill.
>>>>
>>>> In a surprise attack, strategically placed squads of the "blind"
>>>> could quickly overwhelm our police forces.  Their fearsome nature
>>>> encompasses more than just personal weaponry. Many of the alleged blind
>>>> also own large, vicious attack dogs for the supposed purpose of guidance
>>>>
>>>> along city streets. With one word from their scheming masters, these
>>>> slavering "guide" dogs could become guided missiles!
>>>>
>>>> Indeed, most of these fearsome beasts are German shepherds, a species of
>>>>
>>>> killer wolf invented by twisted, Fascist dog breeders, which has somehow
>>>>
>>>> fallen into this most suspect faction of the disabled.  The most
>>>> frightening aspect of this diabolical conspiracy by far is their ability
>>>>
>>>> to communicate with one another unbeknownst to upstanding citizens.
>>>> Their secret code consists of a series of raised dots cunningly arranged
>>>>
>>>> into arcane shapes. Known as "Braille," this demonic alphabet has begun
>>>> popping up in places that were doubtlessly chosen for their mundane,
>>>> everyday outward appearance:
>>>> elevators, building directories, automated teller machines and the like.
>>>>
>>>> This system seems rational enough, and does not attract undue attention.
>>>>
>>>> But think! If the messages on the signs changed suddenly, how would we
>>>> know? Next year, next month, next week, maybe even tomorrow, the signs
>>>> will change from "second
>>>> floor" to "STRIKE NOW! STRIKE HARD!" and our nation will be thrown into
>>>> the chaos of revolution.
>>>>
>>>> At this juncture, there is no hard evidence that the blind are planning
>>>> such a revolution.  We hope to have such evidence very soon. But can one
>>>>
>>>> group possess such an overwhelming element of surprise and fail to use
>>>> it to seize power? And can their goals be anything but evil?
>>>>
>>>> No, I say! I maintain that true blindness lies in failing to see the
>>>> threat where it must obviously lie, and we must be vigilantly wary of
>>>> the blind menace.
>>>>
>>>> Alan P., Nevada.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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