CHAIN
LETTERS - MAIL
IS THIS THE WAY TO GET YOUR NAME IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD
RECORDS?
Chain letters
are sinister things - they either threaten you with bad luck if
you break the chain, or tell you tales of unbelievably good fortune
that came to people who passed it on! Either way, most people are
nervous of breaking them.
A letter sent
to the grandson of a Portadown listener claims to have been started
by children in 1996, and by the end of 2001 the chain letter will
be in the Guinness Book of Records along with the names of all the
people who took part!
'No-one'
it says, 'has broken the chain yet'. All you need do is copy
the letter and send it to six of your friends marked Freepost Guinness
Book of Records. 'No stamps are needed as the Post Office is
keeping track', it claims.
The Royal Mail
told us they have no connection with the chain letter. They never
supports them and cannot provide free posting for them.
The chain letter
also claims that in two months time you will receive a letter from
the Guinness Book of Records.
We asked Guinness
World Records - is this true?
A spokesman told
the programme that they did not support any chain letters and recommended
that if you received one, you put it in the bin! By sending it on,
you only increase the problem and you will not receive a letter
from Guinness World Records and your name will not be included
in their Record Book.
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