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Here is something we all should consider before saying or writing anything.


                     NOBODY'S FRIEND

                My name is Gossip. I have no
              respect for justice.
                I maim without killing. I
              break hearts and ruin lives.
                I am cunning and malicious
              and gather strength with age.
                The more I am quoted, the
              more I am believed.
                My victims are helpless. They
              cannot protect themselves 
              against me because I have no
              name and face.
                To track me down is 
              impossible. The harder you try,
              the more elusive I become.
                I am nobody's friend.

                Once I tarnish a reputation, it
              is never the same.
                I topple governments and
              wreck marriages.
                I ruin careers and cause
              sleepless nights, heartaches and
              indigestion.
                I make innocent people cry in
              their pillows.
                Even my name hisses. I am
              called Gossip. I make headlines
              and headaches.
                Before you repeat a story, ask
              yourself:
                Is it true? Is it harmless? Is
              it necessary?
                If it isn't, don't repeat it.


[The author of this is unknown to me; I asked a chap who had posted it on
a newsgroup if I could use it, and he said it wasn't his to say.  If anyone
knows who the author is, let me know and credit will be given next Snippet.
                                                        - MKS.]
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