rjR Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 I had this emailed to me and thought that this is a good place to share it as any! I do not think the bottom part about #'s really means anything, still, why not! His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. 'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.' 'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. 'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked. 'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly. 'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did. Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill. Someone once said: What goes around comes around. Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. It's National Friendship Week Send this to everyone you consider A FRIEND. Pass this on, and brighten some ones day. AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH: I hope it works... May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse always hold a coin or two; May the sun always shine on your windowpane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you; May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you. and may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you're dead. OK, this is what you have to do.... Send this to all of your friends. But - you HAVE to send this within 1 hour from when you open it! Now.....Make A wish!! I hope you made your wish! Now then, if you send to: 1 person --- your wish will be granted in 1 year 3 people --- 6 months 5 people --- 3 months 6 people --- 1 month 7 people --- 2 weeks 8 people --- 1 week 9 people --- 5 days 10 people --- 3 days 12 people --- 2 days 15 people --- 1 day 20 people --- 3 hours If you delete this after you read it, you will have 1 year of bad luck! I do not know about the veiled threat of deletion; I have had many years of bad luc without even trying, so it will not matter anyway. Hope you enjoy it though. But, if you send it to 2 of your friends, you will automatically have 3 years good luck!!! . Quote
Dan Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 Nice story. Too bad it isn't true. But I do believe what comes around, goes around. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote
dgman Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 It's a nice story, but to suggest you will recive one year of bad luck if you delete it is ridiculous! Quote
Rob Roy Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) I had this emailed to me and thought that this is a good place to share it as any! I do not think the bottom part about #'s really means anything, still, why not! His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. 'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.' 'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. 'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked. 'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly. 'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did. Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin. Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this time? Penicillin. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill. Someone once said: What goes around comes around. Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. It's National Friendship Week Send this to everyone you consider A FRIEND. Pass this on, and brighten some ones day. AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH: I hope it works... May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse always hold a coin or two; May the sun always shine on your windowpane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you; May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you. and may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you're dead. OK, this is what you have to do.... Send this to all of your friends. But - you HAVE to send this within 1 hour from when you open it! Now.....Make A wish!! I hope you made your wish! Now then, if you send to: 1 person --- your wish will be granted in 1 year 3 people --- 6 months 5 people --- 3 months 6 people --- 1 month 7 people --- 2 weeks 8 people --- 1 week 9 people --- 5 days 10 people --- 3 days 12 people --- 2 days 15 people --- 1 day 20 people --- 3 hours If you delete this after you read it, you will have 1 year of bad luck! I do not know about the veiled threat of deletion; I have had many years of bad luc without even trying, so it will not matter anyway. Hope you enjoy it though. But, if you send it to 2 of your friends, you will automatically have 3 years good luck!!! . Sorry to burst your bubble Ralph. None of it is true. Alexander Fleming lived in the small town of Darvel about 5 miles up the road from us. If you google Fleming and Churchill, you'll find something nearer the truth. . Rob Roy. Edited January 4, 2015 by Rob Roy LarryEA 1 Quote
LarryEA Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) I didn't know it wasn't true but it is a heart warming tail. I've seen this somewhere else lately. Thanks Rob Roy for the information on where to look for the facts. Ralph, I believe you covered the "sent it to 20 people" just by posting once! Edited January 5, 2015 by LarryEA Rob Roy 1 Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 Well it was entertaining for a few seconds! The interweb is a strange tool used in many ways! Rob Roy 1 Quote
rjR Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Posted January 5, 2015 AS stated previously---Not sure of the content! Clarification was nice! I do know that some strange things do occur. I also know there are still some decent people that would do those type of things out there! Quote
amazingkevin Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 Brought a tear to my eye,Also i don't know how to send something like this? Quote
Rob Roy Posted January 5, 2015 Report Posted January 5, 2015 AS stated previously---Not sure of the content! Clarification was nice! I do know that some strange things do occur. I also know there are still some decent people that would do those type of things out there! Thank goodness there are still people out there who do good things Ralph. It would be a pretty miserable world without them. Rob Roy. Quote
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