"This year July has 5 Fridays 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. This apparently happens once every 823 years. This is called money bags. So send this on to 6 friends and money will arrive in 5 days. Based on Chinese mythology the one who does not pass this on will have money troubles for the rest of the year. It won't cost you much for that 6 text."
This is the text of an SMS; I received from a friend, who apparently seemed to have been taken in by what the message had to say. Immediately I got a call from her telling me not to break the chain and forward it to 6 people, except her. I decided to check the facts myself. Yes, the calendar showed that the month of July in the year 2011 indeed has 5 Fridays 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. 'Hmmm....', I thought, 'so this happens every 823 years.' So what? "Do you know that this spells luck? You could become rich," she said excitedly. Really? I'm blessed! No thanks. I don't want such riches!
But then, does a little more money hurt anyone? Of course not! Now 823 years is a long time and who knows maybe I'm the chosen one. Maybe there is a windfall in store. And imagine it is just on the finger tip! Well... no harm in sending the message. Who knows, I might just end up with some riches in 5 days flat! So I sent the SMS to 6 'fortunate' friends. Maybe, just maybe, I could now dream of something big. Like what? Like.... ummm.... ok let me get the money first. I don't want to get too big for my boots. Hehe....Moron! But what the heck! Who is going to come and peep into my dreams? My dreams are my own, isn't it?
But the question now popped up - How is the money going to arrive? Ummmm... let's see. Maybe a lottery is the solution. In came a bundle of lotteries of different sizes and varying prize money. I hid them under the bed, lest anyone sees it. See... if I hit the jackpot, I'll announce it proudly. If not I need not tell anyone about it, and throw it out, quietly. In fact, the door bell now did not irritate me, as it used to before, inviting suspicious glances from family members. What? Can't a person be in a cheerful mood, for a change? Never mind them! Secretly, I was expecting a will from a distant departed relative, bequeathing to me, a large fortune. I also thought about digging up the open patch in front of my house. Ok, ok, I know that it is too much of an inconceivable idea.
Now, I actually began to look forward to gaining wealth. In fact the suspense was beginning to kill me. I could not wait for the 5 days to pass. But what if.... I don't get anything? It is ok. I just tried my luck! I am not losing anything. Anyway, the stipulated time passed and nothing happened. I checked and rechecked the papers for my lucky number. 'NO LUCK', screamed back the paper. And neither did the expected will arrive. What heartbreak! All my dreams were shattered to smithereens! 'Control yourself', I told myself sternly. 'You did not believe in this hocus-pocus, initially, right? Now throw those goddamn tickets, before you make a fool of yourself.' I just did that. I knew it! It is the handy work of those crooked mobile service providers. They must have triggered this chain reaction to earn good money. "How could I have fallen for this?" I thought loudly. Shhhh.... not so loud. Someone might hear this!
This is the text of an SMS; I received from a friend, who apparently seemed to have been taken in by what the message had to say. Immediately I got a call from her telling me not to break the chain and forward it to 6 people, except her. I decided to check the facts myself. Yes, the calendar showed that the month of July in the year 2011 indeed has 5 Fridays 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. 'Hmmm....', I thought, 'so this happens every 823 years.' So what? "Do you know that this spells luck? You could become rich," she said excitedly. Really? I'm blessed! No thanks. I don't want such riches!
But then, does a little more money hurt anyone? Of course not! Now 823 years is a long time and who knows maybe I'm the chosen one. Maybe there is a windfall in store. And imagine it is just on the finger tip! Well... no harm in sending the message. Who knows, I might just end up with some riches in 5 days flat! So I sent the SMS to 6 'fortunate' friends. Maybe, just maybe, I could now dream of something big. Like what? Like.... ummm.... ok let me get the money first. I don't want to get too big for my boots. Hehe....Moron! But what the heck! Who is going to come and peep into my dreams? My dreams are my own, isn't it?
But the question now popped up - How is the money going to arrive? Ummmm... let's see. Maybe a lottery is the solution. In came a bundle of lotteries of different sizes and varying prize money. I hid them under the bed, lest anyone sees it. See... if I hit the jackpot, I'll announce it proudly. If not I need not tell anyone about it, and throw it out, quietly. In fact, the door bell now did not irritate me, as it used to before, inviting suspicious glances from family members. What? Can't a person be in a cheerful mood, for a change? Never mind them! Secretly, I was expecting a will from a distant departed relative, bequeathing to me, a large fortune. I also thought about digging up the open patch in front of my house. Ok, ok, I know that it is too much of an inconceivable idea.
Now, I actually began to look forward to gaining wealth. In fact the suspense was beginning to kill me. I could not wait for the 5 days to pass. But what if.... I don't get anything? It is ok. I just tried my luck! I am not losing anything. Anyway, the stipulated time passed and nothing happened. I checked and rechecked the papers for my lucky number. 'NO LUCK', screamed back the paper. And neither did the expected will arrive. What heartbreak! All my dreams were shattered to smithereens! 'Control yourself', I told myself sternly. 'You did not believe in this hocus-pocus, initially, right? Now throw those goddamn tickets, before you make a fool of yourself.' I just did that. I knew it! It is the handy work of those crooked mobile service providers. They must have triggered this chain reaction to earn good money. "How could I have fallen for this?" I thought loudly. Shhhh.... not so loud. Someone might hear this!
I too got such an SMS. By the way, October 2010 too had 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. So much for 823 years!
ReplyDeleteyeah. Its very common and does not occur every 823 yrs. And even if it does, it is just another day!
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