1. snopes.com: Bear Farms Petition ••
Sign a petition to stop bear farming in China.
  ...Petition: Bile is extracted from bears at Chinese bear farms. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2000] Please read this and, if you feel...
  ..."Is this petition real?" we propose that audiences consider four separate questions: Does this petition address a valid issue? Does the petition...
  ...Does the petition include information about how it will be used? Is this petition likely to produce any positive results? 1) Is bear farming a "real"...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:47 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/bears.asp

2. snopes.com: Boy Scout Petition ••
A discussion of a petition in support of the Boy Scouts.
  ...The Boy Scouts need all the support they can get. The request is to sign a petition in their support in response to the many funding sources that have...
  ...Origins: The petition quoted above began circulating on the Internet in October 2000. It calls upon folks to electronically sign a petition in support of...
  ...this petition; an unrelated entity is housing and administering it.) The petition (found at the Grassfire site) reads as follows: PETITION TO SUPPORT...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:55 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/boyscout.asp

3. snopes.com: No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Petition ••
Petition seeks to overturn vote granting Social Security benefits to illegal aliens.
  ...Social Security Petition Claim: Signing a petition will help overturn a recent Senate decision to give Social Security benefits to illegal aliens....
  ...Subject: Petition to President Obama It is already impossible to live on Social Security alone. If the government gives benefits to 'illegal' aliens...
  ...to sign a petition that requires citizenship for eligibility to that social service. Instructions are below. If you don't forward the petition and just...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/petition.asp

4. snopes.com: Drunk Driving Petition ••
A useless petition about drunk driving.
  ...Claim: Signing a petition will help stop drunk driving. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2000] We are hoping to get 5,000 signatures and then...
  ...getting behind the wheel after having a few, we're all better off. As a petition, however (rather than a group pledge), this item is next to useless. A...
  ...Unlike paper petitions, once you send an e-petition winging on its way it's out of your hands, so make sure the list includes information about its...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:01 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/drunk.asp

5. snopes.com: Belief in God Petition ••
Creator of e-petition is looking for 300 people who believe in God.
  ...Home --> Inboxer Rebellion --> Petitions --> Belief in God Petition Belief in God Petition Claim: Someone is in a race to collect the e-signatures...
  ...to not forward this nonsense any further. First, the purpose of this "petition" is never stated, so suppose whoever started this thing gets 300...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/belief.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:13 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/belief.asp

6. snopes.com: Restore the Pledge of Allegiance Petition ••
E-mail petition seeks to restore the Pledge of Allegiance to public schools.
  ...Claim: E-mail petition seeks to restore the Pledge of Allegiance to public schools. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2005] PETITION TO REINSTATE...
  ...PETITION FOR PRES. BUSH PETITION TO REINSTATE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: If you don't forward the petition and just stop it, we will lose...
  ...petition is "real" or "valid" is usually problematic, because such a determination depends upon which aspect of the petition one focuses upon. The...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:34 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/pledge.asp

7. snopes.com: U.N. Petition ••
Send a petition to the United Nations to stop World War III?
  ...Claim: Sending a petition to the United Nations will help prevent a war between the U.S. and Iraq. Examples: [Collected on the Internet, 2002]...
  ...not to sign, please forward this petition! Even if you decide not to sign, please consider forwarding the petition on instead of eliminating it....
  ...Even if you decide not to sign, please consider forwarding the petition on instead of eliminating it. [Collected on the Internet, 2002] Dear...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:37:11 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/un.asp

8. snopes.com: Afghani Women Petition ••
Should you sign the petition circulating on the Internet decrying the plight of women in Afghanistan?
  ...are subject to severe violations of basic human rights (but signing a petition isn't likely to help them). Example: [Collected on the Internet, 1999]...
  ...Conditions in Afghanistan are pretty much as described in this petition. Since the Taliban's ascension to power in 1994, the civil rights violations have...
  ...situation, one the U.S. State Department is all too aware of. What this petition decries is real, and you can read plenty more about conditions in...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:29 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/afghani.asp

9. snopes.com: School Prayer Petition ••
Will signing a petition help reinstate organized prayer in public schools?
  ...Claim: Signing an e-petition to President Bush will help get organized prayer reinstated in public schools. Example: [Collected on the Internet,...
  ...SIGN THE PETITION BELOW AND PASS THIS ON UNTIL THERE ARE 500 NAMES, THEN SEND TO: President@whitehouse.gov. Please do not let this petition drop. If...
  ...Origins: No federal law, as claimed in this petition, prohibits students (or teachers) from praying or mentioning God in American schools. The 1963...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:38:39 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/prayer.asp

10. snopes.com: Instant Messenger Petition ••
Will signing an Internet petition keep AOL, MSN or Yahoo! from charging for their instant messaging services?
  ...to start charging for its instant messaging service unless an Internet petition opposing the fee increase attracts a specified number of signatures by a...
  ...you know. It will be used as a petition. Each person you send this to, counts as one "signature." If this petition gets 100,000 "signatures," our Instant...
  ...you know. It will be used as a petition. Each person you send this to counts as one signature. If this petition gets 500,000 signatures they will keep...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:04 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/im.asp

11. snopes.com: Danita Marsh Petition ••
Petition seeks to persuade 'Extreme Makeover, Home Edition' to create a new home for wounded police officer.
  ...--> Inboxer Rebellion --> Petitions --> Danita Marsh Petition Danita Marsh Petition Claim: Petition seeks to persuade the television show Extreme...
  ...thousands of applications each week, so adding one's name to a cyber petition you hope someone will present to the show's producers is far from a...
  ...and a video of the family and their existing home, requirements that an e-petition couldn't hope to satisfy. The show also just aired an episode about...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:30 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/danita.asp

12. snopes.com: St. Bernard Petition ••
Are St. Bernard dogs being raised for food in China?
  ...PETITION TO STOP THE EXPORT OF ST BERNARD DOGS TO ASIA AS TABLE MEAT St. Bernard dogs are being exported to Asia (China, Phillipines, etc) as table...
  ...is an absolutely abhorrent practice and WILL STOP NOW! PLEASE, sign this Petition which, will be forwarded to the United Nations asking that they...
  ...PETITION TO STOP THE EXPORT OF ST BERNARD DOGS TO ASIA AS TABLE MEAT We the undersigned ask that the United Nations intervene on behalf of the people...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:36:11 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/bernard.asp

13. snopes.com: Arafat Nobel Prize Revocation Petition ••
Will your signing a petition cause the Nobel Foundation to revoke the Peace Prize awarded to Yasser Arafat?
  ...Claim: The collection of a million signatures on a petition will spur the Nobel Foundation into revoking the portion of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize...
  ...on this petition will not necessarily cause the Nobel Foundation to take any particular course of action. Those who are sponsoring the petition want to...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/nobel.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:07 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/nobel.asp

14. snopes.com: Petition to Stop an Abortion ••
Can you really talk a girl out of having an abortion by signing an e-petition?
  ...Origins: This unusual petition began circulating on the Internet in September 2000. It's hard to know what to make of such a thing; it looks like a hoax,...
  ...As to why this particular petition has proved as popular as it has (versions tailed by hundreds of e-signatures wash up in my inbox with monotonous...
  ...whether it's wrong or right. Those who are square against it see this petition as presenting an opportunity to be heard. They view their participation as...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:15 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/abortion.asp

15. snopes.com: Safiya Hussaini Petition ••
Has Safiya Hussaini, a Nigerian woman, been sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery?
  ...Petition to the leaders of Nigeria Last updated: 5 January 2008 The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/safiya.asp Urban...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:24:40 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/safiya.asp

16. snopes.com: Petition to Ban Religious Broadcasting ••
Are atheists petitioning the FCC to ban religious broadcasting?
  ...Petition to Ban Religious Broadcasting Claim: Atheists are petitioning the FCC to get religious broadcasting banned from American airwaves....
  ...by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, DC. Their petition, Number 2493, would ultimately pave the way to stop the reading of the...
  ...(FCC). Her petition, P.M. 2493, would ultimately pave the way to stop the reading of the Gospel on the air waves of America. She took her petition with...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:42 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/fcc.asp

17. snopes.com: Gas Prices Petition ••
Will signing a petition to President Bush help lower gasoline prices?
  ...Home --> Politics --> Gasoline --> Gas Prices Petition Gas Prices Petition Claim: Signing a petition to President Bush will help lower gasoline...
  ...PETITION FOR PRES. BUSH Presidential Petition. Please do NOT let this petition stop and lose all these names. If you do not want to sign it, please...
  ...PETITION TO LOWER GAS and Diesel PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES NOW: Origins: As of 22 August 2005, retail gasoline prices in the U.S. had hit a record...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:24 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasprices.asp

18. snopes.com: Cooked Baby Petition ••
Petition seeks to ensure justice is done in case of mother who killed her baby in a microwave.
  ...Claim: Petition seeks to ensure justice is done in the case of a mother who killed her baby in a microwave. Example: [Collected via e-mail, July 2007]...
  ...While the death being reported on is accurate, a petition meant to ensure the person responsible is appropriately punished isn't a good idea. First,...
  ...the petition includes no address where the signatures should be sent to be collated into one long signed document. In its present form, the petition...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:08 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/cookbaby.asp

19. snopes.com: A Petition to Congress in Defense of Religious Freedom ••
Would a bill before Congress would make it a crime for pastors and churches to speak against homosexuality?
  ...A Petition To Congress In Defense Of Religious Freedom Be one of one million Americans willing to take a stand in defense of two of our most precious...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:39 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/hatecrime.asp

20. snopes.com: National Firefighters Day ••
Does an e-mail petition seek to establish a National Firefighters Day?
  ...Claim: E-mail petition started by the son of a New York firefighter seeks to establish a National Firefighters Day. Example: [Collected on the...
  ...Let's start a petition for a National Firefighters Day. Will you join me? Please type in the chronological number, your name, city and state and pass it...
  ...Please join me. Let's start a petition for a National Firefighters Day. Will you help make every September 11th "National Firefighters Day"? Please...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:24:27 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/firemen.asp

21. snopes.com: South Africa Rape Petition ••
Is a South African woman whose 12-year old cousin was raped gathering signatures to force her government to punish rapists more severely?
  ...Home --> Inboxer Rebellion --> Petitions --> Rape Petition Rape Petition Claim: Due to a savage attack on a 12-year old cousin, a South African...
  ...and do nothing about it. Therefore, I would like your help in signing this petition for a harsher sentence for rape. Life imprisonment might be a good...
  ...boy wants postcards" frenzy (a good idea that got out of hand) and to the petition calling attention to the plight of women in Afghanistan (an appeal...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:37:53 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/rape.asp

22. snopes.com: Yahoo! Mail Petition ••
Will Yahoo! begin charging for its previously-free pop e-mail service in April?
  ...I have just read and signed the online petition: "Petition to request that Yahoo Inc reconsider their decision to charge fees for pop mail, groups, and...
  ...the free online petition service, at: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/11213/ I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might...
  ...free. If you are against it, please take the time like I did to sign the petition. Origins: In mid-March 2002, those who had been availing themselves...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:03 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/yahoo.asp

23. snopes.com: Herbal Remedies Petition ••
Will a rider appended to a Congressional bill require that consumers obtain prescriptions before purchasing herbal remedies?
  ...herbal remedies. (According to those trying to collect signatures on this petition, this bill was an idea an unidentified Congressman was allegedly...
  ...themselves to be influenced by a scary and potentially misleading e-petition. Additional Information: The Herbal Minefield (Quackwatch.com)...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/herbal.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/herbal.asp

24. snopes.com: Amazon Rain Forest Petition ••
Is the Brazilian Congress voting on a bill that would reduce the size of the Amazon rain forest by 50%?
  ...was shelved by Brazil's Congress on 18 May 2000, so the specifics of this petition are now outdated (and the e-mail address given is no longer valid)....
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/brazil.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:54 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/brazil.asp

25. snopes.com: Dame Edna Petition ••
Did Dame Edna advise a reader against learning Spanish?
  ...This petition is to request a formal apology from Vanity Fair and Dame Edna for the offensive article regarding Latinos and the Spanish language which...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/dameedna.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:38:55 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/dameedna.asp

26. snopes.com: Bariya Ibrahim Magazu Petition ••
Save a raped Nigerian girl from receiving 180 lashes?
  ...Origins: The substance of this petition is fairly accurate. On 19 January 2001, 17-year-old Bariya Ibrahim Magazu (whose name is rendered in e-mail as...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/cane.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:02 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/cane.asp

27. snopes.com: Bra Ball Petition ••
Is a California artist collecting brassieres in order to construct a giant Bra Ball?
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/braball.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:09 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/braball.asp

28. snopes.com: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Petition ••
Should you call the White House to get President Clinton to declare the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge a national monument?
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/arctic.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:36:36 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/arctic.asp

29. snopes.com: Closed Captioning Petition ••
Will closed captioning be shut down on Sept 30, 2001?
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/cc.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44:12 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/cc.asp

30. snopes.com: MySpace 2 Petition ••
Will MySpace start charging users $22.50 per month in 2009?
  ...will be charged 22.50 per month But there is something you can do . A petition, we will track this bulletin , And for Everyone who reposts it will...
  ...in January 2009. But of course recipients who forwarded the e-mailed "petition" to others would in return get a code providing them with free access to...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:37 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/myspace2.asp

31. snopes.com: Internet Petitions ••
Does signing online petitions serve any real purpose?
  ...Origins: The 2000s have seen the birth of an Internet phenomenon: the e-petition. It offers instant comfort to those outraged by the latest ills of the...
  ...someone who can have impact on the core problem, they're wasted. Thus, a petition that doesn't clearly identify the intended recipient may have some...
  ...the document is in any position to influence matters. A misdirected petition is of no more use than an undirected one though the voices it contains may...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:17:23 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.asp

32. snopes.com: Infant Rape Cures AIDS ••
Are babies being raped in South Africa by AIDS sufferers who believe their having sex with virgins will cure their disease?
  ...this on to as many people as you know and after the 120th name on the petition, mail to childprotectpca@saps.org.za. Please don't be complacent, do...
  ...and help keep CPU (CHILD PROTECTION UNIT) open. This is a very important petition. SAPS are trying to close down the CHILD PROTECTION UNIT. It is an...
  ...part of our justice system for children. Please, give your support to this petition and ensure that it goes to as many people as possible. Please do not...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:21 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/babyrape.asp

33. snopes.com: False Advice on Internet Petitions ••
False advice on Internet petitions purporting to be from snopes.com
  ...see an E-Mail that says forward this on to '10' of your friends, sign this petition, or you'll get bad luck, good luck, or whatever, it almost always has...
  ...must have a signed signature and full address of the person signing the petition. [Collected via e-mail, September 2006] Snopes Warning Pass...
  ...see an e-mail that says forward this on to "10" of your friends, sign this petition, or you'll get good luck, or whatever, it has either an e-mail...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:35:30 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/false.asp

34. snopes.com: Amina Lawal ••
Has Amina Lawal, a Nigerian woman, been sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery?
  ...Will signing a petition help the cause? In all likelihood it won't. The person to whom the missive is being addressed, Olusegun Obasanjo, the President...
  ...Update: A revised petition circulated in mid-2003 claimed Amina was due to be executed by stoning on 3 June 2003. The information was wrong: 3 June was...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/amina.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:30 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/amina.asp

35. snopes.com: Save the Chimps! ••
Signing an e-petition will convince the Air Force to retire its colony of space chimps instead of turning them over to a research facility.
  ...Claim: Signing an e-petition will convince the Air Force to retire its colony of space chimps instead of turning them over to a research facility....
  ...This petition is being passed around the Internet. This petition is for people who would like to see the Air Force place 143 chimpanzees in retirement...
  ...Origins: The petition is real. It's also useless in the way nearly all e-petitions are. Because it's a simple matter to write a program that will...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:23:40 GMT http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/chimps.asp

36. snopes.com: Slain Wounded Iraqi Insurgent ••
Did a U.S. Marine killed an unarmed, injured Iraqi insurgent?
  ...of circumstances, please go to the following link and sign the online petition. Put yourself in HIS shoes and ask, "What would I have done?" Thanks...
  ...The petition raised in defense of the unnamed Marine who killed a wounded insurgent in a Fallujah mosque is addressed to the members of the U.S. Congress...
  ...Lowe, Christian. "Online Petition Supports Marine Accused of Shooting Wounded Iraqi." Army Times. 18 November 2004. McIntyre, Jamie. "Marine Cleared in...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:17:06 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/marine.asp

37. snopes.com: Corpus Christi -- Gay Jesus Film ••
Will Jesus be portrayed as homosexual in an upcoming film?
  ...Origins: This piece is one of those examples that demonstates a good petition never goes away, even when the issue it addresses has long since been...
  ...(or was never really an issue in the first place). The "gay Jesus film" petition first hit the fan in 1984, and by the end of 1985 more than a million...
  ...Yes, non-existent. There never was such a film in production, but this petition continued to circulate anyway: [Collected on the Internet, 2000] Modern...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:45:18 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/gayjesus.asp

38. snopes.com: Pascua-Lama ••
Petition addresses environmental issues associated with the Pascua-Lama mining operation in Chile.
  ...Claim: Petition addresses environmental issues associated with the Pascua-Lama mining operation in Chile. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2006]...
  ...in your address book. Please will the 100th person to receive and sign the petition send it to noapascualama@yahoo.ca to be forwarded to the Chilean...
  ...and stop or modify the Pascua-Lama mining plan. So, the above-quoted petition is "True" in the broad sense that it addresses a real issue, but, not...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:25:56 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/pascualama.asp

39. snopes.com: Murder of Imani Jennings ••
Petition decrying the death of Imani Jennings at the hands of Anthony Weakfall.
  ...Imani Jennings Petition Claim: Anthony Weakfall, a 15-year-old accused of killing infant Imani Jennings, has been charged as a juvenile and therefore...
  ...beating a baby like he did would end in her death. I am going to start a petition to demand that this "kid" serve the time he deserves and carries the...
  ...The petition to have Anthony Weakfall tried as an adult rather than as a juvenile is directed to Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick. In...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:26:54 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/weakfall.asp

40. snopes.com: Murder of Jamie Bulger ••
Petition decries the death of Jamie Bulger at the hands of Jon Venables and Robert Thompson.
  ...in the manner described, albeit more brutally than even the text of the e-petition lets on. Two days after the murder, James' remains were found on a...
  ...this is true. And horrifying. Yet even so, there's no point in signing the petition or urging others to. Beyond all the usual problems with e-petitions,...
  ...the sentences unlawfully imposed by Michael Howard been upheld, then the e-petition's claim about the killers' only having served "half their sentences"...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:00 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/bulger.asp

41. snopes.com: Bonsai Kittens ••
Does a web site provide information and equipment for making 'bonsai kittens'?
  ...at the methods being used to put these little kittens into bottles. This petition needs 500 names, so please put your one name on it!!! Copy the text...
  ...the creation of the pictures used on the Bonsai Kitten web site. Signing a petition to shut down the Bonsai Kitten web site will not prevent any kittens...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:05 GMT http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/bonsai.asp

42. snopes.com: Public Broadcasting Cuts (2006) ••
Is Congress seeking to cut federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting?
  ...Can you ask 3 friends to sign the petition telling Congress to save NPR and PBS? http://www.civic.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting Origins: Although a...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:36:42 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/arts/pbs2006.asp

43. snopes.com: Target Merry Christmas Ban ••
Has Target banned use of the phrase 'Merry Christmas'?
  ...Christmas" in their stores starting this holiday season. Please sign this petition, which is about this important issue. The American Family Association...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:41:48 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/target.asp

44. snopes.com: Nickelodeon Homosexuality •
Is Nickelodeon about to air a TV show that promotes homosexuality?
  ...http://www.conservativepetitions.com/petition.html?name=stop_nickelodeon The potential damage to our little children won't be confined to Nickelodeon....
  ...Please sign the petition to Nickelodeon President Herb Scannell. It's available at: http://www.conservativepetitions.com/p...
  ...Origins: In early May 2002 incitements to sign a petition opposing a proposed gaycentric segment of Nick News began to percolate through the online...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:44 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/nick.asp

45. snopes.com: Ban on Gay Marriages •
Is a constitutional amendment that would 'ban homosexual marriages and civil unions being pushed through Congress'?
  ...else in the news right now, that the amendment is not being noticed. This petition is being organized by a second party it's NOT an "add your name to the...
  ...the petition. Please pass this along to your friends and family. PLEASE READ, SIGN, AND FORWARD ON. http://www.petit...
  ...overturn state laws recognizing same-sex marriages and civil unions. The petition linked above seeks to enlist support to prevent this from happening....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:14 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/marriage.asp

46. snopes.com: Jesus Bleeped From The View •
Did ABC bleep the word 'Jesus' from a segment of the TV series 'The View'?
  ...Please sign this urgent petition below to ABC President Bob Iger and Chairman of the Board Lloyd Braun. Read the petition text. Then fill out and submit...
  ...and submit the form at the bottom of the page to electronically "sign" the petition. When you are finished, please remember to forward my e-mail...
  ...Petition to Protect the Name of Jesus and Restore Decency to Network TV To: Mr. Bob Iger, President To: Lloyd Braun, Chairman of the Board On May...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:40 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/abcjesus.asp

47. snopes.com: Pledge of Allegiance Ruling •
Did an appeals court rule that teacher-led recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional?
  ...Please sign the petition below and help us gather 1,000,000 American names which will be forwarded immediately to the nine Justices of the U.S. Supreme...
  ...of your "e-mail friends" follow your example in putting their names on the petition below. Origins: On 26 June 2002, a three-member panel of the...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/pledge.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:41 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/pledge.asp

48. snopes.com: Congresswomen Walkout Protest •
Did 25 Congresswomen stage a walkout during a vote on a resolution to authorize the use of military force against Iraq?
  ...the heading "Women United Against War") is indeed the text of an on-line petition started and signed by women opposed to any military action against...
  ...facts that were likely embellished in creating the introduction to this petition: Perhaps some of you have seen or heard of a false and misleading...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/walkout.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:58 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/walkout.asp

49. snopes.com: Molson Canadian Commercial •
Is Ontario's Consumer Minister looking to get the popular Molson commercial, Joe's Rant, taken off the airwaves?
  ...this current e-petition is of the opinion this beloved commercial stands in danger of being axed. Which it ain't. Circulate the petition in an effort to...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/joesrant.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:01 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/joesrant.asp

50. snopes.com: Lieberman Open Letter to the French People •
Did Senator Joseph Lieberman write an 'Open Letter to the French People'?
  ...of Lieberman's undermining U.S. foreign policy by sending out an Internet petition expressing "contempt" for and urging a boycott of everything French at...
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/lieberman.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:27 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/lieberman.asp

51. snopes.com: McDonalds Supports Injured Palestinians •
Is McDonald's donating money to injured Palestinians?
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/palestin.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:02 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/palestin.asp

52. snopes.com: Eisenhower Rice for Peace •
Did bags of rice sent to President Eisenhower help dissuade him from launching an attack against China?
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/rice.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:17 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/rice.asp

53. snopes.com: Iraq War Opinion •
Is the White House soliciting phone calls to record public opinion about a proposed war with Iraq?
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/iraqcall.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:57 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/iraqcall.asp

54. snopes.com: School Daze •
Are the students at an elementary school collecting e-mail messages?
  ...The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/taylor.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2009 by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:38:42 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/taylor.asp

55. snopes.com: Paul Bernardo Film •
Is a film about serial killers Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka in the works?
  ...YOUR NAME TO THE PETITION BELOW AND FORWARDING TO YOUR CIRCLE OF PERSONS IN YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS BOOK. Subject: Bernardo Movie Petition I'm writing...
  ...what protest we can make to support them in their efforts. Let's keep this petition moving right along quickly. Origins: Yes, there was a movie in...
  ...approached to play the role of Paul Bernardo. Everything expressed in the petition is accurate. Yet even so, other than the momentary satisfaction that...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:06 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/bernardo.asp

56. snopes.com: 25 to Life Boycott •
Law enforcement group urges boycott of the video game '25 to Life'.
  ...together an online petition to boycott this game. I am asking each of you to go to their website and please sign the petition and pass along this info...
  ...and sign the petition in memory of all of our fallen brethren. Origins: The e-mail forward quoted above calls attention to a petition from the...
  ...reporting it had collected over 220,000 signatures, but the purpose of its petition is a little vague signatories are expressing their support "to have...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:02 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/25tolife.asp

57. snopes.com: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act •
Is the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act currently before Congress?
  ...on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on. PLEASE!!!! Sign the petition by clicking on the...
  ...on their web page with a petition drive to show your support. Last year over half the House signed on. PLEASE!!!! Sign the petition by clicking on the...
  ...see this bill passed urge supporters to affix their names to some type of petition, we believe the most effective course of action is for advocates of...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:39 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/mastectomy.asp

58. snopes.com: AOL/Yahoo! E-mail Tax •
Are AOL and Yahoo proposing to tax businesses for sending spam to their customers?
  ...Can you sign this emergency petition to America Online and forward it to your friends-especially those who use AOL or care about keeping the Internet...
  ...Petition statement: "AOL, don't auction off access to my inbox to giant corporations, while leaving my friends, family, and favorite causes wondering if...
  ...of AOL users sign a petition, AOL will begin to understand they face a huge customer rebellion. Everyone who signs this petition will be sent information...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:30:16 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/emailtax.asp

59. snopes.com: Guillermo Vargas: Dog Starved for Art Exhibit •
A Costa Rican artist starved a dog to death as part of a gallery exhibit?
  ...Sign this petition and REPOST this please. Date: Oct 15, 2007 12:47 PM Dear all, just received this and you bet I'll be signing the petition - From...
  ...2008", the petition site is to sign to boycott him, so he won't can participate in the event: http://www.petitiononline.com/13031953/petition.html...
  ...above-quoted petition began circulating in October 2007 and seeks to prevent Costa Rican artist Guillermo Vargas from representing his country in an...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:08 GMT http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/vargas.asp

60. snopes.com: Cookie Monster Becomes Veggie Monster •
Is Sesame Street's Cookie Monster being replaced by Veggie Monster?
  ...Another co-worker put up a petition to save Cookie Monster from being kicked off Sesame Street for being fat. I had heard that they were just changing...
  ...petition proposing a boycott of Sesame Street until the show did away with Veggie Monster and returned Cookie Monster to the air. The petition...
  ...Yet raw emotion was not to be denied, so a few thousand people signed the petition anyway. Cooler heads might have dismissed the rumor under the...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:30 GMT http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/veggie.asp

61. snopes.com: W. David Hager •
Has President Bush appointed an anti-abortion activist to an FDA committee on reproductive drugs?
  ...Hagar recently assisted the Christian Medical Association in a "citizen's petition" which calls upon the FDA to revoke its approval of mifepristone in...
  ...In a response to the above petition. Dr. Hager elaborated on his safety concerns regarding RU-486: May I begin by telling you that no one who has written...
  ...I participated in the Citizens Petition to the FDA asking that RU-486 be withdrawn temporarily from the market until further investigation could be done...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:36:40 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/hager.asp

62. snopes.com: WTC Memorial Protest •
Do American Atheists oppose including a cross in the WTC memorial?
  ...can help to stop their assault by signing ConservativeAlerts.com's online petition. ACTION ITEM: The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the...
  ...Go to our site below to sign the "Ground Zero Cross" petition NOW: http://www.conservativealerts.com/cross.htm NOTE: In order to have an impact on...
  ...THOUSANDS of signers, from across America and all over the world, on this petition, which we will present to the agency. Be sure to forward this e-mail...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:38:48 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/wtccross.asp

63. snopes.com: 'One Vote' Fallacies •
The low down on elections decided by one vote.
  ...statutes translated into German and printed in both languages. This petition was referred to a committee, which voted the idea down - by a margin of one...
  ...Ann Landers straight got a bit of the explanation wrong. The claim "This petition was referred to a committee, which voted the idea down - by a margin of...
  ...isn't right. Nothing got voted down; the measure that was defeated was a petition to adjourn. By the way, in case Lewiston's explanation wasn't perfectly...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:35:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/history/govern/onevote.asp

64. snopes.com: Google Search for 'Jew' •
Does the top search result in Google for 'jew' point to an anti-Semitic site?
  ...I would need some sort of petition with at least 50,000 names. I've taken Google at its word and have set up an online petition for people to sign at:...
  ...quoted above was a real site and did indeed house an earnestly-intended petition aimed at getting Google to drop JewWatch.com from its search results,...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:20 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/google.asp

65. snopes.com: Free E-mail/Instant Messaging/Social Networking Cancellation Hoax •
Is your free e-mail, IM service, or social networking site about to cancel the accounts of users who don't forward or repost an e-mail?
  ...will be charged $22.50 per month. But there is something YOU can do. A petition. We will track this bulletin, And for Everyone who reposts it will...
  ...instant messaging service had also earlier been victimized by a fake petition asserting that only the collection of a specified number of signatures...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:55 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/overload.asp

66. snopes.com: Network Neutrality •
E-mail warns about Congress' allowing Internet providers to abandon network neutrality.
  ...The free and open Internet is under seige can you sign this petition letting your member of Congress know you support preserving Network Neutrality?...
  ...representatives to do more than add their names to an Internet petition, such as writing or phoning their representatives directly. Last updated: 25...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:59 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/neutrality.asp

67. snopes.com: Dihydrogen Monoxide •
Did a student win a science fair by circulating a report about the dangers of 'dihydrogen monoxide'?
  ...you're looking for. Someone that age isn't very likely to read a friend's petition calling for the banning of whale hunting and critically evaluate the...
  ...to my friend, and he must have some good reasons for circulating the petition, so I'll sign it." That said, this example does aptly demonstrate the...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:24:15 GMT http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp

68. snopes.com: Berkshire Hathaway Pro-Choice? •
Does Berkshire Hathaway, the new owner of Pampered Chef, support pro-choice causes?
  ...Pampered Chef and the population control and abortion industries; and (2) petition Warren Buffett to cease his personal and corporate financial support...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:10:49 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/buffett.asp

69. snopes.com: Jena 6 •
Six black students in Jena, Louisiana, were charged with attempted murder for a beating administered to a white student.
  ...Sign the Petition: http://www.naacp.org/get-involved/activism/petitions/jena-6/index.php Donate online to the: Jena 6 Defense Fund...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:13:14 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/jena6.asp

70. snopes.com: Resale of Used Children's Clothes and Books •
Regulations taking effect in February 2009 will prohibit the resale of used children's products that have not been tested for lead and phthalates?
  ...Please sign the petition and contact your members of congress to keep used children's clothing legal: http://www.rallyco...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:15 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/pending/cpsia.asp

71. snopes.com: Mojave Cross •
Is the ACLU seeking to have a cross removed from the Mojave National Preserve in California?
  ...Then sign the petition: www.donttearmedown.com Origins: The ongoing, decade-long legal battle over the Mojave Desert Cross exemplifies, perhaps...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:21 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/mojave.asp

72. snopes.com: Dogs as Shark Bait •
Are fisherman on Réunion Island employing live dogs as bait for shark-fishing?
  ...The RSPCA plans to petition the French government, demanding an end to the hideous torture. Origins: The claim that live dogs (and cats) were being...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/sharkbait.asp

73. snopes.com: HR 615 •
House Resolution 615 would require members of Congress to participate in a public health care plan?
  ...Fleming is encouraging people to go to his Website and sign his petition. The process is very simple. I have done just that at:...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:17:27 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/hr615.asp

74. snopes.com: Ben & Jerry's - Hubby Hubby •
Ben & Jerry's is renaming Chubby Hubby flavor ice cream to Hubby Hubby?
  ...onto the site, people can show their support, sign a Marriage Resolution Petition, have conversations about why marriage matters and learn more about how...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:18:41 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/hubby.asp

75. snopes.com: Poll to Legalize Marijuana •
President Obama will legalize marijuana if one million people call a designated phone number?
  ...this phone poll has no more power to affect anything than any other public petition does, and there are no guarantees that the President or Congress...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:52 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/drugpoll.asp

76. snopes.com: NBC Belief in God Poll •
News agency conducts online poll about Americans' belief in God?
  ...those who didn't. That it was never anything but a hoax didn't stop that "petition" from being circulated, signed, and forwarded all over the place....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:24:51 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/godpoll.asp

77. snopes.com: Don't Buy Gas on May 15 •
Will not buying gas on May 15 help lower gasoline prices?
  ...Petition to President Bush Call to Spurn Gasoline from Particular Suppliers to Cut Off Funding of Terrorists Call to Spurn Gasoline from...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:24:55 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp

78. snopes.com: Saudi Gas Boycott •
Will spurning gasoline from Shell, Chevron, Texaco, Exxon, and Mobil cut off the funding of terrorists?
  ...Petition to President Bush Call for 1 or 3-Day Boycott of Gasoline to Bring Prices Down Call to Spurn Gasoline from Particular Suppliers to Bring...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:25:27 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/saudigas.asp

79. snopes.com: NYC Firefighters Memorial Inaccuracies •
Has a memorial to New York City firefighters has been rendered in a historically inaccurate way?
  ...Sources: Gaskell, Stephanie. "Petition Protesting Firefighter Statue is Circulated." The Associated Press. 15 January 2002. Goldiner, Dave. "Statue of...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:06 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/memorial.asp

80. snopes.com: Citizens Against Breast-Feeding •
Are 'Citizens Against Breast-Feeding' petitioning Congress to outlaw breast-feeding?
  ...Over 200,000 American citizens have signed a petition urging Congress to declare breastfeeding unlawful. This primitive ritual has and continues to be a...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:05 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/breastfeeding.asp

81. snopes.com: Larry Doby •
Did Joe Gordon deliberately strike out to prevent rookie Larry Doby from looking bad?
  ...most of his own teammates. Just as several Dodger players had circulated a petition during spring training in 1947 announcing that they refused to play...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:07 GMT http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/doby.asp

82. snopes.com: Poisonous Poinsettias •
Are poinsettia plants poisonous?
  ...Commission cited lack of substantial evidence in its decision to deny a petition requiring warning labels for poinsettias. (Perhaps the confused warnings...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:17 GMT http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/poinsettia.asp

83. snopes.com: CPUSA for John Kerry •
Is the Communist Party USA endorsing John Kerry for President?
  ...huge numbers of voter's signatures, by requiring that anyone who signs a petition to place a "minor" party candidate on the ballot is thereby ineligible...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/cpusa.asp

84. snopes.com: PayPal IRS Notice •
PayPal e-mailed notices stating that they will be providing account information for some users to the Internal Revenue Service.
  ...a clampdown on tax evasion using offshore credit and debit cards. The IRS petition says: "The records requested in the summons will identify the holders...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/paypal.asp

85. snopes.com: Carol McCain •
Article recounts details of Senator John McCain's divorce from his first wife, Carol
  ...sue his wife for divorce until Feb. 19, 1980, and he wrote in his court petition that he and his wife had "cohabited" until Jan. 7 of that year or for...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:27 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/carol.asp

86. snopes.com: World Trade Center Stamp •
Artwork shows image of the World Trade Center to be used on a new USPS postage stamp.
  ...I've been receiving emails about a petition to commemorate the World Trade Center on a stamp with this picture. Origins: The image shown above,...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:45 GMT http://www.snopes.com/rumors/photos/wtcstamp.asp

87. snopes.com: USGS Mapmaker Fired •
Was a USGS mapmaker fired for posting a map of caribou breeding grounds on the web?
  ...candidate Al Gore) were vehemently opposed to the idea, and a grass-roots petition drive was launched on the Internet to have President Clinton afford...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:56 GMT http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/caribou.asp

88. snopes.com: Australian Guns Stats •
Do statistics demonstrate that crime rates in Australia have increased substantially since the government there instituted a gun buy-back program in 1997?
  ...a legitimate need to possess prohibited categories of firearms can petition for exemptions from the law. Given this context, any claims based on...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:33:54 GMT http://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp

89. snopes.com: CHEERS Study •
Does an EPA study propose paying families to allow their children to be exposed to pesticides?
  ...More information, related newspaper headlines and petition here: http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa-alert.htm Please also forward this message....
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:42 GMT http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cheers.asp

90. snopes.com: Procter & Gamble •
Does Procter & Gamble support overturning a Cincinnati prohibition against laws protecting homosexuals?
  ...(5) Click here to print out and distribute the boycott Crest and Tide petition. http://www.pgboycott.com/PGBoycottPetition.pdf Sincerely, Don...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:35:26 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/procter.asp

91. snopes.com: Muppet Death Rumor •
Is Ernie of Sesame Street going to be killed off in an upcoming episode?
  ...a tiny photograph of the character on them. This inspired Tabor to begin a petition campaign, and he collected 400 signatures before finally being...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:35:56 GMT http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/deadmuppet.asp

92. snopes.com: German Almost Became Official Language •
Did one vote defeat a proposal to make German the official language of the United States?
  ...from Augusta, Virginia, petitioned Congress, and in response to their petition a House committee recommended publishing three thousand sets of laws in...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:36:44 GMT http://www.snopes.com/language/apocryph/german.asp

93. snopes.com: Citgo / Petro Express •
E-mails urge Americans to buy/not buy Citgo brand gasoline.
  ...of voters and their political tendencies including whether they signed a petition for a recall referendum in 2004 Venezuela has achieved reverse...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:37:12 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/citgo.asp

94. snopes.com: Gas Out •
Will participating in a boycott of selected oil companiesower gasoline prices?
  ...Petition to President Bush Call to Spurn Gasoline from Particular Suppliers to Cut Off Funding of Terrorists Call for 1- or 3-Day Boycott of...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:42:29 GMT http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp

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