Question:
HERES A POEM THAT IS WORTH PASSING ON...

"A Smile of Epidemic Proportions" Smiling is infectious, You catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too. I passed around a corner, And someone else saw my grin. When he smiled I realized, I'd passed it on to him. I thought about that smile, Then I realized its worth. A single smile, just like mine, Could travel round the earth. So, if you feel a smile begin, Don't leave it undetected. Let's start an epidemic quick, And get the world infected. Smiling is something we all do, and it is understood by everyone in every language!    — [Anonymous] (posted on January 22, 2000)

January 22, 2000
Why post anonomously? I'd like to suggest (privately) that non-weight related items diminish the integrity of the questions database. Your contribution is uplifting, but would be more welcome in another arena,.
   — [Anonymous]

January 23, 2000
Hello everyone, Just wanted to let you all know that I am the one who posted this poem and also another like it. It wasnt meant to diminish the integrity of the website and I did debate over whether I should have posted either of them. I decieded that although these poems were NOT MY OWN WORDS, they EXPRESSED HOW I FELT about the people who have been so giving to me from this site. If I had said what I felt in a less poetic way would it have been a problem, no it I don't think it would have. As to why I posted annonymously. I didn't mean to post annonymously, I have nothing to hide,THOSE WHO DO KNOW ME KNOW I AM NOT SHY. I have quickly come to appreciate and care for the many people I have had the pleasure of becoming friends with on this site. I have used every service the site offers and have tried to contribute what little I have to contribute. I am not a shy person, nor am I ashamed or embaressed to include my name with my postings. So if I have offended anyone in my attempt to brighten your day, I don't apologize because including my postings made me feel better about myself. I appreciate the positive responses that all have given in an all too negative society. To all of my new friends and the ones I hope to make in the future...(o: SMILE IT IS CONTAGIOUS!!!! GINA RISO
   — ginariso

January 23, 2000
Toni - lighten up a little and SMILE :-) Gina - LOVED the poems. Thanks for sharing, making me smile, and making my day much brighter. "POEM" me anytime too. Your a sweetheart - BIG HUG 4 U
   — Betty H.