Flashing your lights warning!?

[Disco Dan]

Just got this in an email... as usual probably bogus... but worth a thought...

DON'T FLASH HEADLIGHTS AT ANY CAR WITH NO LIGHTS ON!!

Police officers working with the DARE program have issued this Warning:

If you are driving after dark and see and on-coming car with no headlights on,
DO NOT FLASH YOUR LIGHTS AT THEM!

This is a common Bloods member "initiation game" that goes like this:

The new gang member under initiation drives along with no headlights, and the first car to flash their headlights at him is now his "target.". He is now required to turn around and chase that car, then shoot and kill every individual in the vehicle in order to complete his initiation requirements. Police Depts across the nation are being warned. Their intent is to have all the “new bloods nationwide drive around on Friday and Saturday nights with their headlights off.

In order to be accepted into the gang, they have to shoot and kill all individuals in the first auto that does a courtesy flash to warn them that their lights are
off. Make sure you share this information with all the drivers in your
family!

Please forward this message to all your friends and family members to inform them about this initiation ritual

[skidMark]

O.....great

[Mikkel]

Fuck that, I'd say stop flashing your bloody lights at vehicles using their lights during the day for christs sake! :mad:

Sounds like a hoax to me. Scary thought, but still...

[pete376403]

O.....Bollocks, more like.

[Big Dave]

so the bloods in Akl are young, asian and female?

[Disco Dan]

Sounds a bit far fetched doesnt it!!

Isnt it odd what people send in emails though!!

[Conquiztador]

[B]
In order to be accepted into the gang, they have to shoot and kill all individuals in the first auto that does a courtesy flash to warn them that their lights are off.

And how many cars have been found in NZ with shot dead people inside? Perhaps an indication that the recruitment process for the gang is not going that well...

[Mikkel]

And how many cars have been found in NZ with shot dead people inside? Perhaps an indication that the recruitment process for the gang is not going that well...

We can only hope. Pretty lame and random ritual btw.

What I'm wondering about is more... Are these bloods environmentally conscious and remember to turn the light off in their target car after the deed is done?

[Gremlin]

so the bloods in Akl are young, asian and female?
guess so... its always the silent ones...

now... where's that klaxxon nomination thingy gone again...

[McJim]

This did the rounds in London a few years ago. Once again there were no reports of carloads of dead people to be found......they just can't get the staff these days.

[skidMark]

This did the rounds in London a few years ago. Once again there were no reports of carloads of dead people to be found......they just can't get the staff these days.

all good then eh

[Gubb]

Snopes says it's Bullshit.

[Edbear]

Snopes says it's Bullshit.


Should be automatic to check that site when you get these. I've often replied to these chain-mails that the sender needs to check Snopes.

One even fooled my boss and he's pretty switched on.

[Devil]

...in the first auto...
There's the giveaway right there. No-one says that in NZ...

[Livvy]

What's more... If this is common enough knowledge for it to be in an email, one in which it SAYS the police know about this, there would have been something on the news. Come on people!

[jonbuoy]

You gotta be having a laugh, this is New Zealand not New Orleans.

[Jimmy B]

Urban myth, plenty of variations

[hellnback]

Who are the Bloods??? Never even heard of them, must be a crap gang...

[kiwifruit]

s.p.a.m :blank:

[MIXONE]

If they shoot me for flashing my lights what will they do if I flash other bits?










Probable just laugh like everyone else does:mad:

[fireball]

that is an old urban legend from way back

:lol: got to give them one for trying to make it into a 21st century thing

[Quasievil]

I going to shoot the driver and passengers of the next car I see without lights on.
this way I irradicate scum and keep the roads safe !!!

:apint:

[ManDownUnder]

This did the rounds in London a few years ago. Once again there were no reports of carloads of dead people to be found......they just can't get the staff these days.

That's only because of the other unknown game going on called "Run the fuckwits off the road". It goes like this - there's a gang called the bones (related to the bloods but they have a lot more structure)

Anytime they see someone with their lights off they quietly turn around and chase them till the catch up then swerve violently towards them forcing them run off the road so it looks like a mysterious accident - perhaps from bad driving.

Looks like the bones are going well...!

[onearmedbandit]

Wait, people actually believe this sort of thing? Or have to go to a website to check whether it is authentic or not? Wow.

[Virago]

Urgent...!

If you hold your breath underwater for 60 seconds, while wearing a Superman outfit, Bill Gates will give you $100.00...!

This is not a hoax, and has been approved by the state authorities.

You must email this to EVERYONE you know immediately. If you don't, Bill Gates will disable your computer and impregnate your mother.

[Coyote]

Who are the Bloods??? Never even heard of them, must be a crap gang...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bloods

Many youth over here 'relate' to these fellows and imitate them, as well as the opposing gang: 'Crips' (in blue).

[onearmedbandit]

Urgent...!

If you hold your breath underwater for 60 seconds, while wearing a Superman outfit, Bill Gates will give you $100.00...!

This is not a hoax, and has been approved by the state authorities.

You must email this to EVERYONE you know immediately. If you don't, Bill Gates will disable your computer and impregnate your mother.

Is that US$100 or Kiwi? Cos if it is American, I could be up for that.

[Tank]

Is that US$100 or Kiwi? Cos if it is American, I could be up for that.

at the moment they are worth about the same. over 80c again this morning.

The business side of me goes - oh shit thats a pain in the ass.

The cheapskate side of me buying from ebay goes YAY!

[Tank]

Just got this in an email... as usual probably bogus... but worth a thought...

DON'T FLASH HEADLIGHTS AT ANY CAR WITH NO LIGHTS ON!!.....



.....Please forward this message to all your friends and family members to inform them about this initiation ritual


Disco Dan - All joking aside - you seriously, seriously, could not have been even a little bit thinking that this was real were you?

[Mikkel]

IGNORE EVERYTHING WRITTEN IN CAPS!!!!!11111111


I going to shoot the driver and passengers of the next car I see without lights on.
this way I irradicate scum and keep the roads safe !!!

:apint:

Use a SMG - that way you have your left hand free for drinking beers. Keeping the roads safe is a dirty job but... at least you can have a drink doing it! :yes:


Disco Dan - All joking aside - you seriously, seriously, could not have been even a little bit thinking that this was real were you?

Dunno about Dan, but, trust me, there are a lot of gullible fuckers out there.

[HungusMaximist]

They possibly can't keep up with the half of us with their crappy tin cans.

I'll out burn them anyday...

[Badcat]

it's the:






KILLA BEEZ!



be scared, people.
little homos that can't spell really frighten me.

[MotoGirl]

I googled this yesterday when I received this email. It's been circulating since the early 1990s and is a big, fat load of bollocks.

[onearmedbandit]

IGNORE EVERYTHING WRITTEN IN CAPS!!!!!11111111





Wait a second, do I ignore that statement because it's in caps? And if I do ignore it, does it then become relevant again?

Just when I thought I got passed this one:

The statement below is true
The statement above is false

...you go and bring a new one in. That's my day fucked.

[Jiminy]

I think they only shoot people who have not won the Nigerian lottery, so we should all be safe.

When you won the Nigerian lottery, do you receive the case in NZ$ or US$? I've asked them, but they didn't reply yet. :(

[Mikkel]

Wait a second, do I ignore that statement because it's in caps? And if I do ignore it, does it then become relevant again?

Just when I thought I got passed this one:

The statement below is true
The statement above is false

...you go and bring a new one in. That's my day fucked.

It's a hard life! HTFU crybaby ;)

BTW - I can recommend "The Illuminatus" trilogy if you appreciate absurdity...

[Finn]

If you don't, Bill Gates will disable your computer and impregnate your mother.

Cool, a rich little brother.

[MIXONE]

Cool, a rich little brother.

No just another little bastard:laugh:

[PrincessBandit]

... there are a lot of gullible fuckers out there.

Did you know that the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary?

[steveb64]

Did you know that the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary?

BZZZT! Wrong again.:2guns:

Concise Oxford Dictionary (5th ed.) gull ... Dupe, fool. So ~'ible a., ~ibility n., ~ish a.

Sorry Princess, but you need to read your dictionary a little more carefully... :clap: :whistle:

[PrincessBandit]

BZZZT! Wrong again.:2guns:

Concise Oxford Dictionary (5th ed.) gull ... Dupe, fool. So ~'ible a., ~ibility n., ~ish a.

Sorry Princess, but you need to read your dictionary a little more carefully... :clap: :whistle:

Am i allowed to say "did i actually suck someone in with that one" you must be kidding me! :lol:

[onearmedbandit]

Am i allowed to say "did i actually suck someone in with that one" you must be kidding me! :lol:

That was too easy steveb64!! Priceless.

[Katman]

BZZZT! Wrong again.:2guns:

Concise Oxford Dictionary (5th ed.) gull ... Dupe, fool. So ~'ible a., ~ibility n., ~ish a.

Sorry Princess, but you need to read your dictionary a little more carefully... :clap: :whistle:



I'd hate to ever have to admit that my arse had been owned by a Princess.

[Mikkel]

Thanks for springing that trap steveb64! ;)

I'd have jumped in with both legs... :yes:

Of course, we'll never know if PrincessBandit was serious in her first post or not (no smileys, been told sarcasm doesn't work without them...) - doesn't matter though the reply owned!
Anyway, noone checking a dictionary for gullible are likely to fit the description ;)


Incidentally, as I was coming into Lyttleton around 10 pm (bad learner :nono:) I saw a crappy black car with only the lefthand position light on. I thought about this thread and decided I couldn't be arsed to have another race tonight...
:rolleyes:

[steveb64]

:argh::doh::beer::o

FARK! Walked into that un...

[PrincessBandit]

Of course, we'll never know if PrincessBandit was serious in her first post or not (no smileys, been told sarcasm doesn't work without them...) - doesn't matter though the reply owned!


all part of my sneaky, cunning trap. made my day! :rofl: thanks for being such good sports.

[steveb64]

all part of my sneaky, cunning trap. made my day! :rofl: thanks for being such good sports.

Hmmmph. Just watch out if some guy walks up to you and asks if he can kick your bike over... :shit:













Nah. Just kidding. :laugh:

[pyrocam]

the version i got had been edited slightly

Hi Guys,

Feels kinda weird sending you this...

Was at a meeting this morning when one of the people from the Ministry of Social Developement stood up with a special announcement, namely that the Bloods gang of South Auckland are doing a recruitment drive this weekend. The police have information that the Bloods are upset with the amount of media and general notoriety of the rival Killer Beez gang, and so have planned the recruitment drive to bolster numbers and gain some attention for themselves. The way the gang works is that prospective members must prove themselves by completing an inititiation task. Apparently, this Saturday night that will involve groups of prospective gang members driving around in cars with the headlights off, with the intention that anyone who flashes their lights back at them will be chased and at the conclusion of said chase will receive a vicious beating. The take home message was not to flash your lights at anyone driving with their lights off on Saturday night. This is supposed to be happening all over the city between the North Shore and Franklin.

According to the source, the police are reluctant to release this information to the general media until either late in the piece or not at all, for fears that the gang will just change their tactic or dates, making it completely unpredictable. I find this all a little hard to believe, but likewise will not be flashing my lights at anyone on Saturday night. Seems a small and logical precaution to take on the off chance that there is any truth behind the murmurings.

[breakaway]

Sigh. Some people need to learn some internet.

[Mikkel]

Sigh. Some people need to learn some internet.

I beat the internet - the boss at the end is really hard!

[MIXONE]

WARNING.The notorious Killer Beez have heard of this cunning new recruitment camapaign and are planning on driving around Auckland on Saturdai night chasing down anyone without their headlights on and giving them the bash.Don't forget to turn your lights on.:shit:

[Tank]

It was on nzcity.co.nz that the police have even released a statement telling everyone that its not true - so I assume that a lot of people contacted them about it. Seriously can you believe that so many people fall for this stuff.



sigh...... we havnt a hope.

[MIXONE]

There's a sucker born every minute:stupid::rolleyes:

[BIGBOSSMAN]

Damn, I'm a blood and I was all set for a night of beatings. I'll just have to retire my Gunn & Moore for the night then...:crybaby:

[Mikkel]

Funny thought:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/snopes.png

[PrincessBandit]

Driving along Richardson Rd at 9.15 tonight noticed oncoming vehicle with no light in front; flashed him (as you do) then remembered this thread! Oh no!! Checked my rear vision mirror, but much to my relief the guy riding the little scooter didn't do a quick u-ey and hunt me down to shoot me.

[Disco Dan]

Saw article in the Herald this morning saying it was a hoax... for those of you that still think to the contary! :whistle:

[Conquiztador]

Saw article in the Herald this morning saying it was a hoax... for those of you that still think to the contary! :whistle:

So then you have not heard the latest:

As the information has now been leaked out they have changed tactics. Yep, just what the police was afraid of. I have heard, from my reliable sources, that they will now hunt down anyone that has their lights on, beat the shit outta them and steal their batteries. Yep. This is a true story!

[Dargor]

Funny thought:

<snip> XKCD <snip>

I can see how that would work. 'cos when someone forwards the email they do it in bulk with the also-send-to feature. So all of the recipients get a nice list of email addresses that the spammers can harvest. Also everyone who has believed it and forwarded the email is obviously gullible and should believe that the magic drug will enlarge their penis.

[White trash]

Saw article in the Herald this morning saying it was a hoax... for those of you that still think to the contary! :whistle:
Fuck it! I was gonna bust the Commodore out tonight, go and high beam every mutha fucker in the hope one of them would chase me.

[MIXONE]

I can see how that would work. 'cos when someone forwards the email they do it in bulk with the also-send-to feature. So all of the recipients get a nice list of email addresses that the spammers can harvest. Also everyone who has believed it and forwarded the email is obviously gullible and should believe that the magic drug will enlarge their penis.

You are so right.My penis hasn't grown even 1 cm.Bloody ripoffs:mad:

[The Lone Rider]

In my gang, you have to plant a rose garden and first person to compliment your roses gets given a beer and a verbal thank you.

Fuck we are hard.

[James Deuce]

Snopes says it's Bullshit.

Not only is it bullshit, it's OLD bullshit. I remember this on fax spam in the '80s.

[MIXONE]

In my gang, you have to plant a rose garden and first person to compliment your roses gets given a beer and a verbal thank you.

Fuck we are hard.

Shit dude do you do this without the appropriate safety gear(gloves etc.)?
You guys are tough.:yes:

[westie]

So I haven't heard of one person posting that theyv been killed by the gangs from flashing their lights.
Not even one!

This must be a hoax.

[James Deuce]

Sigh.

http://www.snopes.com

Got to the Auto section.

It's about the 3rd one down in the list of most common Automotive urban legends.

[oldrider]

So I haven't heard of one person posting that theyv been killed by the gangs from flashing their lights.
Not even one!

This must be a hoax.

No it's not, I got shot last night :eek: John.

[The Lone Rider]

So I haven't heard of one person posting that theyv been killed by the gangs from flashing their lights.
Not even one!

This must be a hoax.

I was killed by a gang from flashing my lights.

They killed me real good.

It's been a bit of a struggle to get over my death for me.

[James Deuce]

Don't worry, counselors well versed in the ins and outs of the Treaty of Waitangi are on their way!

[Swoop]

I got shot last night :eek: John.
It wasn't that "Whiskey" gang again???