This from a publication in Madison, WI

Got this in an email.
Lol!
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Blind People Are Faking It!

Citizens, hear us well. Our great nation isbeing undermined by a secret society of

individuals who carry deadly white truncheons and lead vicious attack

animals in public on a daily basis. These

mysterious folk also have a secret means of

communication, while shocking new evidence seems to indicate that

they may even possess senses superior to those

>of other humans. We're speaking, of course, of

the legions of the so-called blind.

Let's assume for a minute that we swallow this

"blindness" hoax in the first place. If these

people are somehow bereft of the gift of sight, how does that

explain the works of Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles

and Ronnie Milsap? How could such men possibly

play music if they were blind? What do they take us for-ignorant

saps?

The first issue I must point out is their very

public display of armed might. Every individual

laying claim to sightlessness carries a cudgel on their person

at all times. These "canes," as they call them,

are supposed to help them feel their way along.

They are painted white, almost as if the bearer wished

to remind passersby of its presence, and the

weapon's tip is painted a chillingly suggestive

red. Those who have studied the mysterious fighting arts of

the Orient know that such sticks may be wielded

with deadly force by those with skill. In a

surprise attack, strategically placed squads of the "blind"

could quickly overwhelm our police forces.

Their fearsome nature encompasses more than just

personal weaponry. Many of the alleged blind

also own large, vicious attack dogs for the supposed purpose

of guidance along city streets. With one word

from their scheming masters, these slavering

"guide" dogs could become guided missiles!

Indeed, most of these fearsome beasts are German

shepherds, a species of killer wolf invented by

twisted, Fascist dog breeders, which has somehow fallen

into this most suspect faction of the disabled.

The most frightening aspect of this diabolical

conspiracy by far is their ability to

communicate with one another unbeknownst to upstanding citizens. Their

secret code consists of a series of raised dots

cunningly arranged into arcane shapes. Known as

"Braille," this demonic alphabet has begun popping up in

places that were doubtlessly chosen for their

mundane, everyday outward appearance: elevators,

building directories, automated teller machines and the like.

This system seems rational enough, and does not

attract undue attention. But think! If the

messages on the signs changed suddenly, how would we know? Next

year, next month, next week, maybe even

tomorrow, the signs will change from "second

floor" to "STRIKE NOW! STRIKE HARD!" and our nation will be thrown

into the chaos of revolution.

At this juncture, there is no hard evidence that

the blind are planning such a revolution. We

hope to have such evidence very soon. But can one group possess

such an overwhelming element of surprise and

fail to use it to seize power? And can their goals be anything but evil?

No, I say! I maintain that true blindness lies

in failing to see the threat where it must

obviously lie, and we must be vigilantly wary of the blind menace.