Friday, 1 May 2009

Fanta Apple - Haram?


Some of you may have received a text message recently that looks identical to this:

"Pls frwd ths msg 2 all your friends: Do not drink FANTA APPLE it contains (E211, E224) FAT OF PORK (PIG)..."

Word on the street is there is now an updated version being circulated, it looks identical to this:

"Pls frwd ths msg 2 all your friends: Do not drink FANTA APPLE it contains (E211, E224) FAT OF PORK (PIG)...Plz do not delete it before u frwrd..."

I'll admit I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, and that I don't have a real degree in anything and that I did really bad at school, but one thing I'm an expert at is sending text messages, and I'm pretty sure you can't send a message after you delete it.

I thought about the benefit the source of this useless, boring and incorrect information could possibly derive for a whole 5 minutes - How could a person benefit from people not drinking Fanta Apple? and then it occurred to me, the type of people that make up and spread these lies don't have normal brains like you guys, they don't need reasons to lie and do dumb things like eat crayons or  see if their fist fits in their mouth they just act on their stupidity. I'm pretty sure they believe their own lies and that they are responsible for making the world a more Halal place.
 
But WAIT if you guys are just gonna make stuff up why don't you make it worthwhile? Like "The Swine Flu has been manufactured by Israeli Free Masons and is aimed at wiping out the whole Muslim population, once infected you have 48 hours to live. Please don't panic we are currently working on an anti-swine flu serum, all donations will be appreciated. P.S. Forward to all your loved ones" See I just made up an awesome action packed rumor and it only took me 5 seconds, if you had spread this rumor and then believed it, you would have been responsible for saving millions of lives - Rookies.

If for some strange reason you don't believe everything you hear, read and imagine, and your able to operate a telephone, I know this may sound absurd but hear me out, you can call Fanta on 0800 22 77 11 (Mon-Fri 09:00 - 17:00) and actually verify the information for yourself, or research the e-numbers for yourself(1*), but be quick before somebody extracts the pork from the ingredients and destroys all the evidence out of fear of being exposed, just like they did with the alcohol in Rubicon Mango.

(1*) E221 is Sodium Sulphite/benzoate and E224 is Potassium Disulphate and both can be consumed by all religious groups including vegetarians (http://www.food-info.net/uk