SpeedRacer 1 #1 August 29, 2007 What do you think when you get either 1) one of those cutesy emails that have some "inspirational" message & then tells you that you'll have good luck if you forward it to 5 people, or bad luck if you don't or 2) Those emails that contain some bullshit warning or urban myth or something, so that it is clear that the person never bothered to check its validity before forwarding it. -- The main administrative assistant where I work often forwards the second type. Unfortunately, when I tried to inform her that the email was not true, I guess I insulted her a little bit. One of her closest friends sent it to her, and "he wouldn't forward me junk" so therefore, the email must be correct and I am just wrong. oh well. now I've learned to just delete those emails & keep my big mouth shut. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #2 August 29, 2007 If its got FW: in the subject line 99% of the time i just hit the delete key. its crazy how many times I gotta see that pic of the dogs with the crazy teeth, or the mobil home on stilts, or someone is tracking emails and giving me free money. sheesh.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #3 August 29, 2007 Prove her wrong by sending her the link to snopes, if it has the proof. If she don't like it, so what. Maybe she won't send you any more. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #4 August 29, 2007 1) I delete them 2) I run it through Snopes. If unconfirmed or false, I reply to the sender with a link to the Snopes page. I delete everything that has been forwarded multiple times and is broken up by forward indentation marks. I only forward really good things, and I copy/paste them into a new email, clean up the text using a little freeware tool (I forget the name) and put all of the recipients in the Bcc: line (using my own address as the only one in the To: line).Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #5 August 29, 2007 Quote Prove her wrong by sending her the link to snopes, if it has the proof. If she don't like it, so what. Maybe she won't send you any more. I did. She had sent that email about how the Koran says "the eagle will cleanse the Arab" in chapter9, verse 11 (9/11, get it??), and that Oliver North warned us about Osama bin Laden during the Iran-Contra trials. I showed her the Koran Online, and how it doesn't say anything like that, and also Oliver North's own website in which he says that the OBL warning wasn't true (he warned about another terrorist active at that time, named Abu Nidal). She still didn't believe me. She swore up & down that she remembers the OBL warning from the Iran Contra trials. Even when I showed her Oliver North's own website denying it. some things are unprovable to some people. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squirrel 0 #6 August 29, 2007 print them out and forward them to her snail mail box. ________________________________ Where is Darwin when you need him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #7 August 29, 2007 Quote Quote Prove her wrong by sending her the link to snopes, if it has the proof. If she don't like it, so what. Maybe she won't send you any more. I did. She had sent that email about how the Koran says "the eagle will cleanse the Arab" in chapter9, verse 11 (9/11, get it??), and that Oliver North warned us about Osama bin Laden during the Iran-Contra trials. I showed her the Koran Online, and how it doesn't say anything like that, and also Oliver North's own website in which he says that the OBL warning wasn't true (he warned about another terrorist active at that time, named Abu Nidal). She still didn't believe me. She swore up & down that she remembers the OBL warning from the Iran Contra trials. Even when I showed her Oliver North's own website denying it. some things are unprovable to some people. Didn't you know? If, it's on the internet... it's true! Some folks just wanna believe what they want to believe and you can't do a whole lot about it. I think, the deal with sending-out forwards to everyone in their address book is a way of saying; 'I know, you are out there but, I just don't have the time to write something worthwhile, caring or interesting but, I'm thinking of you!' I love that 'Delete' button! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #8 August 29, 2007 Quote oh well. now I've learned to just delete those emails & keep my big mouth shut. Well, you could always forward it to your IT person and report her for spamming!Seriously though, a person I always considered a very good friend stopped speaking to me when I told her exactly how I felt about a forwarded email she sent me which I considered to be in the 2nd category. It was not only BS but I found it really offensive and racist and I was shocked that she would send me something like that. She was highly offended that I was offended. Now, I just go with the ignore, delete and keep my mouth shut option. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #9 August 29, 2007 Quote -- The main administrative assistant where I work often forwards the second type. Unfortunately, when I tried to inform her that the email was not true, I guess I insulted her a little bit. One of her closest friends sent it to her, and "he wouldn't forward me junk" so therefore, the email must be correct and I am just wrong.oh well. now I've learned to just delete those emails & keep my big mouth shut. Fuckit - Send her a link to snopes regarding the e-mail.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #10 August 29, 2007 Reply with a picture of Walt's turd.Sorry, I've got nuthin. I delete all of them from both categories. _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #11 August 29, 2007 Quote 1) I delete them 2) I run it through Snopes. If unconfirmed or false, I reply to the sender with a link to the Snopes page. I delete everything that has been forwarded multiple times and is broken up by forward indentation marks. Yup. Me too. people stop sending me the BS *warning*s and missing kids and shit when I REPLY TO ALL that they forwarded to with the snopes page on it. Then we both look like asses. Them for sending crap, and me for outing them in front of all of their little forwarding friends...good riddance. I actually have my spam filter set up to auto delete anything that has 'Fw:' in the subject line.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyhawke 0 #12 August 29, 2007 I think it's fun to forward on something that could be educational or inspirational or funny to someone else. Some have told me not to send them "useless" emails so I don't but most I think can tell if it's something they're not interested in and just delete. Maybe you should tell her to forward only work related emails. Just a thought."It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - A. Dumbledore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #13 August 29, 2007 I remind them nicely to stop sending spam, or else I will filter out all emails from them. I have very little tolerace for that shit.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #14 August 29, 2007 Here's a third type that drives me nuts - see the attached image. Why do they feel the need to use such a HUGE font for the text? Do they think that the larger they say it, that the more important it is? You can't even get an entire sentence on one screen! I hate that. I don't waste my time scrolling down for half an hour to read the entire message. Does this practice bug anyone else? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 August 29, 2007 Quote Does this practice bug anyone else? Yes. I'm DEAF, not fucking blind!!! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivermom 0 #16 August 29, 2007 Quote Reply with a picture of Walt's turd.Sorry, I've got nuthin. I delete all of them from both categories. Oh MAN!! I just got a refresher on that this weekend. We were jumping at the beach in Galveston, and he actually STILL has those pictures in his camera. Just when I think the nightmare is over......IT'S NEVER OVER....apparentlyOkay, back on topic of the thread. I don't even bother reading those e-mails anymore because it's just too time consuming. I can't help but think that somewhere, these e-mails are being tracked by someone and they are laughing their heads off at the number of gullable people out there!Mrs. WaltAppel All things work together for good to them that love God...Romans 8:28 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyhawke 0 #17 August 29, 2007 I don't think big font size is meant to be more important, I think maybe it's stressing a feeling or idea or sentiment. I must admit it is kinda annoying!"It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - A. Dumbledore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #18 August 29, 2007 Quote Reply with a picture of Walt's turd.Sorry, I've got nuthin. I delete all of them from both categories. Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
