I got an email chain letter yesterday (not my first), and it got me to thinking...are people I know, who have my email address, really that bored and gullible? They can't really buy into this crap, can they?
This particular email was about a "new" traffic law. It had the usual story about a relative of a friend who found peril for not being aware of this law. It had red lettering and capital letters, designed to show importance in the message, and claims of pre-validation (that sources had been checked and that the message was 100% true).
Imagine my shock when I did my own research and found that the "facts" of the message were distorted. I felt it was my duty to respond to this personalized spam in a method that the originators could understand. I advised all people listed on the email, including the sender and the person who sent it to them, of the truth. But that didn't seem to be enough...I had to add something that these people would understand...something that was meaningful to them.
So, I outlined the facts and instructed each of them to pass my rebuttal along to three (3) people within the next 87.75 minutes to receive good luck. Failure to do so would result in a fire ant attack on their genitals. I haven't heard back about any attacks, so I can only assume one of the following - either 45 people now know the truth, or my curse-invoking super powers ain't what they used to be.
The person who sent the email to the person who sent it to me responded by saying that she is praying for me. However, I'm not sure what she is praying for. She may be teaming up with God to 'reverse the curse'.
I'm getting some Raid underwear, just in case.
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My favorite is the "Microsoft built a program that will track everyone that this e-mail is sent to, and Bill Gates has personally guaranteed that everyone on the list will get $10,000!!!). These are probably people that have jobs, and they probably vote, and they probably reproduce. How scary is that? Maybe we need to have people get a license to reproduce. As part of that, they would need to take an IQ and also a gullability test. Yeah, actually I read somewhere that this is really happening. Yeah, thats the ticket!
ReplyDeleteYou missed your calling. You should be an inventor. Raid underwear. That could really work on camping trips!
ReplyDeleteI forwarded a mail and found a dollar under my pillow the next morning from the tooth fairy. Hey Pete, you want me to send you the mail?
ReplyDeletePlease, send me the email and I will be sure to forward you every piece of junk mail I get until my arthritic fingers can no longer negotiate a keyboard.
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