Comments on: Stupidity and Mass E-mail Forwarding http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/ How to Maintain Sanity over Everyday Stupidity Fri, 18 May 2012 04:11:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: rohini http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7589 rohini Fri, 15 May 2009 21:02:54 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7589 hey..best of luck!! crazy random site..check out mine-http://revelationswithin.blogspot.com hey..best of luck!! crazy random site..check out mine-http://revelationswithin.blogspot.com

]]> By: Annie T http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7096 Annie T Fri, 01 May 2009 08:56:43 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7096 Is it worth marking her address as spam or blocking her as a contact? Or could you inform her that your email address is changing, give her a spurious one and then, if she needs to contact you, she just has to pick up the phone? Luckily, landline phones cannot forward...yet! I am with you on these things. I refuse point blank to countenance them. I have never yet come across a genuine forward - from what I can gather, they are purely to get into the Guinness Book of Records for chain emails, but prey on your emotions to galvanise you into action. They make me feel quite nauseated, too. Give me Swine Flu any day... Is it worth marking her address as spam or blocking her as a contact?

Or could you inform her that your email address is changing, give her a spurious one and then, if she needs to contact you, she just has to pick up the phone? Luckily, landline phones cannot forward…yet!

I am with you on these things. I refuse point blank to countenance them. I have never yet come across a genuine forward - from what I can gather, they are purely to get into the Guinness Book of Records for chain emails, but prey on your emotions to galvanise you into action.

They make me feel quite nauseated, too. Give me Swine Flu any day…

]]> By: Ferd http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7090 Ferd Fri, 01 May 2009 03:53:45 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7090 “No problem. I’ll send them just in case.” Ha! That is hilarious! She totally missed the point! She's your cousin, and you probably love her for many reasons. I'm guessing you feel a bit sorry that her mind is only a Penny, when yours is a Dollar. You are very nice to just keep deleting her emails and not making too big a deal out of it. Yes, it probably meets some sort of need for her. I think you're right. I have a distant relative in Mexico that sends me endless jokes. I hate getting them, but I haven't said anything to him yet. Maybe I'll just try to beat your 0.8 second record. Impressive!!! “No problem. I’ll send them just in case.”
Ha! That is hilarious! She totally missed the point!

She’s your cousin, and you probably love her for many reasons. I’m guessing you feel a bit sorry that her mind is only a Penny, when yours is a Dollar. You are very nice to just keep deleting her emails and not making too big a deal out of it. Yes, it probably meets some sort of need for her. I think you’re right.

I have a distant relative in Mexico that sends me endless jokes. I hate getting them, but I haven’t said anything to him yet. Maybe I’ll just try to beat your 0.8 second record. Impressive!!!

]]> By: Keli http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7085 Keli Fri, 01 May 2009 00:31:08 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7085 MC: Sometimes we've got to do whatever it takes to regain our sanity from these people. If you think spamming would work, by all means go ahead. Suzie: Deleting is the quickest and most painless remedy. Onedia: It does sound quite delightful and even cause for celebration. I think I have this same aunt in my family. I once took the identical road many years ago, replying to one of her idiotic emails and including everyone on her list. You might think (as I know you do) this would impact her. It did not. She continued her emails...but just excluded the addresses on her list. I still get emails from her. Stupidity can be relentless. MC:
Sometimes we’ve got to do whatever it takes to regain our sanity from these people. If you think spamming would work, by all means go ahead.
Suzie:
Deleting is the quickest and most painless remedy.
Onedia:
It does sound quite delightful and even cause for celebration. I think I have this same aunt in my family. I once took the identical road many years ago, replying to one of her idiotic emails and including everyone on her list. You might think (as I know you do) this would impact her. It did not. She continued her emails…but just excluded the addresses on her list. I still get emails from her. Stupidity can be relentless.

]]> By: Onedia http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7084 Onedia Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:55:18 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7084 Keli, I had an aunt (not one of my favorites) who got my email address and started sending me those. Usually I just hit delete. A couple of times I caught a subject and read just how ridiculous it was. Usually some off the wall thing or some prayer or such. Almost two years ago I received one of those messages that went viral about Obama being this or that . I had to respond. I wrote a very lucid email refuting all that she had forwarded and nailed it home by implying that it was an attack on my son-in-law who was raised in a Muslim country. I sent it to everyone on the list. I got great pleasure in getting a follow-up email from her apologizing and so on and so forth. I also have Not received another email from her of any kind. I find that delightful. Keli, I had an aunt (not one of my favorites) who got my email address and started sending me those. Usually I just hit delete. A couple of times I caught a subject and read just how ridiculous it was. Usually some off the wall thing or some prayer or such. Almost two years ago I received one of those messages that went viral about Obama being this or that . I had to respond. I wrote a very lucid email refuting all that she had forwarded and nailed it home by implying that it was an attack on my son-in-law who was raised in a Muslim country. I sent it to everyone on the list. I got great pleasure in getting a follow-up email from her apologizing and so on and so forth. I also have Not received another email from her of any kind. I find that delightful.

]]> By: Suzie http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7077 Suzie Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:04:42 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7077 <p>My pet peeves are when they send me chain letters. I just hate that. They want you to forward it to 7 to 10 or more people.<br /> If you send this you will receive money, good luck , and if you don't, be ready for consequences. I always delete them.</p> My pet peeves are when they send me chain letters. I just hate that. They want you to forward it to 7 to 10 or more people.
If you send this you will receive money, good luck , and if you don’t, be ready for consequences. I always delete them.

]]> By: MC http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7063 MC Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:56:28 +0000 http://counterfeithumans.com/2009/04/29/stupidity-and-mass-e-mail-forwarding/#comment-7063 I have a serial email forwarder among my relatives too and she drives me crazy! Her's are mostly religious in nature and it's enough to make anyone an atheist. I've shot some back to her about the importance of not being so judgmental, intolerant, blah, blah, but she goes right on doing her thing. I think I'm going to have to spam her. I have a serial email forwarder among my relatives too and she drives me crazy! Her’s are mostly religious in nature and it’s enough to make anyone an atheist. I’ve shot some back to her about the importance of not being so judgmental, intolerant, blah, blah, but she goes right on doing her thing. I think I’m going to have to spam her.

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