At work I have to enter sale prices for special orders on jewelry for this one lady in customer service and she's always thanking me for doing it so quickly and adds smileys all the time. So I guess all of this speed has put me on her "list" because this morning I check email and what do I see but a bunch of those damn happy go lucky anecdotal forwards that end with "Send this to 10 friends in the next five minutes including back to me!!!"
I haven't had to deal with that crap since like 1997 and so being shoved right back into this just left me feeling disgusted and guilty at the same time. I can't bring myself to do it just for her since I don't even know what she looks like yet but at the same time I just feel so dirty for not "returning" her little teehee forwards. :(
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I dont give my email address proper to relatives. I have a special one just for that which I glance over and delete all the forwards.
Its bad enough that I gave my brother my MSN messenger and now I have to read away as he types in some bastardized version of CS leet speak that I am sure is the grammatical equivalent of the stillbirthed child of the unholy union of Hitler and Satan
Its bad enough that I gave my brother my MSN messenger and now I have to read away as he types in some bastardized version of CS leet speak that I am sure is the grammatical equivalent of the stillbirthed child of the unholy union of Hitler and Satan
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Just reply:
You forward me one more non-work related email and I will personally search out your desk and ram a baseball bat so far up your c[b][/b]unt it will make you gag. Are we cool?
Regards
Pikko.
Edited, Tue Aug 16 05:30:38 2005 by Patrician
You forward me one more non-work related email and I will personally search out your desk and ram a baseball bat so far up your c[b][/b]unt it will make you gag. Are we cool?
Regards
Pikko.
Edited, Tue Aug 16 05:30:38 2005 by Patrician
I have a coworker who does that as well. Just to top it off, she also sends me all the great full of **** "warning" emails about how microwaving food in plastic containers will give me cancer or that I should delete such and such useless file on my harddrive before my computer bursts into a ball of flame. I just set my email client to delete anything from her with "fwd" in the subject heading and that gets most of it. I do like writing back to her about the stupid scams and warnings when they come through though. I wish the woman would just learn to check snopes.
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“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
Sometimes if I'm in the right mood, I'll look up the ******** for them, and hit reply-all with the link to Snopes in it. Usually I let things like that go. But every now and then, my good samaratin (sp?) comes out. Or maybe just my need to prove someone wrong. 
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Usually I let things like that go. But every now and then, my good samaratin (sp?) comes out. Or maybe just my need to prove someone wrong.
Exactly, haha. I try to sound all nice about it, "I don't want you to worry about this being true so I thought I would let you know that it's just an urban legend" when really I'm thinking "Jesus, why don't you check on this stupid **** before you go sending it to everyone you know and sounding like a complete moron."
It's not so bad if she does it in the afternoon. It just really pisses me off when I arrive at work in the morning to find the first 3 or 4 emails in my inbox are junk forwards from her. Also, she sends me those stupid "inspirational" ones, you know...to make my day and all.
Yikes, when did I turn into such a grouch?
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“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But a half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.â€
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
I think everyone who knows me knows better than to send me that stuff. cause I'm a big ole meanie, grrr
Also, I'm fortunate in that almost everyone I know also hates those forwards and inspirational crap. Occasionally one or two leak through, but I can deal with those.
Also, I'm fortunate in that almost everyone I know also hates those forwards and inspirational crap. Occasionally one or two leak through, but I can deal with those.
Well, it's too bad you cant just send her a link to rotten.com, eh?
Just let her know that you usually block all of those kinds of emails without reading them, but as you noticed it came from her and didn't want to block her address due to work, you'd appreciate it if she kept you off her fwd list. No need to be mean, but do assert yourself. She's no mindreader.
I just got the same e-mail from both of my brothers and my mom.
Jerks.
Jerks.
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
Yeah, I'm going with the "let them know you don't appreciate it" crowd. I usually send a link to Snopes, with a little "before you forward this sh[i][/i]it you might want to make some small effort at checking your facts" kind of note. Oddly, that usually stops them. Maybe they're just fascinated by Snopes.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
I send them tubgirl links.
Duchess SamiraX wrote:
Yeah, I'm going with the "let them know you don't appreciate it" crowd. I usually send a link to Snopes, with a little "before you forward this sh[i][/i]it you might want to make some small effort at checking your facts" kind of note. Oddly, that usually stops them. Maybe they're just fascinated by Snopes.
Nah, they're probably scared of you by that point.
not that there's anything wrong with that
Ive never understood the fascination by those chain letters. Sadly I have to admit it is women who send this crap on. Most of my friends have learned by now that no, I will not open the damn letter, no I will not die a horrible death in 24 hours if I dont send it on the fifteen people, and I'd rather toss the letter in my trash bin instead of bothering other people with the crap even if I'll have a very lucky day by sending it within ten minutes upon opening 
How well do you know this woman Pikko? Well enough to send her an email politely declinging them? You could imply you already get too many emails as it is and it is hard for you to keep up.
I've always toyed with the idea of making a chain letter about how pathetic chain letters were, and if you sent it to anyone you would get flooded with inane crap for a week. I'd send it to my relatives who havent figured out I can't stand that crap. But then to make it work I would need to know more about computers and have it so somehow I knew if they passed it on and then flood their email for a week.
How well do you know this woman Pikko? Well enough to send her an email politely declinging them? You could imply you already get too many emails as it is and it is hard for you to keep up.
I've always toyed with the idea of making a chain letter about how pathetic chain letters were, and if you sent it to anyone you would get flooded with inane crap for a week. I'd send it to my relatives who havent figured out I can't stand that crap. But then to make it work I would need to know more about computers and have it so somehow I knew if they passed it on and then flood their email for a week.
One of the ones she sent yesterday was some long one with stuff like ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>BE THANKFUL YOUR CLOTHES ARE TOO TIGHT BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BE THANKFUL YOU ARE SWEATING BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU ARE WARM.
The >>>>>>>>'s sent crazy bells off in my head.
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>BE THANKFUL YOUR CLOTHES ARE TOO TIGHT BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BE THANKFUL YOU ARE SWEATING BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU ARE WARM.
The >>>>>>>>'s sent crazy bells off in my head.
Pikko Pots wrote:
One of the ones she sent yesterday was some long one with stuff like ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>BE THANKFUL YOUR CLOTHES ARE TOO TIGHT BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BE THANKFUL YOU ARE SWEATING BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU ARE WARM.
The >>>>>>>>'s sent crazy bells off in my head.
>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>BE THANKFUL YOUR CLOTHES ARE TOO TIGHT BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BE THANKFUL YOU ARE SWEATING BECAUSE IT MEANS YOU ARE WARM.
The >>>>>>>>'s sent crazy bells off in my head.
Sounds like some 1984 shi[/u]t to me!
I'd go up and ask her if she was implying something and have her tell it to my face
But why? This was obviously meant to make me feel better about not being able to wear half my wardrobe again! /sulk
By the way, I find out le sex on Saturday!
By the way, I find out le sex on Saturday!
Pikko Pots wrote:
But why? This was obviously meant to make me feel better about not being able to wear half my wardrobe again! /sulk
By the way, I find out le sex on Saturday!
By the way, I find out le sex on Saturday!
Oh goodie, we get to help name this one too?
woohooo!!! Hopefully your child wont be doing cartwheels when its time.
Sure, I'm open to suggestions! My only condition is no "T" names. You know what my last name is and a T before that last name would a very very bad thing!!
-You can always setup a rule in Outlook to trash any email with '>>>>' in the message. 
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But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
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About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
Pikko Pots wrote:
Sure, I'm open to suggestions! My only condition is no "T" names. You know what my last name is and a T before that last name would a very very bad thing!!
HAHA took me a few mins to remember, then I was like OMG. So we agree then no "T" names.
Give me some info... want kids to have similar names? same initials? etc etc and I will be all over this job!
No preferences other than I'd kinda like to have a unique name. Also, only suggest boy names because I'm still making everyone call it a he to help make it come true.
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Duchess SamiraX wrote:
Yeah, I'm going with the "let them know you don't appreciate it" crowd. I usually send a link to Snopes, with a little "before you forward this sh[i][/i]it you might want to make some small effort at checking your facts" kind of note. Oddly, that usually stops them. Maybe they're just fascinated by Snopes.
Nah, they're probably scared of you by that point.
not that there's anything wrong with that
I may or may not have implied a threat in the event I ever receive another useless spammy stupid little cutesy email. I really can't recall.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Time to create a new Rule/Filter
If Sender is "Annoying Friend" and Body contains "Forward this email to" then forward to "Annoying Friend" and send to folder "Deleted"
If Sender is "Annoying Friend" and Body contains "Forward this email to" then forward to "Annoying Friend" and send to folder "Deleted"
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