tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post115734679884983958..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: The etiquette lessonZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1160939772193440962006-10-15T12:16:00.000-07:002006-10-15T12:16:00.000-07:00I work for a radio station and have to suffer the ...I work for a radio station and have to suffer the dual indignities of having a public persona that on the one hand attracts these forwards so that I can "help get the word out" while demanding I respond civilly to those that I would rather not.<BR/><BR/>My advice to "check Snopes" before doing the mass forward tango seldom gets followed, but at least I feel better having done my duty as a netizen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1159639712155436582006-09-30T11:08:00.000-07:002006-09-30T11:08:00.000-07:00Thanks for all of the comments. I guess it's nice ...Thanks for all of the comments. I guess it's nice to know I'm not alone in trying to stem the tide of nuisance e-mail, although it often looks like a losing battle.<BR/><BR/>I have, in fact, wondered what to do about whoever Joe's son is. I've decided to forward the threatening e-mail to the woman who sent me the original forwarded message. I think the bully must be her son, in which case she can clue him in that it's <I>not</I> Joe's son (whose situation seems bad enough, given that he's related by blood or marriage to these goons).Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1159450035747229232006-09-28T06:27:00.000-07:002006-09-28T06:27:00.000-07:00Heh. My mother used to send me ULs, but I managed...Heh. My mother used to send me ULs, but I managed to turn her onto Snopes, and now she's pretty good about checking. She still sends me "inspirational" stuff, but my Mom gets to do that. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1159418205454122662006-09-27T21:36:00.000-07:002006-09-27T21:36:00.000-07:00Bill Hicks, genius that he is, has a line for just...Bill Hicks, genius that he is, has a line for just this kind of occasion(especially considering the coarse language and vicious threats):<BR/><BR/>"You're christian? Then...forgive me."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1159413352160886002006-09-27T20:15:00.000-07:002006-09-27T20:15:00.000-07:00I reply to these things by forwarding details of t...I reply to these things by forwarding details of the <A HREF="http://skeptico.blogs.com/skeptico/2005/02/gullibility_vir.html" REL="nofollow">Gullibility Virus</A>. Hitting “reply all” adds to the enjoyment of the joke, as you found.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1159402009054940162006-09-27T17:06:00.000-07:002006-09-27T17:06:00.000-07:00I’m right with you. Here’s my recent blog on the s...I’m right with you. Here’s <A HREF="http://socraticgadfly.blogspot.com/2006/09/junk-e-mail-junk-e-mailers-junk.html" REL="nofollow">my recent blog</A> on the subject.Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1158331530705988802006-09-15T07:45:00.000-07:002006-09-15T07:45:00.000-07:00How about the logic of "if you think your half the...How about the logic of "if you think your half the man you think you are"? I can't decide if it's always true or always false.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1157536195812165392006-09-06T02:49:00.000-07:002006-09-06T02:49:00.000-07:00I recall the same sort of thing when I told my cou...I recall the same sort of thing when I told my cousin that some falsehood about Target hating veterans wasn't true - someone else on her list responded to me very vitriolically, accusing me of working for Target and hating America. I responded once more, pointing out that I didn't work for Target and didn't hate America (I love that line, by the way: such a complete non sequitur and pathetic attempt to take the highest ground) - I was just a veteran who loved the truth, how about him? <BR/><BR/>Never heard back. From anyone.<BR/><BR/>But now I remember to correct my cousin on Reply, not Reply-All ... not that she sends me that many. Any more.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1157418310513844212006-09-04T18:05:00.000-07:002006-09-04T18:05:00.000-07:00Yeah, my mom is the only one allowed to send me th...Yeah, my mom is the only one allowed to send me those horrible forwards, and usually she limits is to jokes that were actually funny the first time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com