PLEASE

The Ranger said:

What is it with some family members that do this? (One "collects"
addresses to add to his private joke alias.)

It's the college crowd who actually WANT to see those headers... so
they can see how far the joke has gone (they like to see them circle
the globe) OR people who still haven't figured out how to strip the
headers and attribution carats.

Damsel said:

What's the interweb?

Same thing as the stupidmarket... and the internets.

~john

Son Volt said:

Damsel said:

What's the interweb?

Same thing as the stupidmarket... and the internets.

*grin*

Carol

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Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon

Soooo... Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us
without writing a word, maybe this could explain: When you are very
busy,
but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do? You forward jokes.
When
you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you forward
jokes.
When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know how,
you
forward jokes. And to let you know that you are still remembered, you
are
still important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess
what
you get? A forwarded joke. So my friends, next time if you get a joke,
don't
think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've
been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer
wanted to send you a smile.

(not an original post......................it was sent to me, that last
time i complained about the damn jokes in my mailbox)

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"Damsel" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The Ranger said:

Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I recieved a joke I'd sent on from an account I had back in 1991

with

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enough forwards (thank you to all the AOL forwarders) to essentially
make it [a plain text email] rival a full-fledged PowerPoint
presentation. <G>

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Yeah, I'm thinking of opening a new account just for my niece,
for that very reason.

What is it with some family members that do this? (One "collects"
addresses to add to his private joke alias.)

I hate that! I've had people I've never heard of sending me jokes in

my

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private accounts. They're usually pretty good about removing my name

from

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their address book, though.

I wonder if your relative knows how unappreciated that is.

Carol

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Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon

rosie read n' post said:

Soooo... Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us
without writing a word, maybe this could explain: When you are very
busy,
but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do? You forward jokes.
When
you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you forward
jokes.
When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know how,
you
forward jokes. And to let you know that you are still remembered, you
are
still important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess
what
you get? A forwarded joke. So my friends, next time if you get a joke,
don't
think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've
been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer
wanted to send you a smile.

Yeah, right... a joke fowarded to you along with 50 other people...
people mass mail jokes because THEY need to be remembered, NOT because
they care about you.

Sheldon

Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The Ranger said:

Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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I recieved a joke I'd sent on from an account I had back
in 1991 with enough forwards (thank you to all the AOL
forwarders) to essentially make it [a plain text email] rival
a full-fledged PowerPoint presentation. <G>

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Yeah, I'm thinking of opening a new account just for my
niece, for that very reason.

What is it with some family members that do this? (One
"collects" addresses to add to his private joke alias.)

I hate that! I've had people I've never heard of sending me
jokes in my private accounts. They're usually pretty good
about removing my name from their address book, though.

I wonder if your relative knows how unappreciated that is.

In my case, those that continue to do this haven't a clue regarding
forwarding, stripping headers, or even what "bcc" is for!

The Ranger

rosie read n' post <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep
contact, you forward jokes.

"Best to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove
all doubt."

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When you have something to say, but don't know what,
and don't know how, you forward jokes.

Nonsense. I keep in contact with everyone in my address book monthly,
sometimes more frequently. If using email for communication is SOOOOO
difficult, then pick up the damned phone, or visit the person.
Otherwise, keep the unfunny, nonhumorous, often past-chestnut-staged
jokes to yourself. (Especially when you aren't willing to perform even
the most minimum editing to clean them up for readiblity.)

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And to let you know that you are still remembered, you
are still important, you are still loved, you are still cared
for, guess what you get? A forwarded joke.
So my friends, next time if you get a joke, don't think that
you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that
you've been thought of today and your friend on the other
end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.

Me, and the other 100 people in their address book? I can do without
that type of unsentimental bogy.

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(not an original post... it was sent to me, that last time
i complained about the damn jokes in my mailbox)

I'd've help them understand the folly of sending canned tripe that's
past it use-by date...

The Ranger

sf <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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The Ranger said:

What is it with some family members that do this?
(One "collects" addresses to add to his private joke alias.)

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[..] OR people who still haven't figured out how to strip
the headers and attribution carats.

Bingo.

The Ranger

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Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"The Ranger" <[email hidden]> said:

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I recieved a joke I'd sent on from an account I had back
in 1991 with enough forwards (thank you to all the AOL
forwarders) to essentially make it [a plain text email] rival
a full-fledged PowerPoint presentation. <G>

You mean you got one back with your name as the original sender???

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What is it with some family members that do this? (One
"collects" addresses to add to his private joke alias.)

I hate that! I've had people I've never heard of sending me
jokes in my private accounts. They're usually pretty good
about removing my name from their address book, though.

I wonder if your relative knows how unappreciated that is.

In my case, those that continue to do this haven't a clue regarding
forwarding, stripping headers, or even what "bcc" is for!

Holy cats ... maybe people should be required to pass competency tests
prior to being issued an internet account. 😉

Carol

--
Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon

The Ranger said:

I'd've

Hey, I like that word! I say it all the time, but have never seen it in
print before! 🙂

Carol

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Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon

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The Ranger said:

Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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"The Ranger" <[email hidden]> said:
> I recieved a joke I'd sent on from an account I had back
> in 1991 with enough forwards (thank you to all the AOL
> forwarders) to essentially make it [a plain text email] rival
> a full-fledged PowerPoint presentation. <G>

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You mean you got one back with your name as the original
sender???

Yes indeed. I send one copy myself and bcc'd three friends (with similar
warped senses of humor). One of those friends was using aol at the time.
She sent it off to a few people and so on and so on... In 1998, I
received it from one of my cousins (unaware of who "The Ranger" was). It
was a Rod Serling moment.

The Ranger

The Ranger said:

Damsel wrote...

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> "The Ranger" said:
> > I recieved a joke I'd sent on from an account I had back
> > in 1991 with enough forwards (thank you to all the AOL
> > forwarders) to essentially make it [a plain text email] rival
> > a full-fledged PowerPoint presentation. <G>

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You mean you got one back with your name as the original
sender???

Yes indeed. I send one copy myself and bcc'd three friends (with similar
warped senses of humor). One of those friends was using aol at the time.
She sent it off to a few people and so on and so on... In 1998, I
received it from one of my cousins (unaware of who "The Ranger" was). It
was a Rod Serling moment.

How many times does *that* happen in a lifetime?!? Do you still have the
joke? I'm fully warped.

Carol

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Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon

The Ranger said:

Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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>"The Ranger" <[email hidden]> said:
>
>>I recieved a joke I'd sent on from an account I had back
>>in 1991 with enough forwards (thank you to all the AOL
>>forwarders) to essentially make it [a plain text email] rival
>>a full-fledged PowerPoint presentation. <G>

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You mean you got one back with your name as the original
sender???

Yes indeed. I send one copy myself and bcc'd three friends (with similar
warped senses of humor). One of those friends was using aol at the time.
She sent it off to a few people and so on and so on... In 1998, I
received it from one of my cousins (unaware of who "The Ranger" was). It
was a Rod Serling moment.

The Ranger

this sounds like the beginning of an internet urban legend 🙂

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saerah

"It's not a gimmick, it's an incentive."- asterbark, afca

aware of the manifold possibilities of the future

"I think there's a clause in the Shaman's and Jujumen's Local #57 Union
contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules."
-König Prüß

In article <[email hidden]>,

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Holy cats ... maybe people should be required to pass competency tests
prior to being issued an internet account. 😉

Carol

There'd be no one posting here.
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-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> 6/17/05 Pictures & story
from Notable Women's Dinner at the Governor's Residence.

Damsel <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Do you still have the joke? I'm fully warped.

Yep; gotta find it on one of the floppies. It might be a while but I'll
send it to you.

The Ranger

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

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Holy cats ... maybe people should be required to pass competency tests
prior to being issued an internet account. 😉

Carol

There'd be no one posting here.

Hey! I "resemble" that remark.

rosie read n' post said:

A forwarded joke. So my friends, next time if you get a joke,
don't think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke,
but that you've been thought of today and your friend on the
other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile.

I appreciate a good joke and don't care if there's a personal message
attached or not. What I don't appreciate is one that still has all
the "garbage" on it. I especially don't like any of the ones that
want it sent back to the sender. Talk about smarmy... that's it!

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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sf said:

Sheldon wrote:

<<snip all the goofy stuff>>

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That all seems so complicated. I use but one address, and AOL has a
pretty good spam filter. If I receive mail from an address that's not
in my address book it goes into the possible spam folder, I try to
check these for legitimate mail, like those from companys where I
subscribe to their news letters but if someone changes their addie to
something unrecognizable I will more than likely delete it.

<<snip more goofy stuff>>

I get it now! Your are an AOL'er! Yer just one step up from the WEBTV
people!

Sheldon, take your anti-teurets meds, please before you post any more!

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Sheldon

Bret

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