Saturday, November 21, 2009

Dele

The e-mail footnote that makes me immediately hit 'delete':
Send this message to at least 5 people and your life will improve
0-4 people: your life improves slightly.
5-9 people: your life improves according to your expectations !
9-14 people: you ' ll have at least 5 surprises in the next 3 weeks.
15 or more people: your life improves drastically and your dreams start to take shape.

5 comments:

Edith Ann said...

Before you delete, 'reply to all'.

They will soon get the message.

the girl said...

ditto

Kari said...

We got one with the image of Christ on a potato peel type photo and an anecdote about how someone who had NOT sent this photo on to ten people had died. I felt I had acquired the power over my own death when I hit that delete key!

The Loon said...

Kari, you made me laugh. Forget 'do not resuscitate,' just hit delete.

Pilot said...

1-5 people - you only lose credibility 5 times max

6-10 people - ditto, max 10

etc.
generally, if I receive something with such a claim at the end, and it is something I feel is really worth sharing, I just strip the crap away and send it with only the relevant part left.
So for those (including relatives) who read it here, I would appreciate it if you would delete the footnotes as well, if it is something that you'd think I'll like otherwise. But I'd rather not be a party to your fantasy. People who send such items to me with the send to at least...... as far as I am concerned are on a level with telemarketers and televangelists. Clicking your heels together and saying there's no place like home, will get you no closer to home...