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When I first went online about six years ago, I got a lot of email forwards promising rewards from Microsoft, Coca-cola, etc. if I would forward the email to as many people as possible. Then they petered out and finally stopped coming. I thought that maybe people had wised up, but now I’ve started getting them again. The latest one promises a new laptop computer. Scrolling down the page, I found that the email had originated with our elementary school principal. He had received it from a colleague. Nowhere Elementary School — Educating the Suckers of Tomorrow.
I’m considering sending a junk email of my own to everyone who forwards me one of these hoaxes. It would look something like this:
Subject: FW: Hoax
From: Joe Gullible <joe_gullible@email.com>
To: everyone@wahoo.com, in_my@spammed.com, address@yippee.com, book@gotmail.com, tom@email.com, dick@wahoo.com, harry@spammed.com, john_doe@yippee.com, al_gore@reallyhotmail.com, bill_gates@gotmail.com, steve_jobs@email.com, hola_como_esta@whitehouse.com, elvis@roswell.com, j_osteen@edgrimley.com
Cc: idont.exist@obviously.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: E.Z. Pickens
> To: all@yippee.com, my@gotmail.com,
> relatives@wahoo.com, and@email.com,
> friends@spammed.com
> Cc: idont.exist@obviously.com
>
>
> I know this looks too good to
> be
> true, but I showed
> it to a friend who is a lawyer,
> and he has verified that
> this is authentic.
>
>
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Suckers-R-Us Inc. is running a campaign
>> to make
>> their
>> scams the most widely distributed
>> on the internet and
>> clog up as many
>> inboxes as possible. To accomplish that goal,
>> Suckers-R-Us
>> will send you $500.00 for every
>> address you forward
>> this
>> message to. Many participants have already
>> received their checks.
>> One retired couple I know forwarded to
>> everyone in their address book and
>> was able to purchase
>> a new RV and spend the winter
>> in Florida!
>>
>> Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity!!!
>>
>> Make sure you send a copy to
>> idont.exist@obviously.com
>>
>
> ----- End of Forwarded Message
>
>
>
What do you think? Too sarcastic?
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jen elslager
LOL! Perfect. I love it. I want on the list.
:)
CJ
Sadly, I believe there will be those who miss the point and believe it is a valid email forwarding it to everyone on their email list.
Kristina
I think it is perfect, would you mind very much if I send it to a couple people in response to their constant forwards?
Daniel
Too sarcastic? No, no, I would say you have captured an appropriate level of sarcasm here.
David
Kristina,
Feel free. However, the Thirsty Theologian® will not be responsible for any unpleasant results, accidental or intentional.
Kristina
I've had the pleasure of sending this out this morning, assuming the person I sent it to doesn't get the joke I expect to receive it back in the next couple of days as they send forwards to every contact in their address book.
halfmom
I'd say that it made me feel a lot less guilty for deleting forwards unread! Thanks for saying what the rest of us were thinking - and probably in the same words!