A question. Pour vous.

[sexyscholar]

When someone forwards you one of those "don't flash your headlights because it'll sic the gang members on you" or "this guy trains with Steven Segal, so you should listen to him so you don't get raped" or the like emails, do you take a special delight in debunking them? I do.

Comments

[karnythia.livejournal.com]

I used to, though after a few dozen go rounds of that game people figured out that they need to run things through snopes before emailing me.

[sexyscholar.livejournal.com]

I hope that my relatives will get to that point someday. :sigh:

[fmh.livejournal.com]

Can't be arsed with setting people straight anymore, I just delete them.

[sexyscholar.livejournal.com]

That's how I usually handle them, but sometimes I want to do a "you suck, you're wrong, and here's why" kind of thing.

>:)

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

Echoes both of you.

[kendokamel.livejournal.com]

It depends on the person who sent it.

If it's my mom, hells yeah! (;

[sexyscholar.livejournal.com]

In my case, it's always relatives who I think are just giddy to have received an e-mail and want to send it to everyone they know.

I still get the "send this to xxxxx people and this wonderful, tremendous, amazing [insert your icon of choice] will dance across your screen" emails from them too. Oy.

[buscemi.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I tell people, but it doesn't always sink in. ;)

[winteronmercury.livejournal.com]

I sort of wish I even got those e-mails anymore.
My mom is the only one who forwards me things. All she forwards to me are fart jokes and Jesus prayers.

[beckerbuns.livejournal.com]

I totally do. My grandmother forwards me that crap all the time and I take great delight in hitting "reply all" to her distribution list and writing a lengthy diatribe complete with snopes link(s).

But does she ever respond and/or thank me? Noooooooo!

[lacey]

Oh yes, my uncle used to send me that kind of crap. After I hit "Reply All" and informed him and everyone he sent it to that it was a hoax, complete with links, and did so close to half a dozen times, he doesn't send that shit to me anymore (though I'm sure he still sends it.) The last time, I didn't even have to do it, one of his friends did it for me before I could even do it. Educating people for the win.