Nothing personal... BUT... why do people feel the need to forward me jokes, prayers (I'm neither religious nor a believer), e-cards (ok, these are SOMETIMES relevant but even they can be annoying), non-personal pictures (usually unbelievable and ridiculous), chain letters; the list goes on.
This week alone, I have received no less then 20 forwards - mostly jokes. Look who's not laughing. There are a few exceptions to my list. The few people who forward me things via emials that I will with no doubt open them - yes, even if they are jokes, prayers (yuk!) or even silly pictures - no one in my 'list' will send me an e-card thankfully lol. People on the list: my husband, my dad, my brother and my sil (the one who is married to my brother, of course). I would include mom but she doesn't do emails. Other than that, if you have forwarded me anything in the last few years and still waiting on a comment from me, well, guess who didn't read it.
The reason I'm blogging this is because when I tell someone directly, they either take it too personally or ignore my request and continue doing so. It's like receiving spam except it comes into your inbox and it's from someone you know. If you are one of those people who go into your junk mail and open every email that says 'free viagra...' or 'you've won...' you're gonna' be a really busy person or, you don't have a life. I don't read the forwarded emails 'coz I don't want to. I don't care about what virus is going on in the world that might affect my computer. I don't care about who has the fattest cat. I certainly don't care what Bill Gates promises or what is the phucking recipe to a bloody cookie. I don't even care if I get bad lucky or die if I don't forward your emails to ten of my friends. I'm still here, aren't I?!
I just want personal emails, emails from people who are keeping in touch or emails from people I have given permission to solicit or advertise in my inbox. Sure, by entering this blog, it might lessen the number of personal emails I get (from the sensitive lot lol). Hey, as long as it cuts down the crap I get, it's worth it! If not, like the junk (snail) mail I get, without reading, it goes through the shredder without a second thought. Think about it; do you speak to someone who's calling for someone else at your number?!?
Moral of the story is: unless you're forwarding some real juicy email you got or the hottest gossip I'm going to appreciate (and it's gotta' be gossip of someone I know personally lol), do not right click forward!!
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