When You See DU's Flashing "NEW MAIL" Indicator...

[arwalden]

Do you think automatically assume it's bad news and you're about to get your ass chewed out? Or do you look forward to clicking the link and finding out who your message is from?

[sundog]

1. hoping i'll get laid

[arwalden]

21. Too Bad NM Is So Far From MD...

... sigh.

[sundog]

42. ha! i'm easier than i look

ask anyone :P

[progmom]

2. my new mail is almost always fun and exciting

like some hot guy telling me my voice reminds him of Jodie Foster!

[Misunderestimator]

3. Your voice reminds me of Jodie Foster.

:D

[progmom]

4. wow - now i'm getting it from hot women too!

:woohoo:

[Misunderestimator]

8. I'm watching "Contact" right now... and it kinda does, actually.

;)

[progmom]

16. well, gosh

:blush:

[arwalden]

20. There!! You See??

:loveya:

[Zuni]

5. did I ever tell you who your voice reminds me of?

Jodie Foster :o

[progmom]

7. wow - even weird guys are telling me that!

:woohoo:

:P

[Zuni]

10. ....

:(

[progmom]

13. c'mon zunipoo

you know i love you with all my heart. :loveya:

[Zuni]

18. I am not really hurt

I was just trolling for sympathy...:P

[progmom]

22. typical male behavior

:P

[Zuni]

24. I need to know who really loves me

so I know who to leave my fortune to in my will :D

[Misunderestimator]

25. Yay! I'm in the will!

I'm never usually diplomatic enough to be included in anyone's wills... thank you thank you thank you :loveya: :D

[progmom]

28. your popsicle stick and bottle cap collection

don't count as a fortune. :P

[Misunderestimator]

17. We love ya man...

:bounce:

[Zuni]

19. thanks, M

but you could really show the love by bringing back that delightful little chick in your avatar :P

[Misunderestimator]

14. LOL!!!

With all due respect to Zuni!... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[frylock]

43. your voice reminds me of jodie foster..

[Misunderestimator]

46. More like this:

[Misunderestimator]

47. or this...

[arwalden]

48. Isn't She Beautiful? And Doesn't She Have A Sexy Voice??

Jessica does too! If I were a lesbian... that's the type of woman I'd go after.

[Misunderestimator]

49. Mmmmmhmmmm

You have good lesbian taste, Allen! :)

[progmom]

53. that's it!

i'm bookmarking this thread. :blush:

[frylock]

61. i was going more for the travis bickle shock/stalk value..

[Misunderestimator]

66. Sure, but Jodie's too young there...

so we need some sort of combination of the two ;)

[Zuni]

6. I don't get a lot of PMs

so when I do, I am always excited, like a little kid on Christmas :D

[CanuckAmok]

9. why would getting my ass chewed out be bad news?

Oh... you mean that way. Nevermind.

[bicentennial_baby]

11. Oh, it rocks!

I get wicked awesome PMs! :bounce:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

12. When I first joined DU, no

lately...that's another story.

[arwalden]

33. Well...

... it's your own damn fault, you know. If you would just behave and quit with all yer persecutin' and victimizin'. You know... turn the other cheek, do unto others, and all that crap. You're just too uppity! Get back in your place and none of this will happen.

:loveya: :hug:

[Dastard Stepchild]

15. I never see that...

:cry:

If I did... my reaction would be

:headbang:

then... it would progress to the more inquisitive

:think:

before settling on a nice, mild

:)

[progmom]

26. check your PM

;)

[Misunderestimator]

29. You are SO sweet!

It's almost sickening... :) But not. :)

[progmom]

31. i'm walking that line, eh?

i will try not to cross it.

[arwalden]

36. :-)

:popcorn:

[Misunderestimator]

37. LOL

typical... sit back and watch... :P

[Dastard Stepchild]

38. Yer a class act, my dear...

a true class act. :)

[usedtobesick]

23. So far it's all been great news

but eventually the odds will catch up with me.

[Misunderestimator]

27. OMG! How annoying... everytime I click on this thread now... I think I...

have a message... x(

[progmom]

32. yes

i have an almost pavlovian reaction to it.

[Misunderestimator]

34. Exactly

:banghead:

[progmom]

40. :checking latest page again:

nope - still no response. :(

We're heading out. No fancy foreign film for me, though. I think we're seeing Wedding Crashers. Sigh...

[Blue_In_AK]

30. I look forward to it.

It doesn't happen very often, but when I get one, it's usually somebody saying something I like reading.

[madrchsod]

35. no -it means someone is actually

responding to an e mail i sent them and even more surprising is when someone emails me

[SarahB]

39. In all honesty...

I assume (in the past couple months anyway) it's Finnfan telling me something complimentary or nice. I don't know if I've ever gotten a bad PM. I think a couple of times I did over something more political in nature, but even then they ultimately came around. I'm lucky. Most of my PMs are either somehow complimentary or encouraging no matter who they're from. :)

Generally speaking, I tend to avoid those I don't mesh well with. I can fight when I choose to. I just don't enjoy it.

[hickman1937]

41. I am the definition of innocuous, so I know it's Skinner looking for $

Or someone answering a pm. No one pm's me out of the blue.

[auntAgonist]

44. I get excited,

pathetic , i know . but see, i only get one about once or twice a month and ONLY after i've messaged someone.

:hi:

[terrya]

45. It's usually from my friends...

so, it's good news. :-)

[Democracy White]

50. I usually get excited

because someone is giving me attention!!! I crave attention, lol!!! :P

But yes I have been chewed out by a mod before, something about my signature I can't remember.

Dee

[arwalden]

52. Not Just Talking About The Mods...

... sometimes a really good flame war will erupt... and I'll flame back and forth with someone... then the mods will shut down and lock the thread before my "opponent" will get a chance to respond one last time.

So... they flame me in an email just to get it out of their system.

[Misunderestimator]

54. Ah yes, and "ignore" is a wonderful weapon...

It makes me laugh to imagine the person writing paragraphs and paragraphs of passionate "rebuttal" only to get an error when they try to send it. So sue me... :rofl:

[Democracy White]

56. I hate flame wars

never get myself involved in them. I'm too damn timid plus I am not astute enough when I get into an argument.

Dee

[SOteric]

51. I'm pretty sure I've never had my ass chewed on DU

and I don't think I've had a whole lot in the way of hand-slapping, either.

[Gormy Cuss]

55. It hasn't happened to me yet, so I don't know what I'd think.

Of course, if this were in GD, my lack of experience wouldn't prevent me from espousing totally whacked out theories, calling something bullshit because I'm too dense to understand, or otherwise talking out of my hat.

:bounce:

[Gormy Cuss]

57. scratch that!

Now I've had my own NEW MAIL flash! Yeah!

[arwalden]

58. The Worst Part Is That As Soon As You Read Your New Mail...

... it becomes OLD mail, and the flasher stops flashing. Sigh.

[ScreamingMeemie]

59. It depends on what kind of day I've had at DU.

:hi:

[BamaLefty]

60. Look Forward To It!

[u4ic]

62. I've haven't had a nasty one yet

:bounce:

[Zomby Woof]

63. I always get happy mail

Although one the rare occasion that I don't, it is rather amusing anyway. Only cowards flame in private.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

64. I am ALWAYS happy to see the sign flashing!

It is almost never bad news...in fact, I can't remember ever getting bad news this way. It's really good for my ego to get PM's...I'm happy when I realize that someone is thinking about me. Fancy that!

[ghostsofgiants]

65. I get excited, because it's so rare for me to get one

[Mojambo]

67. I've only had like 2 messages in the last two years

But I always assume it's bad news.

[AussieDave]

68. I LIKE getting mail

- it's just no-one sends me any.

[Ladyhawk]

69. I only panic if I've recently participated in a flame war.

Lately, I've tried to stay away from all that, so "NEW MAIL" usually means good things. :)

[NMMNG]

70. I have a moment of trepidation

But then I remind myself that even if it's negative, what's the worst that can happen? It's only a piece of e-mail.