What am I, the damn neighborhood Snopes secretary?

[trof]

I think there's an epidemic of senility in our neighborhood.
And some people shouldn't be allowed to have computers.

There are a few folks who latch on to every freaking e-mail hoax, no matter how outlandish, and follow the ever present instructions to "FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR E-MAIL LIST!!!"

Theyn think they're some kind of modern day Paul Reveres, out to save the entire population from destruction.
TA-DAAAA!!!

And they either have all the >>>>>>>>
or you have to open 12 forwards to get to the message.
BTW, I have a new rule.
I open the original message.
If it's a "forward" I shit-can it.
There.

Today's was about how the Swiffer WetJet cleaning thingy has anti-freeze in it and when your pets walk across a freshly cleaned floor they get it on their pads and then lick them and then curl up and die with liver failure. Give. Me. A. Freaking. Break.

So I go to Snopes and it's a load of hogwash.
Big surprise.

I reply to the guy with instructions on how to check things out at Snopes, AND a page capture of the debunking of the Swiffer thing.

Here's the answer I got:
"Thanks trof,
Just trying to get out information that seemed important but Before I
send any more of these type of things out I will send them to you to
check.(sic)
Ben

Shit Ben, that why I sent you the Snopes info.
I'm not the damn secretary.
arrgghh
:argh:
"License computer users!"
(end of rant)
Thank you.
:-)

[sakabatou]

1. Arr, these scurvy dogs must walk the plank!

National Talk Like a Pirate Day, yar.

[Magrittes Pipe]

2. Yes.

Yes, you are.

[trof]

3. Am not! Am not! Am not!

[Debi]

5. Every time my mom emails me some weird notice I send her the snopes link

I don't think she clicks on it..:eyes:

[evlbstrd]

4. Would you google snopes for me?

:crazy:

[trof]

6. Go away.

Go on.
Git.
;-)

[evlbstrd]

8. scampering

[BikeWriter]

7. My Sisters do the same thing to me. My Sisters in law...

quit forwarding all that crap to me because I'd spam their entire mailing list with the truth!

[Beausoir]

9. Uhhh, Trof?

You presence is requested in the following Lounge thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4030042

Looks like you missed one. ;-)

[trof]

10. Thank you. Dealt with.

[Beausoir]

13. I think you have a knack for this!

Heh.

From now on...any kinda tinfoil stuff that comes my way...I'm gonna send it to you!

(Just kiddin')

[rug]

11. Aren't there alligators in NYC sewers?

[trof]

12. Yes, but not albinos.

Just the green kind.