tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post263767639665600614..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: Don’t Make Me Snopes YaPearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-39440119876982872009-05-31T21:35:44.708-07:002009-05-31T21:35:44.708-07:00Oh man, I hate those things too. I've been known ...Oh man, I hate those things too. I've been known to do the Snopes and reply all thing too. The ones I really hate come in two varieties - the sappy, syrupy I'm sending this (prayer, angel, blessing, teddy bear, flower) to you because you're my most wonderful friend. Or the ones that say you need to send this to X people or your house will burn down, the cat will die or your car will get wrecked within the next 24 hours. Why would you send these awful things to someone who is supposed to be your friend? <br /><br />The only ones I ever send on are the really funny ones or the ones with really cool pictures. Things I think people will really enjoy.AdriansCrazyLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463022076036044242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-53920843065050431052009-05-31T18:18:22.399-07:002009-05-31T18:18:22.399-07:00Common Sense and Fact are rare commodities on the ...Common Sense and Fact are rare commodities on the internet; and more so in forwarded emailsAriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625682101666386299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-14588922601309699402009-05-29T07:20:02.494-07:002009-05-29T07:20:02.494-07:00heartsinsanfrancisco, I am both fascinated by the ...heartsinsanfrancisco, I am both fascinated by the perpetuation of lies and horrified. Wonder if all cultures have problems with that?Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-74118137675680651882009-05-28T23:02:48.433-07:002009-05-28T23:02:48.433-07:00I am so in agreement! I fail to see the humor in ...I am so in agreement! I fail to see the humor in sending dire threats to someone they purportedly like, ie I will die a horrible death by noon tomorrow if I fail to forward it to everyone I know in three seconds. And urban legends are just that, legends. Not history lessons. It gets old.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-84709770282853129032009-05-28T10:07:44.975-07:002009-05-28T10:07:44.975-07:00I have used the power of Snopes on two people/orga...I have used the power of Snopes on two people/organizations.<br /><br />1. An aide to a local congressman who used to come to a business organization I frequented. He brought reams of paper to one meeting. The top sheet concerned the plight of poor little Craig Shergold, then recommended that one send him postcards, change the name and address on the form letter, xerox all of the other form letters, then give the resulting stack to all of one's friends.<br /><br />The thing which amazed me was the utter credulity of everyone who received this crap. Why, of COURSE one should copy this whole fricken' stack of paper, which, if one analyzed the lower portions, had been in circulation for years. As I told the group, even if this WASN'T a hoax, Shergold would either be dead or grown.<br /><br />They were disturbed. This was awful! Why would anyone do this to them? I also think they were upset with me for ruining their fantasy of helping the poor little boy with cancer.<br /><br /><br />2. My father. He sent me one chain letter too many, this time with some bigoted political crap I found offensive. I debunked it rather traumatically, writing his entire circle of friends with references including Snopes.<br /><br />"Who is this Snopes?" he asked querulously, "How do I know I can trust Snopes any more than I can trust the people who send me emails?"<br /><br />Sigh. Gee, I dunno. Why should we trust people who cite references rather than people who send us hackneyed stories which came from heaven knows where?<br /><br />He was so traumatized that he changed his email address and vowed to never forward on another chain letter. Alas, I think this took away a major source of pleasure in his life. He hasn't been quite the same since then.Warty Mammalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942793134631438689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-22494025887252281392009-05-28T07:17:23.036-07:002009-05-28T07:17:23.036-07:00omg..I do the SAME THING!!! I can't stand those st...omg..I do the SAME THING!!! I can't stand those stupid chain emails with dire consequences or stupid claims so I go right to Snopes, and forward it to all the idiots who forwarded that other crap to everyone on that list....common sense will rule one day if I have anything to say about it, I swear!!kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735828474014945446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-10999765404997647162009-05-27T20:32:34.262-07:002009-05-27T20:32:34.262-07:00I do the same thing...I can't resist sending out t...I do the same thing...I can't resist sending out the "you gullible maroon" email.<br /><br />Though I'm still waiting for Dinesh Khamenjakmeoff to deposit that five million in my bank account.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-25454321115826796302009-05-27T18:16:32.531-07:002009-05-27T18:16:32.531-07:00yep, totally with you on this one Pearlyep, totally with you on this one PearlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047696858755347818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-7188219563675220312009-05-27T17:52:44.923-07:002009-05-27T17:52:44.923-07:00I loved the one with the photo of the labrador pup...I loved the one with the photo of the labrador puppy with a gun to its head and the message 'Forward this to ten people or the puppy gets it.'<br />Shame I hate labradors...fingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454337173248849766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-43892547716684482212009-05-27T17:37:59.012-07:002009-05-27T17:37:59.012-07:00'But when we start accepting as true, things that ...'But when we start accepting as true, things that are not, we've entered into new territory.'<br /><br />Who needs e-mail chains when ya got the catholic church to contend with?<br /><br />Good post. xxxmapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-69619902070134196812009-05-27T16:29:19.641-07:002009-05-27T16:29:19.641-07:00Oh man, I totally do the same thing. I HATE forwa...Oh man, I totally do the same thing. I HATE forwards in general and it drives me nuts when people just send them on without checking at all. My mother gets them and then a couple of weeks later, she's all, "Oh yes, I read that (insert whatever bit of 'fact' was most recently forwarded)!" I say, "Where did you read it, Mom?" "Oh, in the news somewhere..." Riiiiiiiiiiight. Then I call her down like the crap forwarding culprit she is. Grrrr.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637670293642285740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-11903412462130620142009-05-27T16:12:56.183-07:002009-05-27T16:12:56.183-07:00I don't even open anything thats forwarded, anymor...I don't even open anything thats forwarded, anymore... if it's good enough to send it's good enough to cut and paste...Cyndi and Stumpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945219976457829612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-8347101866565864482009-05-27T15:36:50.923-07:002009-05-27T15:36:50.923-07:00i dream about hitting "reply all" and saying somet...i dream about hitting "reply all" and saying something dirty about animal husbandry and give it a whole new meaning.<br /><br />instead i just say kiss off and hit delete.a mouthy irish woman? ridiculous!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10559289518691894880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-42880765858102785652009-05-27T14:09:44.164-07:002009-05-27T14:09:44.164-07:00It is kind of dissapointing that there is no suici...It is kind of dissapointing that there is no suicidal munchkin in the Wizard of Oz.KMcJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10658672109033681560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67898606523156871062009-05-27T13:40:47.257-07:002009-05-27T13:40:47.257-07:00I am death, the destroyer of hug chains...
I have...I am death, the destroyer of hug chains...<br /><br />I have confronted my Ma and asked her if she really believed all of the "Be careful" FWD's she sends...<br /><br />She plays it cool..I just thought you'd get a kick out of it and maybe blog about it...she says<br /><br />She's taken it upon herself to send me every little tidbit she's stumbled across. "This would make a great blog" She's also taken upon the role of editor.<br /><br />"You were a little forward in some of your comments"<br /><br />But she's always done this, Be it funnies or coupons she clipped and mailed to me "Thought you'd like"<br /><br />Or articles on the Sponge contraceptive or those tampons that caused toxic shock "You aren't using??!!" written on a little piece of memo pad paper.<br /><br />With her now having access to bucket loads of information, I directed her to snopes to which she replied, "How can I trust them?"<br /><br />So the FWDs continue and if it makes Ma feel like she's doing good...well it's all good then.<br /><br />Peace - ReneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088944123595868347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67243500993543503372009-05-27T11:57:43.909-07:002009-05-27T11:57:43.909-07:00nice post.nice post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-80513353096142581702009-05-27T11:42:22.541-07:002009-05-27T11:42:22.541-07:00It appears that we are not alone, Pearlie-Q. Few a...It appears that we are not alone, Pearlie-Q. Few appreciate us, alas.<br /><br />mjenks, I can attest to the fact that LSD can be absorbed through the skin. However, it would take much more time and contact than one would get making a phone call. In fact, the first "trip" was initiated that way.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-67421168311717073322009-05-27T11:21:09.209-07:002009-05-27T11:21:09.209-07:00huh! I never forward those and I also have a few '...huh! I never forward those and I also have a few 'words' with the sender for cluttering my inbox!!!Roshnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107573625336456428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-90481144542778665782009-05-27T11:16:16.648-07:002009-05-27T11:16:16.648-07:00I swear you must be my long lost little sister, be...I swear you must be my long lost little sister, because I feel just the same way you do. And I do just the same as you...go to Snopes read that it is patently false and copy/paste it onto the frikkin' email and send it back.<br />I'm sure this endears me to lots of people, but it just bothers me that wrong information is being sent to everyone in the world, and espcially if it says if I don't send it in x amount of time all sorts of dire things will befall me and my family unto the seventh generation.Amber Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084517063365211835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-73027780892566031332009-05-27T10:29:33.069-07:002009-05-27T10:29:33.069-07:00I always get the ones that say I am a millionaire!...I always get the ones that say I am a millionaire!<br /><br />How can i resist Pearly-Q??Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012277904032798697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-68471825367468412782009-05-27T10:09:39.276-07:002009-05-27T10:09:39.276-07:00I agree .I detest the forwards. Especially the one...I agree .I detest the forwards. Especially the ones about 'if you don't, ill luck will befall you'. Crap, the senders have no other work.nsiyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727614252106495292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-31829637657116082572009-05-27T10:01:36.335-07:002009-05-27T10:01:36.335-07:00Snopes is the faux news of the internet. It shuts ...Snopes is the faux news of the internet. It shuts down otherwise important stories that need to get out to the masses! <br /><br />Pearl - you're fallin' into appeasing 'The MAN'. We're just trying to make our little place called Earth a better place. . . <br /><br />Looks like I'll have to start going door-to-door and calling folks at 6:30 PM to undo what you've done with your "pro-active" reporting. . . <br /><br />Pearl - don't just trust Snopes, it's a lie. For more information you can contact my Aunt Millie; or maybe you can talk to your data analyst in Social Services; another reliable source in Merlene down at the corner store.Eskimo Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620064453780055916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-43825386527700917512009-05-27T10:01:16.251-07:002009-05-27T10:01:16.251-07:00You are my HERO! I do the same damn thing! Did it ...You are my HERO! I do the same damn thing! Did it this morning actually! Then it started this whole Snopes back and forth thing...all the way from gas stealing gas stations to cell phones causing gas station fires to tornado and lighting pictures that have been photoshopped. Oh it was a rambunctious morning!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629507098900851541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-70057791822759947292009-05-27T09:28:31.251-07:002009-05-27T09:28:31.251-07:00I do the same thing with Snopes and e-mail. Besid...I do the same thing with Snopes and e-mail. Besides, if I am going to wake up in a bathtub with "you have AIDS" written in lipstick on the mirror, I don't want any warning!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02921336810725430983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-82696572979674908042009-05-27T09:26:51.494-07:002009-05-27T09:26:51.494-07:00I hear ya! Those feel good chain letters - blah! ...I hear ya! Those feel good chain letters - blah! And worse of all, the ones that say you won't have good luck if you don't forward it to 25 singing gnomes in the South Pacific are the worse! It's old suspicion in the new clothing of technology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com