Today's Topic of Frustration

Okay, I have to vent for a minute (or two or three). If this doesn’t apply to you, then just enjoy the read, otherwise take heed:) (By the way, I don’t think this entry applies to most of my regular blog readers so I am using this as a forum to vent my frustration : ) )

Regarding forwarded emails:

Definition of forwarded e-mails- any e-mail that you did not personally write, compose, or otherwise construct, that you received from someone else with an “FW:” in the subject line.

Here’s my issue…. I like to get e-mail just as much as the next person, but getting hit with a constant barrage of bad forwarded e-mails drives me batty! Not all forwarded e-mails get on my nerves, just the ones that possess the following qualities: (if you are debating whether or not to send me a forwarded e-mail please refer to this list)

1.) If the e-mail has some superstitious thing at the end of it like, “if you do not send this on to 7 people then you will have bad luck for the next 7 years,” or “send this to 5 people in 5 minutes and your true love will realize that they love you sometime between 1am and 4am tomorrow morning.” Etc. etc. I think you get the idea.

2.) Messages that are only mildly funny, mildly profound, or mildly informational. When I receive a forwarded message I expect to either A.) Laugh so hard I nearly cry B.) Think hard about a profound statement that relates directly to me and my life, or C.) Feel like I’ve just learned a great fact for life or gained greater wisdom by reading the enclosed message.


Okay, now for the kind of forwarded e-mails that I like to receive.

1.) Anything that will make me laugh out loud, ponder something, or feel more informed.

2.) Anything related to the military or supporting our troops.

3.) Anything that will help me get to know you better, example:
a.) List three jobs you’ve had
b.) List three places you’ve lived
c.) If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
d.) etc., etc. ………………………………

Other tips for sending GOOD forwards to ANYONE…

1.) If you receive a forward that has a corny superstitious line on it, but is otherwise good…..delete the superstitious line before sending it. That’s what I do!

2.) If the forward has a stupid subject line….change it to something that makes sense (another one of my pet peeves about forwards)

3.) Well, there were really only 2 : )


Wow, I feel better after getting that off my chest! (Like I said above, my regular blog readers are not offenders of bad forwarded e-mails, so thanks for listening to me vent anyway!)

By the way, if you agree with my statements, add a comment to this entry. If I get enough support, I’ll compose this blog entry in e-mail form and start FORWARDING it to others!!!!!!