Believers sure can dish it out, but they can't take it.

[darkstar3]

6. I would have thought you'd learned that from back in the day in R/T.

Were I in your situation, I might send the following message:


Hmm...so the sauce for the goose wasn't good enough for the gander, I guess? That's fine, because I can't really say I'm surprised.

I suppose I could take the high road here and simply apologize for offending you, and then refrain in the future from sending you such things, all the while having my inbox stuffed with your continued forwards that strike the same note with me as my joke did with you.

I could take the high road...but the high road doesn't go where I want it to.

Instead I think I'll use this little flap as an object lesson in the fact that we should ALL be more careful when we hit the "Forward" button on email that has a few too many "FW"s and "RE"s in front of it. Aside from the fact that we all end up getting the same Maxine joke* or funny cat six times before it's all over, some of the people in your contact list may not share your point of view, and therefore all you've done is upset one of your friends or family members.

So please, consider treating your chain email like the chain letters of old: with a large grain of salt and a sturdy "wastebasket".

*Maxine jokes, BTW, are generally more annoying than angels.