Why would a nice friend send me that email that requires me to spam 
other friends and threatens years of bad luck if I don't forward it 
within 5 minutes,  but a sudden great good fortune if I do?  I HATE 
getting them! It raises my hackles. I can't think of 15 people who 
wouldn't STRONGLY object to getting this either because they'd think 
it's rubbish or because, like me, they'd like to think it's rubbish, but 
there's a knot of childish superstition in the back of their minds. How 
come everyone who's forwarded it previously can rustle up so many 
likeminded people? I have four persistent forwarders of these things, 
but I don't want to encourage them.

I've studiously ignored these things for years, and now I realise that 
I've had a run of really lousy luck that coincides with this.

There! I've dithered and my five minutes is up. I'm doomed! Doomed!


Jp

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> Why would a nice friend send me that email that requires me to spam
> other friends and threatens years of bad luck if I don't forward it
> within 5 minutes,  but a sudden great good fortune if I do?  I HATE
> getting them! It raises my hackles. I can't think of 15 people who
> wouldn't STRONGLY object to getting this either because they'd think
> it's rubbish or because, like me, they'd like to think it's rubbish, but
> there's a knot of childish superstition in the back of their minds. How
> come everyone who's forwarded it previously can rustle up so many
> likeminded people? I have four persistent forwarders of these things,
> but I don't want to encourage them.
>
> I've studiously ignored these things for years, and now I realise that
> I've had a run of really lousy luck that coincides with this.
>
> There! I've dithered and my five minutes is up. I'm doomed! Doomed!
>
>
> Jp


How do you think God was invented ? Using only superstition and fear.


Smolley

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> Why would a nice friend send me that email that requires me to spam
> other friends and threatens years of bad luck if I don't forward it
> within 5 minutes,  but a sudden great good fortune if I do?  I HATE
> getting them! It raises my hackles. I can't think of 15 people who
> wouldn't STRONGLY object to getting this either because they'd think
> it's rubbish or because, like me, they'd like to think it's rubbish, but
> there's a knot of childish superstition in the back of their minds. How
> come everyone who's forwarded it previously can rustle up so many
> likeminded people? I have four persistent forwarders of these things,
> but I don't want to encourage them.
>
> I've studiously ignored these things for years, and now I realise that
> I've had a run of really lousy luck that coincides with this.
>
> There! I've dithered and my five minutes is up. I'm doomed! Doomed!
>
> Jp


I, I can see that, lass, so I'z just off tuh do you a good luck dance - in
front of the big mirror. It works better that way.

Edith Sympatico.

"Smolley"  wrote in message
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>
> "Jpinny"  wrote in message
> news:JSs3f.22161$Ge5.6616@fe10.lga...
> > Why would a nice friend send me that email that requires me to spam
> > other friends and threatens years of bad luck if I don't forward it
> > within 5 minutes,  but a sudden great good fortune if I do?  I HATE
> > getting them! It raises my hackles. I can't think of 15 people who
> > wouldn't STRONGLY object to getting this either because they'd think
> > it's rubbish or because, like me, they'd like to think it's rubbish, but
> > there's a knot of childish superstition in the back of their minds. How
> > come everyone who's forwarded it previously can rustle up so many
> > likeminded people? I have four persistent forwarders of these things,
> > but I don't want to encourage them.
> >
> > I've studiously ignored these things for years, and now I realise that
> > I've had a run of really lousy luck that coincides with this.
> >
> > There! I've dithered and my five minutes is up. I'm doomed! Doomed!
> >
> >
> > Jp
>
> How do you think God was invented ? Using only superstition and fear.
>
>
> Smolley


That you, oh tired one?

Edith.

> Why would a nice friend send me that email that requires me
> to spam other friends and threatens years of bad luck if I
> don't forward it within 5 minutes,  but a sudden great good
> fortune if I do?  I HATE getting them! It raises my
> hackles. I can't think of 15 people who wouldn't STRONGLY
> object to getting this either because they'd think it's
> rubbish or because, like me, they'd like to think it's
> rubbish, but there's a knot of childish superstition in the
> back of their minds. How come everyone who's forwarded it
> previously can rustle up so many likeminded people? I have
> four persistent forwarders of these things, but I don't
> want to encourage them. 
> 
> I've studiously ignored these things for years, and now I
> realise that I've had a run of really lousy luck that
> coincides with this. 
> 
> There! I've dithered and my five minutes is up. I'm doomed!
> Doomed! 
> 
> 
> Jp


I started getting those from a cousin in BC. She won't reply to 
my emails asking her why she would do that to me.

Johnny-also-a-victim

<Johnny@ominous.portent> wrote in message
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snip> > I've studiously ignored these things for years, and now I

> > realise that I've had a run of really lousy luck that
> > coincides with this.
> >
> > There! I've dithered and my five minutes is up. I'm doomed!
> > Doomed!
> >
> >
> > Jp
>
> I started getting those from a cousin in BC. She won't reply to
> my emails asking her why she would do that to me.
>
> Johnny-also-a-victim


I have never sent one of those onward, ever. I ignore them

Edith - did the dance, Jp.

Jpinny wrote:

> Why would a nice friend send me that email that requires me to spam
> other friends and threatens years of bad luck if I don't forward it
> within 5 minutes,  but a sudden great good fortune if I do?  I HATE
> getting them! It raises my hackles. I can't think of 15 people who
> wouldn't STRONGLY object to getting this either because they'd think
> it's rubbish or because, like me, they'd like to think it's rubbish,
> but there's a knot of childish superstition in the back of their
> minds. How come everyone who's forwarded it previously can rustle up
> so many likeminded people? I have four persistent forwarders of these
> things, but I don't want to encourage them.
>
> I've studiously ignored these things for years, and now I realise that
> I've had a run of really lousy luck that coincides with this.
>
> There! I've dithered and my five minutes is up. I'm doomed! Doomed!
>
>
> Jp



Send them to me... I just bin 'em!!

Kezzi. . .

Dirty Sanchez wrote:

> Jpinny wrote:
> 
(snip)

>>I've studiously ignored these things for years, and now I realise that
>>I've had a run of really lousy luck that coincides with this.
>>
>>There! I've dithered and my five minutes is up. I'm doomed! Doomed!
>>
>>
>>Jp
> 
> 
> 
> Send them to me... I just bin 'em!!
> 
> Kezzi. . . 



I'm too late, Kezzi. But thanks! My telephone won't be ringing in under 
50 minutes, with news of an unexpected huge inheritance, now, and my 
best friend won't be standing on my doorstep either.

Jp

The Traveller wrote:


> I, I can see that, lass, so I'z just off tuh do you a good luck dance - in
> front of the big mirror. It works better that way.
> 
> Edith Sympatico.


Thankyou very much Edith. I actually have an envelope of Fall Leaves for 
you, that I keep forgetting to pop in the post.



Jp

"Jpinny"  wrote in message
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> The Traveller wrote:
>
> > I, I can see that, lass, so I'z just off tuh do you a good luck dance -
in
> > front of the big mirror. It works better that way.
> >
> > Edith Sympatico.
>
> Thankyou very much Edith. I actually have an envelope of Fall Leaves for
> you, that I keep forgetting to pop in the post.
>
> Jp


aaaww, it's the thought that counts. I'll cherrish them when they do get
here.

Thanks, Edith.

> Send them to me... I just bin 'em!!
> 
> Kezzi. . . 


I can't think of anything more pointless than sending something 
to you just to have you bin it.

Johnny-has-less-pointless-things-to-do