For those who get "forwards" by well meaning friends and relatives

[MorganGrayson]

Originally Posted by VooMan

Morgan, that was classic!

I finally had to tell my sister to knock it off last year. She sends every joke and heartwarming story to everyone in her address book, every friggen day. She was very pissed off when I told her, but she got over it...

VooMan, I don't have the heart to tell my mother-in-law to...er...halt. We never dreamed that she'd take to this "internet thing" with the enthusiasm with which she did. She's on her computer just about all day long. The only thing I really, really, REALLY wish is that she'd take the caps lock off when she emails me. That so bugs. It's like getting screamed at in every email. But, I'm currently the "good, favorite child" because I gave her a subscription to americangreetings.com and she can send e-cards. I want to stay the good child.

Originally Posted by Red

Oh I really hate those, especially when you get to the last one and it's blank.

Oh, that drives me crazy!! I end up screaming "I don't even know who you people ARE but I hate you all!"

I'm going to give in to the temptation to harvest all their email addresses and send them sponsor links from a hotmail account someday, I just know I am.

[CDSmith]

Originally Posted by MorganGrayson

VooMan, I don't have the heart to tell my mother-in-law to...er...halt. We never dreamed that she'd take to this "internet thing" with the enthusiasm with which she did. She's on her computer just about all day long. The only thing I really, really, REALLY wish is that she'd take the caps lock off when she emails me. That so bugs. It's like getting screamed at in every email. But, I'm currently the "good, favorite child" because I gave her a subscription to americangreetings.com and she can send e-cards. I want to stay the good child.


Oh, that drives me crazy!! I end up screaming "I don't even know who you people ARE but I hate you all!"

I'm going to give in to the temptation to harvest all their email addresses and send them sponsor links from a hotmail account someday, I just know I am.

Capslock.... yes, my oldest brother types in all caps a lot. He says it's easier than try to use the shift key to type normally. I told him to get a typing tutor CD and us it. ha ha

He also figured out how to use the "request reciept" function when sending these joke emails, so now I get 5 emails from him and have deal with the prompts that come up for each one. I always click "NO" so he gets no receipts from me.... just to piss him off. lol

[MorganGrayson]

Originally Posted by CDSmith

Capslock.... yes, my oldest brother types in all caps a lot. He says it's easier than try to use the shift key to type normally. I told him to get a typing tutor CD and us it. ha ha

He also figured out how to use the "request reciept" function when sending these joke emails, so now I get 5 emails from him and have deal with the prompts that come up for each one. I always click "NO" so he gets no receipts from me.... just to piss him off. lol

I doubt my mother-in-law will ever discover how to do anything more with email. It took her ages to figure out how to do what she can do now.

I'm just grateful to have ways of communicating with her. She's getting up there and is the only "parental unit" we have left, so I do tend to bomb her with emails and flowers, etc., so...that she knows....