Forwards...

Forwards are great, forwards are funny, forwards are a good way to show someone that you're still thinking of them even if you have nothing to say.

But chain mail forwards are STUPID, can I repeat that, stupid. I do not like opening up my Inbox and then every month finding 56 copies of the same sodding e-mail. Every month without fail the same people will send me the exact same e-mail as they sent the previous month.

Grrrrrrrrrrr!!

This would not be so bad if it were not for that fact that it is blatantly a fake.
For example, in just one day I received 12 copies of this drivel ( I have left the bad formatting in on purpose - my apologies)...

">hey it is Andy and john the directors of MSN, sorry for the

>?interruption?>>but msn is closing down. this is because too many
>inconsiderate people are taking up all the name (eg making up lots of
>different accounts for just one person), we only have 578 names left. If
>you would like to close your account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON.
>
>If you would like to keep your account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE
>ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is no joke, we will be shutting down the
>servers. Send it on, thanks.
>
>WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSEAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND YOU
>WILL COST 10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST.
>
>NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE
>WHOLE EMAIL. GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE THA NK YOU
>FOR YOUR ATTENTION
>
>
>Hello everyone! Normally I don't send this sort of stuff out but I had a
>look on the internet and it's actually true . On the 1st of november , we
>will have to pay for the use of our MSN and email accounts unless we send
>this message to at least 18 contacts on our contact lists. It's no joke.
>
>If you don't believe me then go to the site
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm ) and see for yourself.
>Anyway, once you've sent this message to at least 18 contacts, your msn
>dude will become blue. Please copy and paste. Don't forward because people
>won't take notice of it. Everything always works out in the end "

OK, the first bloody thing you should have notcied is that the e-mail does not start with a capital letter, it does not even have a capital letter on the name John. Note also the lack of the MSN logo, note also the way in which it tells you to 'not send this message on' in the first paragraph and yet in the second tell s you to "send this message to everyone on your contact list".

Hmmm perhaps slightly contradictory...

Don't you think?

Let me see, what else is wrong - hmm where shall I start. Ah how about a mention of MSN and their magic servers. The servers will be "shut down" - so exactly how do they justify to "cost" us (great grammar there by the way) 10.00 in unmentioned currency (come on people, wake up) for a service that has been switched off. Yes shutting down means switching off something several computer users should actually do occasionally - computers need a break too. So does this mean that MSN are going to con us from our (in some cases at least) hard earned cash, that presents a fantastic company image doesn't it.

Now everyone, remember not to "replay" to this message...

I am sure that the guys at MSN have heard of a little application called spell check as well, don't know for definite, but just a hunch.

Look I could go on and on for even longer than I already have about this e-mail, there is so much wrong with it. So guys and girls, stop sending me crap! If I have to start naming and shaming people then I will. Most importantly it asks you to send it once...ONCE!!! This does not mean send it to everyone everytime you receive it!

Oh in case you're wondering, the link does take you to a webpage!! Unfourtunately it is dated 2001 at the very top tho...

*sighs*