Chain letters/e-mails

[stewart38]

What is it with people,recently i seem to be getting more and more chain e-mails and if dont send on you die type approach. Ive attached the most recent one ive had as EXAMPLE.

for some people these can be disturbing

I NEVER send these type of things on and tell the people who send them to F 0ff and delete me from there e-mail list

what do other people do

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Read Alone.....

Especially the Poem

I believe whatever is in store for us will be for us regardless.

The poem is very true, unfortunately, think about it.

Make sure you read the poem!

CASE 1:
Kelly Sedey had one wish, for her boyfriend of three years,
David Marsden, to propose to her.

Then one day when she was out to lunch David proposed!

She accepted, but then had to leave because she had a
meeting in 20min.

When she got to her office, she noticed on her computer she
had some e-mails.
She checked it, the usual stuff from her friends, but then
she saw one that she had never gotten before. It was this poem.
She simply deleted it without even reading all of it.
BIG MISTAKE!
Later that evening,she received a phone call from the police
It was about DAVID! He had been in an accident with an 18 wheeler.

CASE 2:
Take Katie Robinson She received this poem and
being the believer that she was she sent it to a few of her friends but didn't
have enough
e-mail addresses to send out the full 5 that you must.
Three days later, Katie went to a masquerade ball.
Later that night when she left to get to her car, she was killed in that spot by a hit-and-run drunk driver.

CASE 3:
Richard S. Willis sent this poem out within 45 minutes of reading it
Not even 4 hours later walking along the street to his new job interview
with a really big company, when he ran into Cynthia Bell, his secret love for 5 years.
Cynthia came up to him and told him of her passionate crush on him that she had had for 2 years.
Three days later, he proposed to her and they got married.
Cynthia and Richard are still married with three children, happy as ever!

This is the poem:

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine but we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
"Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir," "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.
Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
Because when you decide that it is the right time it might
be too late.
Seize the day. Never have regrets.
And most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today

You must send this on in 3 hours after reading the letter
to 5 other people or as many friends and family who are dear to you and show them you can make
time to appreciate them all.

If you do this, you will receive unbelievably good luck.

*NOTE* the more people that you send this to, the better luck you will have

SMILE, even through your tears!!!!!
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[Gav]

Delete and nothing more.

Sometimes there are nice sentiments in there, but most of the time not.

I certainly don't let it bother me, just ignore them. It's not worth the effort of getting annoyed.

[Tessalicious]

I almost want to dare a moderator to delete this thread, but I wouldn't want to be responsible for causing the painful and gruesome death of any of our lovely mods.

DJ, you up for it?

EDIT: Oh and S38 - you're safe, more than 5 people have read this thread - phew!

[Dreadful Scathe]

i rarely even read chain emails but that one is funny - black humour it has to be said, but at least a variation on the cheesy sentiments of your normal chain emails.

[stewart38]

i rarely even read chain emails but that one is funny - black humour it has to be said, but at least a variation on the cheesy sentiments of your normal chain emails.

I dont mind the poem its the stuff that goes with it

I always delete them and tell the sender to sod off (90% of the time i hardly know the sender)

Maybe it does affect me more then i think

I know some people really think bad luck will happen if they dont send them on

[philsmove]

what do other people do

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these guys should be first againt the wall

[Magic Hans]

Delete and nothing more.

Sometimes there are nice sentiments in there, but most of the time not.

I certainly don't let it bother me, just ignore them. It's not worth the effort of getting annoyed.

Yes, that's one option.

Personally, [these things annoy me, as does the apparent naivity of the sender(s)].

I reply saying that however well meaning, I really do not appreciate recieving things like this.

Refer them to Break the Chain, and in particular, the mother of all chain letters freely available (for comic effect) on the web, here: Ultimate Chain Letter

Ian