because you are on my email list
Just a short while ago (so if you are reading this today I may save you some email reading) I received an email from my sister.
Subject: Re: JULY very interesting
The email’s content was not at all interesting unless you find the phenomenon of these forwarded emails interesting. Typically, I find them annoying but this one had a strange mix of fact and bullshit so I decided to researched it.
It pointed out that July 2011 will have 5 Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays this year. Ok, that’s easy to check to be true. Then it goes on to state that this occurs once every 823 years. It finishes with a SPELL - pass it along = great wealth and fortune - don’t pass it and reader beware.
I have no clue how someone came up with once every 823 years. I'm not sure what event happens once every 823 years. But I know this calendar thing doesn't take that long. Do you happen to have a 2005 calendar? Check it out, July 2005 has the same line up as July 2011. In fact the whole year matches. Maybe the author of this dumb idea wasn't born yet in 2005.
The question that prompted me to post about this is, why do people send this stuff around the internet?
Years ago (maybe still ?) hackers would send toxic virus emails. That would spread the virus and probably collect email addresses. I’m not sure that’s the best approach for doing that today with the increased spam filters.
I assume someone comes up with a crazy sounding idea or story which is not so strange since people have been making up stories since the first audience showed up. The part I don't understand is why after making up some strange idea/story they would send it out to an email list. Do they want to see how it will spread? Typically you never know who started it.
This gave me a dumb idea. Alright, now I will slip on my wizard hat and will put a spell on you.
(cute wizard huh?)
Pass a link to this post along and I will wish you the best.
Fail to pass or mention this post and I will tell your mother and you’ll be in big trouble.
Fail to pass or mention this post and I will tell your mother and you’ll be in big trouble.
