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This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy Send a noteboard - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM
I kind of feel like for the most part people know they can find out if something is real or not if they really want to, and if they don't want to it's because they've already decided what they want to believe.

Yes, I agree with that. That's part of why I thought that "reply all" was called for - unsuspecting people don't need to be dragged into the ignorance. But, otoh, who am I to drag them back out?:P

But how I respond in this particular situation depends on the mood I'm in and who sent it. I have done that a few times on some egregiously false things (snopesed them and replied to all) but most of the time I just reply with the "that's not true, look here" to only the person who sent it, because damnit, some things are true and some things are not and it's important to recognize the difference. But when I'm feeling more hopeless about it all I just delete it and/or laugh about it with my hubby.

We hadn't had our caffeine yet this morning, so it was bound to happen.
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I'm trying to decide how rude I've just been. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:37:13 PM 1154 Views
That's not rude. Lici - 23/09/2010 04:40:52 PM 909 Views
Re: That's not rude. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:44:08 PM 853 Views
Snopes is best SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 04:42:30 PM 927 Views
<3 snopes nossy - 23/09/2010 04:48:41 PM 853 Views
That's true SilverWarder - 23/09/2010 05:17:02 PM 880 Views
xkcd is appropriate here moondog - 24/09/2010 01:21:59 AM 882 Views
I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:44:50 PM 904 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:47:19 PM 887 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 04:52:55 PM 792 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:54:35 PM 844 Views
Re: I don't receive political emails. Macharius - 23/09/2010 05:05:31 PM 777 Views
It depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:53:18 PM 892 Views
I hadn't had coffee. nossy - 23/09/2010 04:55:36 PM 868 Views
Depends a bit on who it was snoopcester - 23/09/2010 05:11:38 PM 847 Views
It's a builder we work with occasionally. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:29:43 PM 901 Views
Or it was builder you worked with occasionally? snoopcester - 23/09/2010 08:40:36 PM 905 Views
Normally I ignore them random thoughts - 23/09/2010 05:16:11 PM 779 Views
Your take is wise. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:30:12 PM 925 Views
I am not old random thoughts - 24/09/2010 02:54:10 PM 1097 Views
I don't think it was rude, but I might if I got your e-mail and disagreed with you Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 05:17:36 PM 908 Views
How can you "disagree" if it is a factual error? Camilla - 23/09/2010 06:48:34 PM 954 Views
Really? Sareitha Sedai - 23/09/2010 06:49:41 PM 982 Views
lol *NM* random thoughts - 23/09/2010 06:52:32 PM 469 Views
Because not everyone thinks critically about everything. lord-of-shadow - 24/09/2010 02:53:33 AM 1003 Views
This is exactly why I said I wasn't sure. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:02 PM 929 Views
God you're old! Who gets emails anymore? *NM* Brian - 23/09/2010 05:27:51 PM 470 Views
What are you crazy kids gettin' these days? *NM* ironclad - 23/09/2010 07:35:28 PM 471 Views
Eh, like, everybody? nossy - 23/09/2010 08:33:43 PM 957 Views
Well, you are a Yankee. So there's no telling what the limits of your rudeness could be. *NM* LiterateDog - 23/09/2010 05:29:34 PM 419 Views
Hmpf. Indiana rocks. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:15 PM 780 Views
You're so mean. Tigr - 23/09/2010 06:36:55 PM 935 Views
I know. nossy - 23/09/2010 08:34:45 PM 1009 Views
Re: You're so mean. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:49:16 PM 790 Views
It's not rude. It's helpful. Rebekah - 23/09/2010 07:04:51 PM 888 Views
+1 *NM* globug0822 - 23/09/2010 07:39:28 PM 362 Views
I did not send it to my mother. She would have received it well (been there, done that). nossy - 23/09/2010 08:35:35 PM 932 Views
Honestly, I don't get these kinds of e-mails very often BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 08:38:57 PM 1074 Views
I usually just delete them Wulf`gar - 23/09/2010 09:06:42 PM 791 Views
I always ignore mass forwards of dubious believability. TaskmasterJack - 23/09/2010 10:50:33 PM 953 Views
I do that with EVERY email forward of that type. Mats Gambling Buddy - 23/09/2010 11:20:12 PM 919 Views
I <3 you. *NM* Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:54:52 PM 455 Views
Ah shucks! *NM* Mats Gambling Buddy - 24/09/2010 11:11:01 PM 461 Views
That isn't rude. That is moral. You did the right thing. He was rude for spreading lies. Tashmere - 23/09/2010 11:43:31 PM 888 Views
I've gotten people to take down Facebook notes replicating such emails by posting Snopes links. Dreaded Anomaly - 24/09/2010 12:28:37 AM 927 Views
I don't think it was rude. Kel - 24/09/2010 03:43:38 AM 822 Views
The only political e-mails I get, are from my dad, I delete them. *NM* StarrBecca - 24/09/2010 12:31:50 PM 471 Views
My sister once sent me an email like that Birdeye - 25/09/2010 07:49:39 AM 875 Views
I've only done that once; I mostly find them amusing, but that one was too much. (beat.) - 26/09/2010 08:49:05 AM 871 Views
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