CASE 2: Take Katie Robbenson. She
CASE 2: Take Katie Robbenson. Then put
received this letter and being the believer
her back again. She received this letter and
that she was, she sent it to a few of her
being the believer that she was, she had
friends but didn't have enough e-mail
already driven away most of her friends by
addresses to send out the full 10 that you
sending stupid forwards to them and didn't
must. Three days later, Katie went to a
have enough email addresses to send out the
masquerade ball. Later that night when
full 10. Three days later, Katie went to a
she left to get to her car to go home, she
masquerade ball dressed as a possum.
was killed on the spot by a hit-and-run
hen she went to get her car to go home,
drunk driver.
she was killed on the spot by a drunk driver
with a grudge against native fauna.
CASE 3: Richard S. Willis sent this letter out
CASE 3: Dick (Head) S. Willis sent this
within 45 minutes of reading it. Not even 4
letter out within 45 second of reading it. Not
hours later walking along the street to his new
even 4 hours later walking along the street to
job interview with a really big company, when
his new job interview with a really idealized
he ran into Cynthia Bell, his secret love for
company, when he ran into Cynthia Bell, his
5 years. Cynthia came up to him and told him
secret love for 5 years. Cynthia came up to
of her passionate crush on him that she had had
him and told him how she'd been stalking him
on him for 2 years. Three days later, he proposed
for 2 years, and had installed a camera in
to her and they got married. Cynthia and Richard
his bathroom. Three days later, he took out
are still married with three children, happy as
a restraining order against her. Cynthia is still
ever!
stalking Dick, obsessive as ever!
This is the letter: This is the letter:
Around the corner I have a friend,
Around the corner I have no friends,
In this great city that has no end,
In this cybernetwork that never ends.
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
I once had a few, but I sent forwards on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And before I know it, they all have gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
Because I live in cyberspace.
He knows I like him just as well,
I very rarely leave my home
As in the days when I rang his bell.
Cause it's the internet I roam.
And he rang mine if, we were younger then,
I once had a life, but I was younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Now I'm one of the boring, lifeless men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of waiting for things to load,
Tired of trying to make a name.
Tired of parents that nag and goad-
"Tomorrow" I say "I will call on Jim"
"Tomorrow" they say "We will call on you"
"Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
" Stop wasting your life, find something to do!"
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
But I sit hunched over at the computer screen,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Living my life through this machine.
Around the corner!- yet miles away,
My life becomes more and more contrived.
"Here's a telegram sir" "Jim died today."
"Here's your email sir! A forward's arrived!"
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
I'll send it on quick, get 'compose' box ready-
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
My life might end- if it hasn't already.
Remember to always say what you mean. If you
Remember to always say what you mean.
love someone, tell them.
Or at least keep track of the web of lies. If
Don't be afraid to express yourself. Reach out and
you love someone, repress it. They'd reject
tell someone what they mean to you.
you anyway. Don't be afraid to run from
Because when you decide that it is the right
emotionally confronting situations. Say
time, it might be too late.
everything you want to say through soppy
email forwards. That should stunt your
emotional growth nicely.
Seize the day. Never have regrets. And most
Seize the day. Shake it a few times. Make
importantly, stay close to your friends and
it promise never to defecate on your floor
family, for they have helped make you the
again. Never have regrets- they taste
person that you are today.
terrible. And stay close to your friends and
family, because one day you'll need to
borrow money from them.
You must send this on in 3 hours after
You must send this on in 3 hours after
reading the letter to 10 different people.
reading the letter to 10 different people.
If you do this, you will receive
If you do this, within 3 hours 10 people
unbelievably good luck in love.The
will be pissed off with you. The person
person that you are most attracted to will
that you are most attracted to will assume
soon return your feelings. If you do not,
you are a total loser. If you do not, you
bad luck will rear it's ugly head at you.
will die a horrific, painful death, probably
THIS IS NOT A JOKE!
involving nasty pointy objects.
You have read the warnings, seen the
THIS IS NOT A JOKE! REALLY!
cases, and the consequences. You
WHY WON'T YOU BELIEVE ME?
MUST send this on or face dreadfully
OH FINE. IT'S ALL A HEAP OF
bad luck.
CRAP. BUT YOU CAN'T SAY I
DIDN'T TRY.
*NOTE* The more people that you
*NOTE* The more people that you
send this to, the better luck you will
send this to, the less friends you will
have.
have.