[TheForge] Explaining stuff like- School Science Fair Project

Mon Mar 25 09:53:01 2002

A great reference for anything from chain letters to faked Sep11 no-airplane
photos is the following site:
http://www.snopes2.com/
Urban Legends Reference Pages

The trick, of course, is thinking to look there. Been there, didn't do that.
Steve Smith

Rafter Lazy C wrote:

> Frankly guys, I have to apologize.  I never even thought of spam when I got
> this from my best friend.  He passed it along with the same good will
> feelings as I did.  I guess I was a dope.  i  think I'll live, tho.
>
> On to smithing.  I am thinking of trying a bit of repousse (hopefully before
> the summer is over).  What books would be good for me to read, so that I
> could learn about the different types of designs that work together?  What
> makes something "baroque"?  Or other types of stuff?  Any suggestions?
>
> Rick Crawford at  Rafter Lazy C
> Home of Rick's Forge and Lem the Wonder Mule
> email = [email protected]
> home page = http://www.tbcnet.com/~rafterlazyc/
>
> PS Thanks for your patience with me.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phlip" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 9:27 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Explaining stuff like- School Science Fair Project
>
> >
> >
> > Dan Rathburn wrote:
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Phlip" <[email protected]>
> > >
> > > > WARNING, GUYS!!!!! THIS is another one of those pain in the ass chain
> > > letters. If you send it along, you'll anger a lot of people.
> > > >
> > > > Phlip
> > > >
> > > Following my sig is something you can send to your "friends" that send
> you
> > > the chain letters. Oh I did not write this but did some minor editing on
> a
> > > couple of words but I think still lets the message come through clearly.
> > >
> > > <Much snipped>
> > >
> > > Now forward this to everyone you know. Otherwise, tomorrow morning your
> > > underwear will turn carnivorous and will consume your genitals.
> >
> > Sorry, dear, that's standard (lack of) equipment on the model ;-)
> >
> > The real problem with emails like this, other than being mildly obnoxious,
> and
> > in some cases giving a spammer your address (and frankly, nowadays, it's
> easier
> > for them to spam folks with a "If you don't wish to receive anything else
> from
> > us, please send a remove request to etc." That gives them a solid
> confirmation
> > of your address to spam under another name, or to sell your address.) is
> that
> > some unscruoukous sorts will start one of these, to mail-bomb somone's
> email
> > addy. The victim has trouble blocking it, since it comes from so many
> addies,
> > and, at least in the earlier days of email, it would shut down people's
> > mailboxes. Thats why we have all these obnoxious filters and firewalls
> nowadays,
> > in part.
> >
> > Yes, spam can be irritating, but delete keys work, too. Yelling at some
> Internet
> > newbie, who in all good faith, thought they'd do something nice, or
> interesting,
> > just lets the bastards win- they've caused hurt to innocents out of all
> > proportion to their efforts. They're sick, or thoughtless, but that's on
> them-
> > don't pass it around.
> >
> > I'm slowly teaching my Mom about this. She still screws up occasionally- a
> one
> > paragraph funny does not benefit from having 47 forwarding messages
> attached to
> > it, but it's the job of all of us to treat each other gently- we're
> friends
> > here, mostly, on TheForge, and friends look out for each other.
> >
> > Just try to think a bit. If it wants you to send a copy to everyone you
> know, or
> > who has black hair, or whatever, chances are it's a spam, unless you know
> the
> > person, and they're looking for something which makes sense- blacksmiths
> in N.
> > Dakota, for example, who might be interested in a hammer-in. Virus
> warnings need
> > to be checked out, and passed along only if you have been infected and may
> have
> > sent them along. And, I'll make you guys a deal. If you want to, and you
> really
> > think it needs passed along to the world, send it to me, and I'll
> investigate it
> > for you.
> >
> > Rick, you made a mistake, no big deal. Just try to learn from it and go
> on. It's
> > the kind of mistake that any caring person might make, and frankly, if you
> make
> > more mistakes like that, I'll still be your friend ;-)
> >
> > Phlip
>
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