Comments on: Chain Hoaxes on Facebook http://natanyellin.com/2009/07/09/chain-hoaxes-on-facebook/ The Personal Weblog of Natan Yellin Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:28:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: gyp7sea http://natanyellin.com/2009/07/09/chain-hoaxes-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-19007 gyp7sea Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:28:31 +0000 http://natanyellin.com/?p=439#comment-19007 The moment a poorly written email with a "chain letter" requirement hits my mailbox--it's destroyed. I don't care if it come from the Goddess herself. The moment a poorly written email with a "chain letter" requirement hits my mailbox–it's destroyed. I don't care if it come from the Goddess herself.

]]> By: Anne KG Murphy http://natanyellin.com/2009/07/09/chain-hoaxes-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-17402 Anne KG Murphy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:14:11 +0000 http://natanyellin.com/?p=439#comment-17402 It's an old one, many times recycled. <a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/overload.asp" target="_blank">http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/overload.asp</a> It's an old one, many times recycled.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/overload.asp

]]> By: dan http://natanyellin.com/2009/07/09/chain-hoaxes-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-17397 dan Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:49:15 +0000 http://natanyellin.com/?p=439#comment-17397 wat is the point of a hoxs wat is the point of a hoxs

]]> By: Mattj http://natanyellin.com/2009/07/09/chain-hoaxes-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-16927 Mattj Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:58:07 +0000 http://natanyellin.com/?p=439#comment-16927 "I wonder how many people have fallen for this." Probably a few million. Would have been more on myspace though. "I wonder how many people have fallen for this."
Probably a few million.
Would have been more on myspace though.

]]> By: aantn http://natanyellin.com/2009/07/09/chain-hoaxes-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-16926 aantn Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:48:11 +0000 http://natanyellin.com/?p=439#comment-16926 I usually just send back a link to the relevant Snopes page. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything on Snopes for this one so I reluctantly let it go and deleted the message. I usually just send back a link to the relevant Snopes page.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything on Snopes for this one so I reluctantly let it go and deleted the message.

]]> By: sharkbaitbobby http://natanyellin.com/2009/07/09/chain-hoaxes-on-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-16925 sharkbaitbobby Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:40:07 +0000 http://natanyellin.com/?p=439#comment-16925 I got this in a text message the other day: (100% verbatim) FWD:FWD: FWD: Fwd:FWD:FWD: FWD: Fwd: Msg: RIP Michael Jackson This message actually works! Even ask your phone company. Send to 10 ppl then look at your new wallpaper. A while ago, I decided the best way to deal with this stuff is to just send it back to the sender and no one else. For a while, it worked, as I would get "nice one LOL", etc. But with this message, I got "did it work for u" ... [Witty comment that sums up my comment] :) I got this in a text message the other day: (100% verbatim)

FWD:FWD: FWD: Fwd:FWD:FWD: FWD: Fwd: Msg: RIP Michael Jackson This message actually works! Even ask your phone company. Send to 10 ppl then look at your new wallpaper.

A while ago, I decided the best way to deal with this stuff is to just send it back to the sender and no one else. For a while, it worked, as I would get "nice one LOL", etc. But with this message, I got "did it work for u" …

[Witty comment that sums up my comment] :)

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